Position Summary
Position Summary:
The Global Division Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for EHS performance across the EPM Division’s global footprint, supporting 11 manufacturing sites in 9 countries. This role is responsible for developing, implementing, and sustaining division-wide EHS programs in a chemical manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on regulatory compliance, chemical process safety, management systems, risk reduction, and continuous improvement.
This role leads the design, deployment, and governance of the division’s global EHS strategy and management systems. The Global Division EHS Manager ensures that EHS programs are aligned with business priorities, regulatory obligations, and corporate standards while enabling safe, compliant, and efficient operations across a complex international manufacturing network.
The role requires strong technical depth in chemical manufacturing and process safety, the ability to influence leaders across geographies and functions, and the judgment to balance regulatory, operational, and commercial considerations in a fast-paced global environment.
Responsibilities
Job Responsibilities:
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Lead the division’s global environmental, health, and safety strategy across all manufacturing locations.
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Partner with business and site leaders to build and sustain a strong EHS culture aligned with Parker values and operational goals.
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Ensure compliance with applicable environmental, health, safety, and process safety regulations across multiple countries and jurisdictions.
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Direct and enhance process safety management programs for a global chemical manufacturing operation.
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Oversee and improve ISO 14001-related environmental management systems and related division standards.
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Establish, implement, and monitor EHS policies, procedures, metrics, and best practices across the division.
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Lead division-wide efforts related to:
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Risk assessment and hazard identification
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Incident investigation and root cause analysis
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Corrective and preventive actions
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Management of change
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Contractor EHS management
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Training and competency development
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Drive programs focused on sustainability, resource conservation, and environmental performance improvement.
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Support sites in maintaining readiness for audits, inspections, and regulatory interactions.
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Analyze EHS trends and performance data to identify priorities and improve outcomes.
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Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, engineering, quality, supply chain, HR, and other business partners to integrate EHS into business processes and decision-making.
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Coach and influence leaders at all levels to strengthen accountability and execution of EHS strategies.
Qualifications
Required Competencies:
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Demonstrated ability to lead and influence change in complex, multicultural environments across multiple countries.
- Strong capability to develop and execute strategic plans aligned with business objectives.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to interpret EHS requirements and translate them into clear, practical business guidance for leaders and employees.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to quickly learn and understand operational needs.
- Proven skills in standardization, continuous improvement, and program management.
- Passion for EHS and the ability to turn that commitment into practical, results-driven action.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with experience addressing complex operational challenges.
Self-directed and able to work independently in a fast-paced global environment.
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Work Experience:
Required:
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10+ years of industrial and/or EHS experience, including leadership responsibility in manufacturing environments.
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Demonstrated experience leading EHS programs in complex industrial operations.
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Strong working knowledge of environmental, health, and safety regulations and management systems.
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Experience in chemical manufacturing environments and familiarity with associated operational risks.
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Proven ability to influence leadership and drive results across multiple sites or regions.
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Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical and regulatory requirements into clear business language.
Preferred:
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Experience in the environmentally hazardous waste management industry.
- Experience in process safety management programs
- International Management Experience
Education:
Required:
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Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Science, or a related technical field
Preferred:
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Degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Toxicology, Industrial Hygiene or other related fields
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Master’s degree in safety sciences, Engineering, Chemistry
Certifications:
Preferred:
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Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist or other professional safety certification
Conditions of Employment
This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.
Parker Hannifin
Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.
With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.
Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.
Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.
By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.
As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.
(“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”)
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Drug-Free Workplace
In accordance with Parker’s policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.
