Senior EHS Manager - Site Safety & Compliance

Lonza; Vacaville (CA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) matching plan

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Employee assistance programs

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Lonza is seeking a Senior EHS Manager for a fully site-based role in Vacaville, CA. You will lead a team of safety professionals, design and execute site-wide safety programs, and ensure regulatory alignment to protect personnel and assets.

You will develop multi-year roadmaps, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with Manufacturing, Facilities, and Quality to embed compliant safety practices into daily operations. A bachelor's in a physical/life science or engineering is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in physical science, life science, engineering, occupational safety, environmental health and safety, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Establish strategic vision and leadership for site safety programs.
• Drive multi-year physical safety roadmaps with key metrics and goals.
• Lead site-wide safety culture initiatives and continuous improvement.
• Communicate performance indicators and risks to leadership and partners.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing safety team.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Facilities, Engineering, Quality to embed safety programs.
• Lead capital and CI projects from justification through execution.

Skills

Safety leadership

Strategic planning

Regulatory compliance

People leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in physical/life science or engineering

Job description

Lonza is seeking a Senior EHS Manager for a fully site-based role in Vacaville, CA. You will lead a team of safety professionals, design and execute site-wide safety programs, and ensure regulatory alignment to protect personnel and assets.

You will develop multi-year roadmaps, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with Manufacturing, Facilities, and Quality to embed compliant safety practices into daily operations. A bachelor's in a physical/life science or engineering is required.