Mgr Environmental Health & Safety

Job Summary

The Manager Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) provides technical leadership for various EHS programs within a chip and metal plating manufacturing environment. This role ensures compliance with OSHA, EPA, RCRA (LQG), CAA, CWA, and state/local regulations while supporting high hazard chemical processes including acids, caustics, solvents, metals, and specialty plating chemistries. The Manager EHS drives risk reduction, hazardous waste management, and environmental permitting while partnering with Operations, Facilities, Engineering, and R&D to maintain a safe, compliant, and efficient manufacturing environment.

Job Description

• Chemical Process Safety — Lead EHS oversight for plating lines, chip wet benches, chemical delivery systems, and hazardous material storage.
• Hazardous Waste Management (LQG) — Manage all RCRA LQG requirements including waste profiling, satellite accumulation, manifesting, TSDF coordination, biennial reporting, and waste minimization strategies.
• Environmental Permitting — Maintain and update air permits, wastewater discharge permits, stormwater plans, SPCC, and hazardous materials business plans.
• Wastewater & Plating Compliance — Oversee pretreatment systems, pH control, metals removal, sampling, and reporting for plating wastewater and chip effluent.
• Industrial Hygiene — Conduct exposure assessments for acids, solvents, metals, particulates, and process chemicals; recommend engineering controls and ventilation improvements.
• Incident Investigation — Lead investigations for chemical spills, near misses, equipment failures, and exposure events using structured root cause methodologies.
• EHS Training — Develop and deliver training for hazardous waste, chemical handling, PPE, emergency response, and process specific hazards.
• Emergency Response — Maintain emergency response plans for chemical spills, releases, and plating/chip operations; coordinate drills with internal teams and local responders.
• EHS Auditing — Conduct internal audits of chemical storage, plating operations, hazardous waste areas, and environmental systems; support regulatory inspections.
• Cross Functional Leadership — Partner with Engineering, Facilities, and Production to integrate EHS into process changes, equipment installations, and capital projects.
  
  
  

Education / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Occupational Safety, or related technical field.
• 7 - 10 years of EHS experience in chip, plating, chemical processing, or advanced manufacturing.
• Strong working knowledge of:
• RCRA LQG requirements RCRA stands for Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
• OSHA 1910 (LOTO, PPE, Hazard Communication, Machine Guarding, PSM adjacent processes)
• EPA hazardous waste, air, and water regulations
• Industrial ventilation and chemical exposure controls
• Experience managing hazardous waste streams including acids, caustics, heavy metals, solvents, and plating byproducts.
• Experience with wastewater pretreatment systems, metals removal, and discharge compliance.
• Ability to interpret technical regulations, write procedures, and communicate with operators, engineers, and leadership.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certifications such as CSP, ASP, CIH, or CHMM.
• Experience with ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001.
• Experience with chemical delivery systems, wet benches, plating tanks, and fume scrubbers.
• Familiarity with chip cleanroom operations, chemical distribution cabinets, and exhaust systems.
• Experience supporting capital projects involving chemical systems, ventilation, or wastewater upgrades.
  
  
  

Key Competencies

• Strong understanding of chemical hazards, metals, etching, plating, and wastewater chemistry
• Ability to lead and influence cross functional teams
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills
• Strong problem solving and root cause analysis capability
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced, high hazard environment
  
  
  

Physical & Work Environment Requirements

• Ability to work in plating areas, chemical rooms, wastewater treatment areas, and cleanrooms.
• Ability to wear PPE including respirators, chemical suits, and fall protection equipment.
• Exposure to acids, caustics, solvents, metals, noise, and industrial equipment.
  
  
  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Vicor is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability

Compensation Data

Salary Range

$120,000 - $160,000

Please note: This range is based on our current market driven pay structures. Individual salaries are determined based upon a variety of factors including but not limited to, a candidates overall qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience as well as company internal equity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Vicor is an Equal Opportunity employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.