Sr Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Sun Chemical Corporation is seeking a Sr. Environmental Health & Safety Specialist for their Peekskill, NY location. The role involves ensuring compliance with EHS requirements, improving environmental management systems, supporting safety programs, and collaborating with site managers. Candidates should have a B.S. in a related field and at least 5 years of EHS experience in manufacturing. The salary range is $100K - $150K, with comprehensive benefits offered.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter

SR. ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, & SAFETY SPECIALIST - PEEKSKILL, NY

The Sr. EH&S Specialist role is a key position at the Peekskill site. This position is responsible for helping to ensure that the site meets applicable Sun’s and regulatory agency EHS requirements.

Responsibilities:
• Ensure that all activities are performed in compliance with all Environmental Health and Safety requirements of Sun Chemical and the regulations. In this role you will be establishing, maintaining and improving the environmental management systems. This involves sustainability reporting, Title V air permitting, wastewater & stormwater management.
• Support and participate in the process safety and occupational safety programs
• Partner with the site managers and supervisors to develop and implement the overall EHS improvement strategies. This includes creating a sense of urgency in the organization and advocating as necessary.
• Help establish and monitor KPI’s to ensure continuous improvement of key EHS processes and overall EHS performance metrics
• Provide direction and input to plant personnel on EHS related issues
• Ensure the periodic review and revision of site Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines.

Education & Experience:
• B.S. degree in environmental engineering, engineering, environmental science or similar technical discipline required
• 5+ years of EHS experience
• 4+ years’ work experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong expertise in regulatory compliance systems and regulatory permitting processes and occupational safety programs.
• Sustainability efforts tracking and reporting
• Strong independent thinker and contributor.
• Ability to visual, design, and implement systematic EHS improvements
• Strong skills related to leadership, teamwork, interpersonal relations / communications, customer focus, influencing/impact, work management, and results-orientation

Salary range for this position is $100K - $150K

BENEFITS

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k)+match and life insurance. Eligibility of benefit timing may vary.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

It is Sun’s policy that applicants for employment are recruited, selected, and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to the position being filled. Sun prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Employment agencies are an important component of our talent acquisition strategy, and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. We will not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies for any employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Sun Chemical or directly to hiring managers in any form without a signed contract on file, and search engagement for that position, will be deemed unsolicited in nature, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired as a result of the referral or through other means. Additionally, any resume submitted without a contract in place will be considered property of Sun Chemical and no fees will be paid to the agency if the candidate is hired.

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