Safety Health Environmental (SHE) Manager R&D

Henkel; Trumbull (CT); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

401k Matching

Employee Share Plan

Annual Performance Bonus

Parental Leave

Job summary

Henkel is seeking a Senior SHE Leader for its Consumer Brands R&D site in the United States. You will provide leadership on safety, environmental, and compliance matters, ensuring policies are followed and regulations met.

You will drive risk assessments, audits, trainings, and multi-site SHE initiatives to sustain a safe, compliant workplace. The role requires a Master’s in a related field and 5+ years of SHE experience, with CSP/CIH or similar certifications preferred.

Qualifications

• College degree (Masters preferred) in Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Life Sciences, or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant SHE experience in R&D, manufacturing, or engineering.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills with experience managing and working in cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.
• CSP, CIH, or ISO Lead Auditor certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to R&D site on safety, environmental, and compliance matters.
• Oversees and controls the implementation of standards, policies and guidelines within R&D scope and ensures compliance with local regulations and Henkel Standards.
• Responsible for internal and external reporting for safety, environmental, and compliance matters.
• Coordinate SHE risk assessments, audits, assessments, certifications, and corrective action programs.
• Lead implementation and continuous improvement of the R&D SHE Management System.
• Support incident management, emergency preparedness, and risk mitigation.
• Develop SHE training and capability-building initiatives.
• Lead Regional SHE projects and stakeholder engagement across R&D.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

SHE knowledge

SHE leadership

Education

Master's degree in Safety/Engineering/Environmental Science

Job description

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hairproducts to people around the world.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

• Provide leadership to R&D site on safety, environmental, and compliance matters.
• Oversees and controls the implementation of the standards, policies and guidelines related to the topics within the scope of R&D and ensure compliance with local regulations and Henkel correspondent Standards.
• Has responsibility for internal and external reporting requirements for safety, environmental, and compliance matters.
• Coordinate Safety Health Environmental (SHE) occupational risk assessments, audits, assessments, certifications, and corrective action programs.
• Lead implementation and continuous improvement of the R&D SHE Management System.
• Support incident management, emergency preparedness, and risk mitigation.
• Develop SHE training and capability-building initiatives.
• Lead Regional SHE projects and stakeholder engagement across R&D.

What makes you a good fit

• College degree (Masters preferred) in Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Life Sciences, or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant SHE experience in R&D, manufacturing, or engineering.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills with experience managing and working in cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.
• CSP, CIH, or ISO Lead Auditor certifications preferred.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender-neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary range for this role is $105,000.00 and $125,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.