The EHS Manager is the sole safety practitioner responsible for leading environmental, health, and safety initiatives across a diverse workforce of 150 employees, including both manufacturing and office personnel. While this role does not have direct reports, every employee is accountable for maintaining a safe work environment. Key responsibilities include managing environmental permits, ensuring regulatory compliance, facilitating new hire safety orientations, and conducting monthly OSHA-required training. The EHS Manager also collaborates with other EHS leads within the global Kymera International team and plays a pivotal role in coaching and fostering a culture of safety excellence within a dynamic, fast-paced environment driven by continuous improvement projects.
· Manage site's environmental permits, ensuring compliance, with outside support as required.
· Maintain compliance with all state and federal OSHA regulations.
· Create and conduct new hire safety orientations and monthly OSHA-required training sessions.
· Serve as the lead investigator for all site safety incidents, leading the root cause analysis and coordinating corrective action plans to prevent reoccurrence.
· Collaborate with site management to improve sites safety management systems.
· Maintain and update all EHS related metrics, trending the data to identify opportunities for improvement.
· Collaborate with site leaders to ensure safety needs of production staff are met.
· Prepare and maintain site for ISO 14001 and 45001 audits and certifications.
· Coordinate annual OSHA required medical testing, including audiometric and pulmonary function testing.
· Inspect the facility to identify safety, health, and environmental risks.
· Develop and implement inspection policies and procedures, and a schedule of routine inspections.
· Develop health and safety procedures for all areas of the company.
· Draft inspection reports to document inspection findings.
· Chair state-certified Safety Committee and lead meetings monthly.
· Perform other related duties as assigned.
