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Position Summary

The Senior Manager of Corporate Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing NEOTech's enterprise-wide environmental, health, and safety strategy across all domestic operations.

This position will establish consistent corporate EHS standards, strengthen the organization's safety culture, mitigate operational risks, and ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

The role will partner closely with top leadership including Operations, Engineering, Human Resources, Quality, and site management to establish a proactive and standardized approach to EHS management throughout NEOTech's manufacturing network, spanning seven states and eleven sites.

A key priority will be integrating and harmonizing EHS policies, procedures, reporting, and performance expectations across all domestic facilities while addressing the unique operational requirements of each location.

This role will bring extensive EH&S experience in light manufacturing environments, strong leadership capabilities, and a demonstrated ability to translate corporate EHS strategy into measurable operational environmental and safety improvements.

Key Responsibilities

1. Corporate EHS Strategy & Leadership

• Establish and maintain enterprise-wide EHS policies, procedures, management systems, and performance expectations across all domestic facilities.
• Provide strategic leadership and direction to site management and designated EHS personnel, ensuring consistent implementation of corporate standards.
• Partner with executive leadership to establish annual EHS objectives, performance targets, resource requirements, and continuous improvement initiatives.

2. Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

• Provide corporate oversight of compliance with but not limited to all applicable OSHA, EPA, and federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Establish standardized processes for regulatory compliance, environmental permitting, inspections, reporting, and recordkeeping.
• Oversee corporate EHS audits, facility risk assessments, and compliance reviews to identify potential exposures and improvement opportunities.
• Establish corrective and preventive action processes to ensure identified risks and compliance gaps are addressed and resolved.

3. Operational Safety & Continuous Improvement

• Drive the development of a proactive safety culture that emphasizes employee engagement, hazard identification, risk prevention, and operational accountability.
• Establish standardized safety programs addressing manufacturing-related risks.
• Lead the standardization of incident reporting, investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action processes.
• Identify trends and implement initiatives designed to reduce workplace injuries, lost-time incidents, and recurring safety events.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance to incorporate EHS requirements into manufacturing processes, equipment installations, automation projects, and facility improvements.
• Establish and promote continuous improvement practices that strengthen operational safety and reduce organizational risk.

4. Environmental Management & Sustainability

• Provide corporate leadership and oversight of environmental compliance programs across NEOTech's domestic manufacturing operations.
• Establish consistent standards for hazardous waste management, chemical handling, spill prevention, environmental permitting, and applicable regulatory reporting.
• Support environmental initiatives that improve operational efficiency, reduce waste, and strengthen responsible manufacturing practices.
• Support corporate sustainability initiatives and environmental reporting requirements, as applicable.

5. Corporate Governance, Performance & Reporting

• Establish and monitor key performance indicators, including OSHA recordable incident rates, lost-time incidents, near misses, audit findings, corrective action closure, and other leading and lagging safety indicators.
• Implement consistent reporting processes and dashboards to provide visibility into EHS performance, trends, risks, and improvement initiatives.
• Establish governance processes to ensure accountability, timely corrective actions, and sustained improvements across the organization.

6. Strategic Projects & Business Integration

• Lead EHS integration activities associated with acquisitions, facility expansions, operational changes, and other strategic business initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, and executive leadership to evaluate EHS requirements associated with capital investments, new equipment, manufacturing technologies, and facility modifications.
• Partner with Human Resources and Operations on occupational health, employee injury management, workers' compensation, and return-to-work programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 12 years of progressive EHS experience within manufacturing, industrial, or other highly regulated operational environments.
• Minimum of five years of leadership experience, including responsibility for developing, implementing, and managing EHS programs.
• Demonstrated experience providing EHS leadership across multiple manufacturing facilities or geographically distributed operations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of applicable OSHA, EPA, and federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Proven experience establishing corporate EHS policies, management systems, performance metrics, and compliance programs.
• Demonstrated ability to lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, corrective action programs, and organizational risk reduction initiatives.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership, plant management, Engineering, Operations, and Human Resources.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and leadership capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to influence organizational change and drive accountability across multiple operational teams.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly to domestic NEOTech facilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Professional certification such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM).
• Experience within electronics manufacturing services (EMS), aerospace and defense manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing, or other complex industrial environments.
• Experience integrating EHS programs across multiple facilities following mergers or acquisitions.
• Experience supporting facility expansions, capital investment projects, equipment installations, and contractor safety programs.
• Familiarity with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, or comparable environmental and occupational health and safety management systems.
• Experience implementing digital EHS management systems, performance dashboards, and data-driven continuous improvement initiatives.

Leadership Expectations

• The Senior Manager will operate as a corporate functional leader with responsibility for establishing EHS strategy, governance, and performance expectations across NEOTech's domestic operations.
• Success in this position requires the ability to balance strategic leadership with practical operational execution, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and build accountability throughout a geographically distributed manufacturing organization.
• The individual must be comfortable engaging with executive leadership while maintaining a strong presence within manufacturing facilities and working directly with site management to drive sustainable improvements.
• The position requires sound judgment, strong technical expertise, effective communication, and the ability to prioritize initiatives that protect employees, maintain regulatory compliance, and support operational performance.

Due to ITAR and / or CUI compliance, this position requires candidates to be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident.

Benefits Offered: Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage; company-paid basic life/AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance; voluntary supplemental insurances, flexible spending accounts and employee assistance program (EAP). Sick Leave, Vacation Time, and company-paid Holidays are also provided as paid time off. NEOTech also provides a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan option with a company match.

NEOTech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

NEOTech has a long-standing commitment to maintaining a safe, quality-oriented and productive work environment. We also want all employees to perform their duties safely and efficiently, in a manner that protects their interests and those of their co-workers. We recognize that alcohol and drug abuse pose a threat to the health and safety of NEOTech employees and to the security of the Company’s equipment and facilities. For these reasons, NEOTech is committed to the elimination of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the workplace. Candidates being considered for hire must pass a pre-employment background check and drug test which include screening for illegal drugs and marijuana.