Job Description

Ashland LLC

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then wed like to meet you and bet youd like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Environmental Health and Safety Business Unit Manager to join our Life Sciences business at our Kearny, NJ facility. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the EHS function. This position will report to VP EHS, Sustainability, Quality and Regulatory Affairs.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

* Providing leadership and subject matter expertise (SME) in driving the company's efforts around safe, compliant and responsible operations. A main emphasis on programs and processes designed to reduce the companys overall risks and drive EHS performance results to ZERO.
* Developing and maintaining the structure and content of the company programs and providing overall direction and objectives for implementation
* Communicating results / issues / health of the programs
* Acts as the main point of contact for multiple facilities regarding all EHS functions and lead the efforts to reduce the overall risks and drive to ZERO.
* Identifies areas needed for development. Recommends training programs, procedures and processes to support EHS strategic and tactical plans.
* Expected to have ready answers to technical questions. Establish a skill area. Applies technical knowledge to negotiate regulatory compliance.
* Manage EHS related regulatory and internal standard interpretations.
* Manage Responsible Care activities related to EHS related standards.
* Other program management responsibilities as assigned

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

* BS or BA degree in Industrial Safety or other related technical degree
* A minimum of eight to ten years of industrial safety and regulatory experience in a manufacturing, chemical, or refinery setting.
* Experience in managing EHS programs in the chemical manufacturing industry - facility experience required; corporate-level experience preferred
* Safety certification (e.g. CSP, CIH, CRSP, CHSP, RSP) or ability to obtain within 12 months
* Experience working in a chemical plant
* Demonstrated experience/ expertise in creating and developing & implementing EHS strategies across multiple facilities and regions
* Strong working knowledge of OSHA standards.
* Ability to travel 50%

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:

* Master degree or above
* Six Sigma and/or Lean Certification (preferred)
* Five year of management experience
* CSP, CIH...

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.