Head of EHS, Round Lake

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As the Head of HSE / Associate Director EHS you will serve as the site leader for environmental health safety occupational health emergency management and regulatory compliance programs at the Round Lake facility. You will provide strategic and operational leadership to strengthen safety culture maintain compliance with applicable federal state and local requirements support 24/7 manufacturing operations and ensure inspection readiness. You will partner up closely with Site Leadership Operations Quality Engineering HR Legal Corporate HSE external regulatory agencies and campus partners to proactively manage risk prevent incidents and continuously improve HSE performance.

• Site HSE leadership: Provide overall leadership coaching and support to the HSE/EHS team and influence employees at all levels of the organization to achieve and maintain a strong culture of safety in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Strategy and governance: Lead the development and execution of the site HSE strategy ensuring alignment with Takeda standards site priorities and global HSE expectations.

• Visible safety culture: Drive proactive safety leadership through GEMBA presence leader standard work employee engagement shift visibility and timely escalation of significant risks.

• Regulatory compliance: Evaluate and act upon new environmental health and safety regulations including federal state and local requirements; maintain readiness for regulatory inspections and commitments.

• Agency interface: Serve as the primary site contact for regulatory agencies such as OSHA EPA state/local authorities and other applicable regulatory bodies.

• Management systems: Develop implement and continuously improve site procedures and management systems for environmental health safety and security programs in alignment with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 principles.

• Incident prevention and learning: Lead governance for significant risk reduction high-potential events serious injury/fatality prevention incident investigations root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action effectiveness.

• Occupational health: Manage the Occupational Health Program with the onsite occupational services vendor including appropriate interfaces with corporate Human Resources and Legal representatives.

• Environmental programs: Ensure effective environmental compliance programs including air water waste chemical management permitting and sustainability/continuous improvement initiatives.

• Permits and change management: Monitor and direct the facility regarding environmental permits related to operations construction manufacturing changes and capital projects.

• Projects and contractor safety: Provide HSE oversight for capital projects construction activities contractors maintenance shutdowns and operational changes.

• Emergency readiness: Define maintain and manage site emergency management procedures to ensure preparedness and organized management of crisis situations including spill response and business continuity-related HSE readiness.

• Cross-functional partnership: Partner with Operations Quality Engineering HR Legal Security Corporate HSE and external/campus partners to manage site risks and sustain business continuity.

• Talent development: Develop HSE talent build bench strength and provide coaching to site leaders and HSE team members.

• Continuous improvement: Identify and implement opportunities to improve waste management practices strengthen risk controls reduce cost and improve site HSE performance.

• Demonstrated effectiveness engaging employees and leaders at all levels of the organization individually and in large group settings.

• Strong ability to organize and prioritize work personally and functionally; ability to execute strategically in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with multiple stakeholders and deadlines.

• Strong knowledge of EHS regulatory requirements risk management incident investigation management systems emergency response and continuous improvement practices.

• Ability to lead through influence coach leaders build trust and support a proactive safety culture across a 24/7 operation.

• Typically requires a bachelors degree preferably in occupational health and safety environmental science engineering science or a related field; 8 years of related experience with 3 years in a management role.

• Preferred: Masters degree in environmental or safety engineering Science Technology or a related field. Equivalent advanced experience may be considered.

• Experience with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 EHS management system principles is required/preferred per HR and functional review.

• Professional certification in the environmental or safety field is preferred or required per HR review such as CHMM CSP CIH or equivalent.

• Experience in a high-profile leadership position acting as the primary management representative for EHS/HSE topics in a regulated manufacturing environment.

• In general the position requires a combination of sedentary work and walking around observing conditions of the facility.

• Must be able to carry up to 50lbs lift up to 50lbs push/pull up to 50lbs (with assistance of material handling equipment).

• Work in a cold wet environment.

• Work around chemicals such as alcohol acids buffers and Celite that may require respiratory protection.

• Indoor working conditions and exposure to loud noises that requires hearing protection

• Will work around moving equipment and machinery.

• No make-up jewelry nail polish or artificial fingernails may be worn in the manufacturing environment.

• Work in a controlled environment requiring special safety gear or gowning; will be required to follow gowning requirements and wear protective clothing over the head face hands feet and body (Applies to roles in Filling Department only).

• May be required to work in confined spaces/areas.

• Some Clean Room and/or cool/hot storage conditions. (Applies to roles in Filling Department only).

• May be exposed to and must not be allergic to cephalosporin. (Applies only to product touch roles).

• May require immunization before performing work within the manufacturing area.

• Must be able to work on multiple shifts including weekends to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation as needed.

• Must be able to work non-traditional work hours including weekends and holidays as needed.

• Requires flexibility to work during off shift hours and/or conduct activities in support of different shifts as needed.

• Must be able to work overtime as required.

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The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position years of relevant experience specific and unique skills level of education attained certifications or other professional licenses held and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical dental vision insurance a 401(k) plan and company match short-term and long-term disability coverage basic life insurance a tuition reimbursement program paid volunteer time off company holidays and well-being benefits among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive per calendar year up to 80 hours of sick time and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

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