Senior Manager EHS

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function: Environmental Health, Safety (EH&S) and Facilities Services (FS) Job Sub Function: Environmental Health & Safety Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Cork, Cork, Ireland Job Description: Description Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Manager, Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability (EH&S) to join our Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Supply Chain organisation at our Biotherapeutics Manufacturing facility in Ringaskiddy, Cork. Johnson & Johnson has expanded manufacturing capacity at the site to support portfolio growth and the reliable supply of commercial and clinical biologic medicines in oncology and immunology. This investment strengthens future supply and supports the delivery of current medicines and future innovations. At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation enables us to help prevent, treat and cure complex diseases, deliver smarter and less invasive treatments, and create more personal solutions. Through Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are positioned to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity. Reporting to the Site EH&S Director, the Senior Manager is a key member of the EH&S leadership team and provides strategic direction for the site and Biotherapeutics platform. The role shapes priorities, aligns resources and leads the execution of integrated EH&S strategies that appropriate occupational & process safety, industrial hygiene and environmental compliance controls are in place to enable safe, compliant and reliable manufacturing, research and development, project delivery and sustainable growth. Success is achieved through visible leadership of EH&S managers, professionals and programme leads, and through trusted partnership with site leadership, business units, Global Supply Chain, the Biotherapeutics platform, Innovative Medicine Sector and Enterprise EH&S. The Senior Manager builds a high-performing organisation by setting clear direction, developing talent, strengthening succession, enabling sound decisions and embedding a culture of compliance, learning, accountability and continuous improvement in EH&S. The role provides senior governance and assurance across the site’s EH&S programmes, ensuring that accountable leaders, capable teams and effective management systems, occupational and process safety, contractor and construction safety support, emergency preparedness, environmental compliance, the site’s Industrial Emissions license, Genetically Modified Organisms license and Greenhouse Gas permit, environmental stewardship & sustainability, EH&S management systems and assurance. The Senior Manager influences investment and operating decisions, sponsors critical improvement programmes, maintains constructive relationships with regulators and external partners in addition to key internal partners including operations, engineering, facilities, quality, project teams, contractors. Trusted partnerships to hold leaders accountable for sustainable performance and risk reduction. This role offers significant exposure to site, platform and sector leadership and is considered a key leadership position within the EH&S organization. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to further develop enterprise leadership capabilities and may be considered for broader leadership opportunities within Johnson & Johnson as business needs and individual readiness evolve. Essential Job Duties Strategic and functional leadership: Support the Site EH&S Director and EH&S Managers in senior leadership to define the EH&S vision, translate enterprise priorities into a clear site strategy and ensure disciplined execution through aligned objectives, governance and operating plans, policies, management systems and procedures, aligned with Enterprise, Innovative Medicine Sector, Biotherapeutics platform and local business priorities. Advise site and business leaders on material risks, opportunities and trade-offs; influence priorities and investment decisions; and ensure EH&S is integrated into business plans, operational reviews and change agendas. People and organisational capability: Lead , inspire and develop EH&S managers, professionals and programme leaders; establish clear accountabilities; manage performance and potential; build succession pipelines; and create an inclusive, high-performing team environment. and recognise individual and team contributions. Leadership-team contribution: Act as a member of the site EH&S Leadership Team and represent EH&S on Business Unit and functional leadership teams, as required contributing operational and business insight beyond the functional remit and ensure EH&S considerations are integrated into strategy, investment, capacity, change and operational decisions. Site EH&S Director sets overall strategy, provides site, platform and sector leadership representation and retains ultimate functional accountability for the site. The Senior EH&S Manager converts strategy into an integrated operating plan, leads the EH&S Managers, drives execution and provides assurance to the Director. EH&S Managers own and deliver their respective Safety, Environmental Compliance & Projects programmes and allocate respective resources. Governance and performance: Establish effective governance, review performance and organisational risk, challenge progress, resolve barriers, reset priorities and escalate material issues to ensure commitments are delivered and sustained. Influence and external leadership: Build strong partnerships across the site, platform, sector and enterprise, while representing the organisation credibly with regulators, auditors, suppliers and contractors to align expectations, share best practices and deliver continual improvement. undefined Essential Job Responsibilities Integrated EH&S management: Manage the implementation of site and enterprise EH&S programmes, procedures, standards, risk assessments and controls, ensuring compliance with applicable Irish and EU legislation, regulatory expectations, ISO certifications, J&J standards and site requirements. Safety programmes: Support the EHS Manager and provide leadership and oversight of safety programmes inluding occupational and process safety, industrial hygiene, biosafety, chemical safety, machine safety, ergonomics, ATEX, high-risk work, contractor safety, construction safety and emergency preparedness. Support Process Safety Management systems, including process hazard analysis, management of change, mechanical integrity, control of hazardous energy, safe systems of work, layers of protection, containment and prevention of major accident hazards. Environmental programmes Compliance - Support EHS Manager and provide leadership and oversight for site environmental and regulatory compliance, ensuring effective management of the Industrial Emissions license, Genetically Modified Organisms license and Greenhouse Gas permit, including applications, returns, monitoring, verification, records, regulatory liaison and inspection readiness. Management s