Job Overview

The Senior Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for all environmental, health, and safety programs across the Redwood City manufacturing site. 

This position is responsible for developing a proactive EHS culture, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, managing environmental permits, reducing operational risk, and influencing leaders and employees at all levels of the organization. 

The successful candidate will be a visible, hands-on leader who combines strong regulatory and technical expertise with the ability to drive accountability, challenge existing practices, and lead sustainable improvements in a complex manufacturing environment. 

The Senior EHS Manager reports to the Plant Manager and works closely with regional and global EHS leadership and the site’s functional leaders. 

This position requires regular presence in manufacturing and maintenance areas and interaction with employees across multiple shifts. The role may require occasional support outside normal business hours in response to significant incidents, regulatory matters, or operational emergencies. 

Job Requirements

•    Develop and execute the site EHS strategy in alignment with business priorities and corporate requirements. 
•    Serve as the primary EHS advisor to the Plant Manager and site leadership team. 
•    Ensure compliance with applicable federal, California, and local environmental and occupational-safety regulations. 
•    Manage environmental permits, regulatory reporting, inspections, audits, and interactions with government agencies. 
•    Establish proactive monitoring and escalation processes for environmental permits, emissions, and other compliance requirements. 
•    Lead programs related to machine safety, lockout/tagout, electrical safety, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, chemical safety, powered industrial vehicles, emergency response, and contractor safety. 
•    Lead incident investigations, root-cause analysis, and the implementation of effective corrective actions. 
•    Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance to evaluate EHS risks associated with new equipment, process changes, capital projects, and increased production. 
•    Monitor EHS performance, identify trends, and develop focused risk-reduction plans. 
•    Maintain effective audit, inspection, training, and compliance-assurance programs. 
•    Provide timely escalation of significant incidents, compliance concerns, and emerging risks. 
•    Maintain a visible presence on the manufacturing floor and engage employees across all shifts. 
•    Lead, develop, and hold accountable the site EHS team and external service providers. 
 

What your background should look like

•    Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field. 
•    Minimum of 8 years of progressive EHS experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment. 
•    At least 5 years of experience leading an EHS function or team. 
•    Strong knowledge of California environmental and occupational-safety regulations. 
•    Experience managing environmental permits, regulatory reporting, audits, and agency interactions. 
•    Experience with machine safety, hazardous-energy control, industrial hygiene, and serious-injury prevention. 
•    Demonstrated ability to lead incident investigations and implement sustainable corrective actions. 
•    Strong leadership, communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills. 
•    Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Preferred Qualifications 
•    Master’s degree in EHS, Engineering, Environmental Management, or a related field. 
•    Professional certification such as CSP, CIH, CHMM, PE, or equivalent. 
•    Experience in aerospace, defense, chemical processing, extrusion, compounding, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment. 
•    Experience with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, air-quality permitting, and management-ofchange processes. 
•    Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience. 
 
Leadership Expectations 
•    Demonstrates ownership, urgency, and personal accountability. 
•    Communicates significant risks clearly and promptly. 
•    Challenges unsafe or noncompliant practices regardless of organizational level. 
•    Balances strategic leadership with hands-on execution. 
•    Influences cross-functional teams and builds EHS ownership throughout the organization. 

Please note: This position may involve working with technical data, technology, software/source code, hardware or other items (collectively “items) subject to U.S. and non-U.S. export control laws and regulations.  Under these regulations, it may be necessary for TE to verify a candidate’s national origin and/or citizenship status to determine whether a U.S. or other government export license is required prior to releasing its technologies to the candidate.  If TE determines that TE will require a license or will be prohibited by applicable laws from providing the candidate with items necessary for the performance of this position, then TE expressly reserves the right to either a) make an offer of employment contingent upon TE receiving required export licenses from the appropriate government agency, b) consider the candidate for a different position that is not subject to such restrictions, on whatever terms and conditions TE shall establish in its sole discretion, or c) decline to move forward with the candidate’s application. 

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