Global Business EHS & Operations Sustainability Leader

As we create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through chemistry, we invite you to join our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets, redefine industries and improve lives for billions of people around the world.

CREATING ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY THAT THE WORLD NEEDS  

At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by approaching everything we do with a commitment to delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive.   That begins with how we use our science, data, and unmatched technical expertise to develop market-leading products with the highest levels of performance, sustainability, and safety in the industry.  

Powered by chemistry, our products are used in applications that make the products we rely on, processes, and new technologies possible.  In key sectors such as clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, climate friendly cooling, and high-quality paints and coatings for homes and industrial infrastructure---sustainable solutions and more modern living depend on Chemours chemistry.

Chemours is seeking a Global Business EHS & Operations Sustainability Leader to join our growing Operations team. This position will be available at the Chemours Headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware or any one of our other US TT sites and report directly to the Global Operations, Vice President.

This role leads business EHS & Operations Sustainability governance, monitoring leading and lagging indicators, audit findings and recommendations, regulatory reporting, compliance, and developing business-specific plans for continuous improvement, including Corporate Responsibility goals. The successful candidate will partner with site leadership (Plant Managers, EHS resources/teams) – bringing valued advice, coaching and assistance.
 

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides high quality, felt leadership to all Titanium Technologies Operations by intense site engagement, including field & EHS systems auditing.

• Identifies and sometimes leads the execution of opportunities to simplify processes and deliver business value

• Develops business EH&S strategy and objectives with alignment of business leadership team, sites and Enterprise EHS & Operations Sustainability strategy.

• Ensures appropriate MOC-P for site EHS resources; coaches and mentors site resources, and provides input into the Enterprise EHS talent management process.

• Provides local EHS & Sustainability community support and leadership, including representing/supporting Chemours at community interactions

• Drives implementation of best practices to the sites – looking for opportunities to streamline, standardize and simplify, both within the business, and where appropriate across the Enterprise.

• Ensures that learnings from incidents across the Enterprise are understood and where appropriate, actions are taken to prevent recurrence.

• Participates as a full member of both the business operations leadership team (OLT) and the EHS leadership team, transparently moving information back and forth between the two.

• Receives business direction on role from Operations Senior Director and functional direction from EHS & Corporate Responsibility Vice Presidents.

• Serves as a full partner and actively participates in sensing for current and future business needs and communicates needs assertively back to the EHS and Business Leadership.

• Business EHS resource & coach to HTM SGCs (Safety Guardian Committees).

• Assists sites with incident investigation, injury, illness and incident classifications, issue resolution, agency interactions, etc.

The following is required for this role:

• Bachelors Degree in Environmental, Health, and Safety, Engineering or other related field

• 10+ years’ experience in High Hazard Industrial Manufacturing

• Ability to take initiative, self-manage, identify what is needed and take effective action to bring about change and lead/implement change

• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, achieve results on time and influence/negotiate with others at various levels of the organization

• Ability to work closely with site teams, facilitate discussions, work effectively with others to address complex tasks, interact with other subject matter experts to maximize results and to receive varied inputs and build alignment

• Able to travel as needed, up to 30%

The following is preferred for this role:

• Demonstrated business acumen

• Business Direction: The ability to foresee and anticipate problems and make appropriate adjustments

• Good to excellent technical background with independent thinking attributes and/or in-depth technical expertise

Benefits: 

Competitive Compensation

Comprehensive Benefits Packages

401(k) Match

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Commuter Benefits

Learning and Development Opportunities

Strong Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives

Company-paid Volunteer Day

We’re a different kind of chemistry company because we see our people as our biggest assets. Instead of focusing just on what our employees do each day, we look at how they do it—by taking a different approach to talent development, employee engagement, and culture. Our goal is to empower employees to be their best selves, at Chemours and in life.  

 Learn more about Chemours and our culture by visiting Chemours.com/careers. 

Chemours is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. Jurisdictions may have additional grounds for non-discrimination, and we comply with all applicable laws. 

Chemours is an E-Verify employer 

Candidates must be able to perform all duties listed with or without accommodation 

Immigration sponsorship (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status) is not currently available for this position  

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Chemours we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

In our pursuit to be the greatest place to work, we know that a critical element to enhancing our employee experience is to assure we’re operating with a solid foundation of trust. At Chemours, this means being transparent about how we pay our employees for the work that they do.

Pay Range (in local currency):

$141,120.00 - $220,500.00

Chemours Level:

28

Annual Bonus Target:

16%

The pay range and incentives listed above is a general guideline based on the primary location of this job only and not a guarantee of total compensation. Factors considered in extending a compensation offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, and alignment with market data. The incentive pay is dependent on business results and individual performance and subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans.

At Chemours, you will find sustainability in our vision, our business and your future. If you want to work on the leading edge of your field and have a desire to make a difference, join Chemours and discover what it means when we say "We Are Living Chemistry."