EHS Manager

Are you the kind of person who 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 we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for an Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager to join our team at Ashland Freetown, MA location. This is a highly visible, significant role within the Company and the EHS&S function. This position will report to the Plant Manager.

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

• Provide transformational leadership to foster management commitment and employee ownership of EHS, enhance site culture and performance, and ensure timely closure of CAPAs through risk assessments and data-driven collaboration.
• Partner with site leadership to develop and implement EHS objectives, targets, and strategies; establish and maintain safety committees to prioritize and mitigate risks effectively.
• Analyze EHS data and incident investigations using strong analytical skills; communicate clearly and succinctly in both verbal and written forms to all organizational levels.
• Apply effective problem-solving and decision-making by developing multiple solutions and making well-informed recommendations to improve safety outcomes.
• Coordinate and deliver mandatory employee EHS training and additional sessions tailored to meet specific leadership safety requirements.
• Review and direct all environmental permits and EHS regulatory reports to ensure compliance and audit readiness; act as the primary liaison with regulatory agencies; manage permit renewals and audits; and stay current on relevant laws and standards.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight of salary, hourly, and contract EHS personnel (minimum of five direct reports), setting clear expectations and fostering professional development.
• Ensure robust change management processes are in place to adapt to evolving EHS standards; lead comprehensive incident management, including timely reporting, thorough investigations, and corrective/preventive action implementation.
• Review, revise, and update site EHS procedures and standards to maintain regulatory compliance and align with corporate standards, promoting continuous improvement and operational excellence.

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

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Environmental Science, Environmental, Chemical, or Process Engineering, or related field
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in EHS within industrial or manufacturing environments, including chemical manufacturing
• A minimum of 2 years of managerial/leadership experience
• In-depth knowledge of OSHA, EPA, PSM, RMP, and other applicable environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and EHS management software, such as VelocityEHS
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure and quickly adapt to shifting demands

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), and/or Certified Environmental Professional (CEP) are strongly preferred, or willingness to obtain
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred
• Experience in Emergency Response & Incident Command
• Experience in root cause investigation and corrective action implementation
• Demonstrated success in implementing site-level sustainability initiatives
• Track record of successfully managing environmental compliance and improvement projects

**Third party recruiters and agencies (“Agency”) should not contact employees of Ashland or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent by an Agency to a hiring manager, recruiter or submitted to Ashland’s career portal are considered unsolicited and property of Ashland. Ashland will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, unless the Agency has a signed contract with Ashland’s Human Resources/Procurement department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.