HSE Manager

HSE Manager

• Location: Morristown, NJ

About the job

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Opella in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions of consumers around the world. As HSE Management Systems within our Health, Safety, Environment group, you'll take the lead in coordinating HSE support across Opella North America (formerly Sanofi Consumer Healthcare) including the local site in Morristown NJ as well as for remote workers spread across the country. As well, this role has responsibilities to coordinate HSE services for the Opella Canada-based team.

Additionally, this role will coordinate the occupational health services needed to meet or exceed regulatory compliance and company guidelines.  This role will contribute to and promote overall health, safety and wellness initiatives at the Morristown site and across the region.

You'll be at the forefront, championing compliance with HSE standards and regulations at local, state, federal, and company levels.

Opella, the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi, is the purest and third-largest player globally in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market. 

We have an unshakable belief in the power of self-care and the role it can play in creating a healthier society and a healthier planet.

That’s why we want to make self-care as simple as it should be by being consumer-led always, with science at our core.

Through our unique and balanced portfolio of more than 100 loved brands, including 15 global and local high-growth challengers such as Allegra, Dulcolax and Buscopan, we deliver our mission: helping more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health in their hands. 

This mission is brought to life by an 11,000-strong team, 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites, and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers.

We are also proud to be the first major fast-moving consumer healthcare company to achieve B Corp certification.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

Main responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain an exceptional safety culture and HSE leadership.

• Identify legal obligations and develop strategies to ensure HSE/OH compliance.

• Assist in the development of policies and procedures to mitigate compliance breaches.

• Identify compliance risks in Health, Safety, Environment and Workers Compensation and assist Managers to develop strategies to achieve compliance.

• Ensure that Opella Management is informed of all HSE/OH legal obligations, corporate policies and requirements.

• Assist in and support the development of sustainability practices to minimize the environmental impact of the business operations.

• Serve as the point of contact for day-to-day HSE concerns for plant-level functions and employees.

• Coordinate the Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) including training activities, management of automated external defibrillators (AEDs)

• Lead governmental reporting working with internal and external sources/providers as needed

About you

• 5 – 7 years proven experience in HSE/OH management, road safety, office safety

• 4-year degree in a related discipline

• Understanding of legal HSE requirements/ legislative issues.

• Expertise in compliance and governmental reporting

• Written and oral communications skills and expertise in the development of solid educational presentations.

• Coaching and influencing skills at all levels

• Ability to work effectively with and lead diverse teams

• Problem solving

• Research and analytical skills

• Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining management system

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave