HSE Manager, Chemical Operations - Waters Corporation

Overview:

Waters Corporation Taunton Plant Overview:

The Waters Corporation Taunton facility designs, manufactures, synthesizes (from raw materials to finished goods) and develops chromatographic media and standards.

The plant is an OSHA PSM facility and had large scale manufacturing and laboratories which have more than 95+ operators on a 24 hour – 5 day schedule.

Waters Corporation is currently seeking an HSE Manager to support our Taunton Chemical Manufacturing Operations. In this role, the individual will be responsible for managing people and processes that ensure risk reduction (human safety and environment), employee engagement, regulatory (primarily EPA, OSHA, DOT and DHS) compliance, and HSE training/development. Specifically, the HSE Manager will be responsible for supporting both Corporate and Taunton HSE initiatives. This is an onsite role with presence at the facility 5 days a week Monday through Friday.

Responsibilities:

 

• Effectively build and oversee reliable methods and processes that allow the organization to be 100% preventative and predictive in our safety and health efforts.
• Provide strong leadership and active participation in safety processes such as hazard assessments and process designs, while striving to continuously improve the EHS culture.  Engage the entire employee population to energize the effort to improve performance.
• Instill the safety and health culture of all team members as their number one core value to promote an action orientated (HSE) culture with a sense of urgency that drives commitment to attaining “world class” performance
• Plans and implements safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA PSM) rules and regulations.
• Strong ownership of all environmental aspects and applications of the facility’s operations including Title V, Air, Water and NPDES permitting. Monitor plant compliance with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and other waste disposal regulations Monitor plant compliance with Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) with a focus on Tier I, Tier II and Form R reporting as applicable.
• Identifies, assesses and manages risks and hazards of operations to team members, contractors and all others who may be affected.
• Plans and implements programs to train managers and team members in work site safety practices, fire prevention and correct handling techniques for chemicals, toxins, equipment and other materials.
• Provides safety expertise, training and leadership in areas such as industrial health and safety, lock out/tag out requirements, confined space requirements, etc. to meet the company’s positive safety culture
• Incident management, including efforts to continually decrease the number of work accidents, injuries and illnesses by monitoring and developing innovative strategies to reduce incident and accidental rates.

Qualifications:

 

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate technical discipline (such as Chemical/Environmental/Safety Engineering or related area) or equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience, preferably in a chemical manufacturing environment (understanding of regulations as they pertain to chemical manufacturing is essential).
• Strong experience with environmental permitting requirements.
• Understanding of Federal and State EHS regulations.
• Knowledge in EPA Regulations, OSHA, HAZOP, RCRA, TSCA NFPA, PSM, and PHA
• Knowledge of applicable Federal, State and local Environmental, Health, and Safety regulations.

 

Company Description:

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.   

 

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow. 

 

 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status. 

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