Our people are the heart of our business. As the world’s largest provider of
thermal processing services, Bodycote employs thousands of highly skilled staff
around the globe, including some of the best engineers, scientists, and
technicians in the industry. Come join our team!
Due to the nature of our business and a heavy industrial market, Bodycote deems
this position to be safety-sensitive.
Position Summary: The Senior Divisional EHS Manager is responsible for leading
and coordinating all Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) activities across
their relevant division. This position ensures the consistent implementation and
continuous improvement of EHS practices in alignment with Bodycote PLC’s global
Health & Safety Policy, Global EHS Management System and local statutory
regulations.
This position represents the division in all Group wide EHS activities and
programs to ensure the divisions needs, expectations and goals are met by any
global initiatives.
Acting as the divisional authority on EHS matters, the role collaborates closely
with site and regional teams to drive cultural change, enhance compliance, and
support sustainable business operations. The position plays a key role in
establishing strategic goals, auditing performance, ensuring ISO certification
compliance, and leading carbon reduction initiatives across all divisional
sites.
Essential Job Functions (Duties and Responsibilities): The primary duties
consist of, but are not limited to the following.
· Champion the deployment of industry-leading EHS practices across all sites
within the division.
· Report EHS performance regularly to divisional leadership team.
· Lead through influence by building strong partnerships with regional and site
leadership, aligning diverse stakeholders around common EHS objectives without
direct reporting authority.
· Coach, mentor, and inspire operational leaders and local EHS professionals to
build capability, ownership, and accountability for EHS performance across the
division.
· Drive organizational engagement by fostering collaboration, recognizing best
practices, and motivating teams to embrace a safety culture and continuous
improvement mindset.
· Alongside Group H&S and E, define “what good looks like” in EHS performance
and ensure consistent application across geographically dispersed operations.
· Represent the division in Group-level EHS meetings, programs, projects and
initiatives.
· Where required, evaluate, develop, and implement EHS policies and procedures
in line with evolving regulatory and organizational requirements.
· Provide guidance to site management teams on EHS procedure interpretation and
effective implementation.
· Collaborate with divisional engineering teams on EHS-related design and
process safety topics.
· Serve as the divisional lead for carbon reduction efforts, supporting the
Group’s Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
· Foster a proactive safety culture by influencing employee behavior and
promoting best practices across all levels.
· Alongside Group and the wider divisional team, develop and deliver safety,
health, and environmental training programs and briefings.
· Conduct regular audits and inspections to assess compliance with company and
regulatory standards, and follow up on corrective actions.
· Support the development and maintenance of risk assessments, HAZOP studies,
and Safe Systems of Work.
· Lead or support investigations into significant incidents where required and
ensure lessons learned are effectively communicated and acted upon.
· Guide relevant sites through the maintenance and achievement of ISO 14001 and
ISO 45001 certifications.
· Lead divisional EHS discussions during management reviews, providing insights
and performance reporting.
· Travel extensively to support site-level execution and audit activities across
Europe and North America.
· Likely directly support one or multiple operational sites within the relevant
division.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
· This position must satisfy ITAR compliance requirements; therefore candidates
must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Resident Card Holders.
· Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Management, Industrial
Hygiene, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent.
· 5–10 years of progressive experience in EHS roles, preferably within
industrial or manufacturing settings.
· Deep understanding of relevant EHS regulations, compliance standards, and
management systems, particularly ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
· Prior experience working in a global matrix organization with a multi-site
responsibility is highly desirable.
· Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, educate, and lead
at all organizational levels.
· Demonstrated success in implementing behavioral safety and continuous
improvement programs.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with fluency in English;
additional languages are a plus.
· Willingness and ability to travel extensively (up to 50%) across multiple
international locations.
Physical & Mental Demands: The following physical and mental demands consist of,
but are not limited to the following.
· Must be able to work in a standing position for extended periods of time in an
industrial environment.
· Ability to bend, pull, stoop and reach to perform functions
· Ability to lift up to 35 lbs.
· May be exposed to heat, fumes, noise, and humidity, etc.
· Must have the cognitive and mental capacity to perform essential job functions
· Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing
· Visual acuity to read documents, computer screens, files, etc.
· Ability to hear in person and via phone
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The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and levels of
the work performed by employees, but are not a complete list of
responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
Furthermore, the job description does not constitute a written or implied
contract for employment. Bodycote reserves the right to revise or change job
duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
Bodycote is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against
current and prospective employees based on race, religious creed, color,
national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical
condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity,
gender expression, age for individuals over forty years of age, military and
veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable
federal, state and local laws.