Associate Manager, SHE

S. C. Johnson & Son

$85K — $100K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field such as occupational safety or environmental science.
  • 5+ years of experience in safety, health, and environmental roles within manufacturing.
  • Demonstrated project management abilities to oversee multiple projects.
  • Strong knowledge of environmental regulations at federal, state, and local levels.
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a visible safety leader on the manufacturing floor, engaging with staff at all levels.
  • Lead efforts to reduce injuries through proactive hazard identification and accountability.
  • Drive a safety culture by coaching and mentoring employees and leaders.
  • Conduct safety observations and field engagements to identify and mitigate risks.
  • Oversee incident investigations, ensuring identification of root causes and sustainable corrective actions.
  • Use safety performance data to identify trends and drive improvements.
  • Challenge unsafe practices and foster a culture of accountability and engagement.

Benefits

  • Bonuses and long-term incentives based on company performance and employee tenure.
  • Matching 401(k) contributions and profit sharing opportunities.
  • Subsidized healthcare plans and family leave options, including maternity/paternity/adoption.
  • Flexible work arrangements and vacation purchase options available.
  • Access to recreation and fitness centers, childcare, and counseling services.
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Associate Manager, Safety, Health and Environment (SHE), you will be responsible for planning, designing, implementing, and overseeing the site's safety and health compliance programs. You will lead
continuous improvement initiatives, including data analysis, incident management, and risk assessment activities, to help maintain a safe and compliant work environment.

In this role, you will manage direct reports and contractors while developing and partnering with safety and health champions across the site's Operations and Maintenance teams. You will work collaboratively to
ensure critical compliance activities are completed effectively and consistently while supporting the site's overall safety and health objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Serve as a visible safety leader by maintaining a strong presence on the manufacturing floor and engaging directly with employees, supervisors, and managers.
  • Lead the site's injury reduction efforts through proactive hazard identification, risk mitigation, and accountability for corrective actions.
  • Drive a culture where safety ownership exists at all levels of the organization through coaching, mentoring, and influencing leaders and employees.
  • Conduct routine floor walks, safety observations, and field engagements to identify risks and remove barriers to safe work execution.
  • Oversee the incident investigation process, with a focus on coaching teams to identify root causes, implement sustainable corrective actions, and prevent recurrence.
  • Use data to identify trends, prioritize resources, and drive measurable improvements in safety performance.
  • Challenge unsafe conditions, behaviors, and processes while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, employee engagement, and participation.
  • Oversee regulatory compliance programs while ensuring related activities support operational excellence and injury prevention.
  • Lead, coach, and develop SHE professionals while establishing clear expectations for field engagement and performance.
  • Partner with site operations leaders to deploy leader standard work for managers and supervisors to support the achievement of site-specific safety targets and objectives.


REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING
  • Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental science, engineering, or a related discipline.
  • 5+ years of safety, health, and environmental experience in a manufacturing environment, including demonstrated leadership responsibility.
  • Demonstrated project management experience to enable prioritization and management of multiple projects to completion.
  • Strong knowledge of federal, state and local environmental regulations.
  • Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship for full-time employment.


PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS
  • Advanced degree in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental science, engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Designation as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), or equivalent certification.
  • Experience leading teams and managing others.
  • Ability to build open, candid, and trusting relationships and collaborate effectively to achieve shared objectives.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate information clearly and concisely to stakeholders.
  • Ability to influence decisions by providing clear, fact-based rationale.


JOB REQUIREMENTS
  • Full-time core business hours, with the expectation of occasional night and weekend availability.
  • Up to 10% domestic travel may be required.
  • Approximately 50% of work time will be spent in an office environment.
  • Approximately 50% of work time will be spent in a manufacturing environment.
  • This role is not eligible for relocation.
  • This position is not eligible for remote work.


BENEFITS AND PERKS

SC Johnson's total compensation packages are at or above industry levels. In addition to salary, total packages may include bonuses, long-term incentives, matching 401(k) contributions and profit sharing based on company profitability, job level and years of service. As a family company, we're committed to providing benefits such as subsidized health care plans, maternity/paternity/adoption leave, flexible work arrangements, vacation purchase options, recreation and fitness centers, childcare, counseling services and more.

Inclusion & Diversity

We're a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.

We're committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion.

Better Together

At SC Johnson, we believe people achieve their best when they collaborate and work together in person. We value connection to strengthen teamwork, accelerate problem solving, and drive innovation.

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