{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"98cd01f308d12e5d1a6734f7","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/98cd01f308d12e5d1a6734f7","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/98cd01f308d12e5d1a6734f7","title":"EHS Manager","description":"Primary Duties & Responsibilities\n\nLead the site Environmental, Health, and Safety Management System in alignment with Coherent standards, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and applicable legal requirements.\nDevelop and execute the site EHS strategy, objectives, performance indicators, and improvement initiatives.\nParticipate in Sherman Site Leader staff meetings and provide updates on EHS performance, significant risks, incidents, compliance matters, corrective actions, and strategic priorities.\nManage occupational safety and industrial hygiene programs, including hazard assessments, exposure assessments, inspections, incident investigations, ergonomics, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, PPE, machine guarding, electrical safety, hazardous energy control, confined space, fall protection, and powered industrial vehicle safety.\nManage environmental programs and permit compliance, including hazardous waste, universal waste, stormwater, wastewater permit compliance, chemical management, air permit-by-rule requirements, spill prevention and response, regulatory reporting, inspections, and required records.\nProvide oversight of wastewater treatment activities, including permit requirements, sampling, operations, maintenance, records, contractor support, and corrective actions.\nManage the site radiation safety and laser safety programs, including evaluations, surveys, training, inspections, required controls, records, and regulatory compliance.\nOwn and manage the Toxic Gas Monitoring System, including system performance, alarm response, inspection and testing, maintenance coordination, equipment readiness, documentation, impairment management, and corrective actions.\nLead EHS planning and execution for TGMS expansion projects, including design reviews, hazard assessments, contractor coordination, pre-job planning, permits, inspections, commissioning, and startup activities.\nDirect and manage the Emergency Response Team and emergency preparedness programs, including training, medical evaluations, HAZWOPER requirements, PPE, drills, emergency equipment, response procedures, external coordination, and emergency response or EHS coverage as needed.\nLead the site OSHA Process Safety Management program and related high-hazard activities, including process safety information, process hazard analyses, operating procedures, training, contractor management, pre-startup safety reviews, mechanical integrity, hot work permits, management of change, incident investigations, emergency planning, compliance audits, and employee participation.\nProvide EHS leadership for construction, renovation, installation, and facilities projects and manage contractor safety requirements, including qualifications, onboarding, training, work permits, pre-job planning, inspections, incident reporting, and corrective actions.\nLead incident reporting, investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, compliance assessments, program evaluations, and management reviews.\nManage the site EHS Learning Management System, including the training matrix, assignments, completion tracking, overdue training follow-up, records, reporting, and coordination with department leaders.\nDevelop and deliver EHS training and maintain accurate procedures, work instructions, permits, signs, maps, records, and communications.\nPrepare required compliance documentation and represent Coherent during regulatory inspections, audits, insurance reviews, and other external evaluations.\nManage, coach, and develop the site EHS team by assigning responsibilities, establishing priorities, coordinating activities, evaluating performance, and supporting professional development.\nSupport corporate EHS initiatives, standards, audits, and projects.\nPerform other duties and responsibilities as required to support the needs of the business.\n\nEducation & Experience\n\nBachelor’s degree in environmental health and safety, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.\nFive or more years of EHS management experience in a manufacturing, chemical, research, or other high-hazard industrial environment.\nDemonstrated experience managing EHS personnel and comprehensive EHS programs.\nStrong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, TCEQ, Texas environmental requirements, and relevant industry standards.\nExperience with OSHA Process Safety Management in a covered manufacturing or high-hazard industrial facility.\nExperience with wastewater permit compliance and industrial wastewater operations.\nExperience with air permitting or air permit-by-rule compliance.\nExperience managing emergency response teams and hazardous materials emergency preparedness.\nExperience with contractor safety, construction safety, or EHS support for facility projects.\nExperience with radiation safety, laser safety, toxic gas monitoring systems, hazardous gases, chemical handling, or related high-hazard programs.\nDemonstrated experience conducting incident investigations, hazard assessments, audits, inspections, and corrective action management.\n\nAbility to communicate effectively with employees, managers, senior leadership, contractors, regulatory agencies, and emergency responders.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nCertified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Environmental Professional, or other relevant professional certification.\nMaster’s degree in a related discipline.\nExperience in advanced manufacturing, chemical processing, MOCVD, or other high-hazard operations.\nExperience with EPA Risk Management Program requirements.\nExperience managing Toxic Gas Monitoring System projects or other critical safety system expansions.\nExperience working with corporate EHS teams in a global manufacturing organization.\n\nSkills\n\nStrong technical knowledge of environmental, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, emergency response, and process safety principles.\nAbility to interpret and apply complex regulatory and corporate requirements.\nStrong leadership, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.\nAbility to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.\nAbility to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization.\nDemonstrated accountability, initiative, sound judgment, and professional integrity.\nStrong written, verbal, presentation, and training skills.\nProficiency with Microsoft Office and EHS management systems.\n\nWorking Conditions\n\nThis position is 100% onsite at the Coherent Sherman, Texas facility.\nRegular presence in manufacturing, cleanroom, laboratory, utility, wastewater treatment, construction, chemical storage, and other industrial areas is required.\nMust be available to provide emergency response and/or EHS coverage outside normal business hours, including during emergencies, drills, regulatory inspections, critical operational events, construction activities, or TGMS expansion projects.\nThe employee must be able to wear required personal protective equipment and enter areas where chemicals, noise, and other industrial hazards may be present.\n\nPhysical Requirements\n\nAbility to sit, stand, walk, and move throughout the facility for extended periods.\nAbility to frequently walk on concrete and uneven surfaces, climb stairs, and access manufacturing, cleanroom, laboratory, utility, wastewater, and construction areas.\nAbility to occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, and work in confined or restricted areas as necessary.\nAbility to lift, carry, and handle equipment, samples, PPE, and other materials associated with EHS activities.\nAbility to communicate effectively in person and by telephone or radio and recognize audible and visual alarms.\nAbility to wear required personal protective equipment, including respiratory protection when properly trained, medically cleared, and fit tested.\nAbility to respond to emergencies and perform required duties safely during drills, inspections, and other operational events.\n\nSafety Requirements\n\nComply with all Coherent safety, environmental, security, and emergency response policies and procedures.\nComplete required EHS, hazardous materials, emergency response, HAZWOPER, and site-specific training.\nWear and properly use required personal protective equipment, including respiratory protection when medically cleared, fit tested, and authorized.\nFollow established requirements for chemical handling, hazardous gases, radiation, laser safety, electrical safety, hazardous energy control, confined space, fall protection, and other high-hazard activities.\nMaintain required medical evaluations, certifications, and authorizations for assigned duties, including Emergency Response Team responsibilities.\nReport hazards, incidents, injuries, near misses, spills, releases, and unsafe conditions promptly.\nParticipate in emergency drills, inspections, audits, investigations, and corrective action activities.\nMaintain authorization to access controlled areas and comply with all applicable site security and access requirements.\nRemain available to provide emergency response and/or EHS coverage outside normal business hours when required.\n\nAll employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.\n\nQuality and Environmental Responsibilities\n\nDepending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.\n\nCulture Commitment\n\nEnsure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:\n\nI ntegrity – Create an Environment of Trust\n\nC ollaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas\n\nA ccountability – Own the Process and the Outcome\n\nR espect – Recognize the Value in Everyone\n\nE nthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work\n\nCoherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.\n\nIf you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at talentacquisition@coherent.com .","company":"Coherent","rawCompany":"coherent","city":"Sherman","state":"TX","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T11:24:28.788Z","occupations":[{"code":"19-5011.00","title":"Occupational Health and Safety Specialists","slug":"occupational-health-and-safety-specialists"},{"code":"19-5012.00","title":"Occupational Health and Safety Technicians","slug":"occupational-health-and-safety-technicians"},{"code":"17-2111.00","title":"Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and 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priorities.\nManage occupational safety and industrial hygiene programs, including hazard assessments, exposure assessments, inspections, incident investigations, ergonomics, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, PPE, machine guarding, electrical safety, hazardous energy control, confined space, fall protection, and powered industrial vehicle safety.\nManage environmental programs and permit compliance, including hazardous waste, universal waste, stormwater, wastewater permit compliance, chemical management, air permit-by-rule requirements, spill prevention and response, regulatory reporting, inspections, and required records.\nProvide oversight of wastewater treatment activities, including permit requirements, sampling, operations, maintenance, records, contractor support, and corrective actions.\nManage the site radiation safety and laser safety programs, including evaluations, surveys, training, inspections, required controls, records, and regulatory compliance.\nOwn and 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change, incident investigations, emergency planning, compliance audits, and employee participation.\nProvide EHS leadership for construction, renovation, installation, and facilities projects and manage contractor safety requirements, including qualifications, onboarding, training, work permits, pre-job planning, inspections, incident reporting, and corrective actions.\nLead incident reporting, investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, compliance assessments, program evaluations, and management reviews.\nManage the site EHS Learning Management System, including the training matrix, assignments, completion tracking, overdue training follow-up, records, reporting, and coordination with department leaders.\nDevelop and deliver EHS training and maintain accurate procedures, work instructions, permits, signs, maps, records, and communications.\nPrepare required compliance documentation and represent Coherent during regulatory inspections, audits, insurance reviews, and other external evaluations.\nManage, coach, and develop the site EHS team by assigning responsibilities, establishing priorities, coordinating activities, evaluating performance, and supporting professional development.\nSupport corporate EHS initiatives, standards, audits, and projects.\nPerform other duties and responsibilities as required to support the needs of the business.\n\nEducation & Experience\n\nBachelor’s degree in environmental health and safety, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.\nFive or more years of EHS management experience in a manufacturing, chemical, research, or other high-hazard industrial environment.\nDemonstrated experience managing EHS personnel and comprehensive EHS programs.\nStrong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, TCEQ, Texas environmental requirements, and relevant industry standards.\nExperience with OSHA Process Safety Management in a covered 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certification.\nMaster’s degree in a related discipline.\nExperience in advanced manufacturing, chemical processing, MOCVD, or other high-hazard operations.\nExperience with EPA Risk Management Program requirements.\nExperience managing Toxic Gas Monitoring System projects or other critical safety system expansions.\nExperience working with corporate EHS teams in a global manufacturing organization.\n\nSkills\n\nStrong technical knowledge of environmental, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, emergency response, and process safety principles.\nAbility to interpret and apply complex regulatory and corporate requirements.\nStrong leadership, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.\nAbility to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.\nAbility to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization.\nDemonstrated accountability, initiative, sound judgment, and professional integrity.\nStrong written, verbal, presentation, and training skills.\nProficiency with Microsoft Office and EHS management systems.\n\nWorking Conditions\n\nThis position is 100% onsite at the Coherent Sherman, Texas facility.\nRegular presence in manufacturing, cleanroom, laboratory, utility, wastewater treatment, construction, chemical storage, and other industrial areas is required.\nMust be available to provide emergency response and/or EHS coverage outside normal business hours, including during emergencies, drills, regulatory inspections, critical operational events, construction activities, or TGMS expansion projects.\nThe employee must be able to wear required personal protective equipment and enter areas where chemicals, noise, and other industrial hazards may be present.\n\nPhysical Requirements\n\nAbility to sit, stand, walk, and move throughout the facility for extended periods.\nAbility to frequently walk on concrete and uneven surfaces, climb stairs, and access manufacturing, cleanroom, laboratory, utility, wastewater, and 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authorized.\nFollow established requirements for chemical handling, hazardous gases, radiation, laser safety, electrical safety, hazardous energy control, confined space, fall protection, and other high-hazard activities.\nMaintain required medical evaluations, certifications, and authorizations for assigned duties, including Emergency Response Team responsibilities.\nReport hazards, incidents, injuries, near misses, spills, releases, and unsafe conditions promptly.\nParticipate in emergency drills, inspections, audits, investigations, and corrective action activities.\nMaintain authorization to access controlled areas and comply with all applicable site security and access requirements.\nRemain available to provide emergency response and/or EHS coverage outside normal business hours when required.\n\nAll employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.\n\nQuality and Environmental Responsibilities\n\nDepending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.\n\nCulture Commitment\n\nEnsure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:\n\nI ntegrity – Create an Environment of Trust\n\nC ollaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas\n\nA ccountability – Own the Process and the Outcome\n\nR espect – Recognize the Value in Everyone\n\nE nthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work\n\nCoherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.\n\nIf you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at talentacquisition@coherent.com .","datePosted":"2026-09-18T11:24:28.788Z","dateModified":"2026-09-18T11:24:28.788Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Coherent","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Sherman","addressRegion":"TX","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"98cd01f308d12e5d1a6734f7"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/98cd01f308d12e5d1a6734f7"}}