Safety, Health, Environmental (SHE) Manager
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SHE Manager
Buffalo, NY * Be part of an exciting journey as we build our new facility in the Western New York Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park in Alabama, NY! This role offers a unique hybrid opportunity, blending remote work flexibility with on-site presence during the facility's construction phase.
Salary Range: $89,000 - 124,000
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on several factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location.
The Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) Manager is responsible for establishing and maintaining a robust safety, health, and environmental program at a new greenfield manufacturing site, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and fostering a culture of safety and sustainability. This role also oversees facility management, including regulatory compliance, maintenance, and infrastructure operations, to support the site’s production ramp-up over the next 12 months. The SHE Manager will collaborate with leadership to integrate SHE principles into the transfer of equipment and processes from an existing company site, ensuring a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible operation.
Essential Functions:
• Develop, implement, and lead the site’s SHE policies and programs, ensuring compliance with OSHA, EPA, and other federal, state, and local regulations.
• Conduct risk assessments and establish safety protocols for high-precision machining, assembly operations, and facility activities during the startup phase and beyond.
• Oversee facility management, including building maintenance, utilities, waste management, and regulatory permitting, to ensure operational readiness and compliance.
• Lead safety training programs for employees and contractors, covering topics such as machine safety, hazardous materials handling, and emergency response.
• Monitor and report SHE performance metrics (e.g., incident rates, near misses, environmental emissions) to site leadership and global SHE teams, driving continuous improvement.
• Coordinate equipment and process transfers from the existing site, ensuring safety and environmental considerations are integrated into installation and commissioning.
• Manage environmental compliance, including air emissions, wastewater, and hazardous waste programs, aligning with sustainability goals and regulatory standards.
• Conduct regular SHE audits and inspections, identifying hazards and implementing corrective actions to mitigate risks across operations and facilities.
• Serve as the site’s primary liaison with regulatory agencies, wroker’s comp, emergency services, and facility service vendors, ensuring timely reporting and resolution of issues.
• Oversee emergency preparedness, including fire safety, evacuation drills, and spill response plans, to protect personnel and assets.
• Collaborate with the Operations Manager, Manufacturing Engineering Manager, and Quality Manager to align SHE and facility objectives with production goals.
Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of employee or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
Skills / Knowledge / Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree or certifications (e.g., CSP, CIH) preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in SHE management within a manufacturing environment, with at least 3-5 years overseeing facility management responsibilities.
• Proven expertise in OSHA regulations, environmental compliance (EPA, RCRA), and facility operations (e.g., HVAC, electrical, plumbing maintenance).
• Experience with greenfield site startups or large-scale equipment/process transfers is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of safety risk assessment tools (e.g., JSA, HAZOP) and environmental management systems (e.g., ISO 14001).
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, including SHE programs and facility oversight, in a fast-paced, startup environment.
• Excellent training and communication skills, with the ability to engage employees at all levels and influence a safety-first culture.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools (e.g., Microsoft Excel, safety management software) to track and improve SHE performance.
• Experience coordinating with regulatory agencies, contractors, and vendors for facility and environmental compliance.
• Proactive problem-solving skills and the ability to remain calm and effective under pressure, such as during emergency response situations.
***Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.***
Physical Demands and Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use stairways to climb to floors within office building, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands and fingers to type or dial, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. This position requires frequent computer use. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Benefits Summary:
Annual Variable Compensation Bonus, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with Company Match, Paid Vacation, Paid Floating Holidays, Tuition Reimbursement, Training and Development, Parental Leave, Disability Benefits, Life and AD&D Insurance
What you can expect from us:
Excellent working conditions and benefits
Part of the Atlas Copco Group with a wide-reaching internal job market
Work in a global diverse and dynamic environment You can grow with us: we always look for internal candidates before checking the market and have training and development programs We have a friendly, family-like atmosphere – and that is not just a claim on the wall, it’s a true fact
You can be creative and promote your own ideas
Every day brings new challenges and new things to learn
Edwards Company considers for employment and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws.
Edwards is a global leader of vacuum and abatement systems. We are proud to lead the industry, pushing the boundaries of science to deliver innovative products which are intrinsic to everyday life, working in partnership with our customers and continually setting new standards. With over 100 years of rich heritage, Edwards is the partner of choice for tens of thousands of customers in critical applications around the world. Vacuum is required in diverse sectors, from the generation of power to the production of steel, to the challenging environments of space simulation and high energy physics research.
At Edwards, we believe there is always a better way. Our employees are full of ideas. When looking to add a new team member, we are looking for someone that can appreciate what the Edwards Team has done and bring their new ideas and perspective to enhance where we can go. At Edwards you get to be part of something big; we work globally, but also get the opportunity make a difference locally in our own discipline. We work hard to attract, motivate, develop and retain the best talent from the diversity of people across the globe. Our vision to be First in Mind, First in Choice relies on this strategy. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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