About this role
As the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, H.B. Fuller’s (NYSE: FUL) innovative, functional coatings, adhesives and sealants enhance the quality, safety and performance of products people use every day. Founded in 1887, with 2024 revenue of $3.6 billion, our mission to Connect What Matters is brought to life by more than 7,500 global team members who collaborate with customers across more than 30 market segments in over 140 countries to develop highly specified solutions that enable customers to bring world-changing innovations to their end markets. Learn more at www.hbfuller.com.
The EHS Manager provides strategic and technical leadership to ensure best-in-class Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) performance across H.B. Fuller’s Latin American business and facilities. This role leads compliance management, project support, and continuous improvement initiatives, including Greenfield site development and regional standardization.
Primary Responsibilities
40% – EHS Compliance Management
- Identify and translate EHS requirements from applicable regulations for facilities and business units
- Train and develop EHS coordinators and facility managers/engineers
- Promote use of EHS tools, manuals, and databases across LATAM
- Develop programs based on existing and emerging regulations
- Coordinate with insurance carriers for safety and property loss activities
- Support and coordinate Process Safety Management activities
- Complete regulatory submissions (e.g., TRI, NPRI, HAPs, Air Emission inventories)
- Ensure timely and accurate completion of compliance tasks and agency submittals
40% – Project Work
- Spend quality time across LATAM sites to coach and support local EHS and manufacturing teams
- Strengthen capabilities and ensure consistent implementation of standards
- Foster a culture of prevention and continuous improvement
- Lead EHS implementation for new plant start-ups (Greenfield projects)
- Develop and implement EHS systems integrating corporate and local standards
- Collaborate across regional teams to align project safety practices, permitting, and contractor management
20% – Compliance Review & Strategic Support
- Review and guide corrective actions from audits and inspections
- Inspect corrections for completeness and fulfillment of recommendations
- Review CERs and facility/process plans to promote EHS best practices
- Coordinate reviews with Corporate EHS and insurance carriers
- Provide strategic input on facility design to streamline EHS practices
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in EHS management, preferably in a multinational manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of LATAM regulatory frameworks and compliance standards
- Experience with Process Safety Management and risk assessment methodologies
- Ability to travel across Latin America to support site-level implementation
- Strong communication, training, and stakeholder engagement skills
Preferred Requirements
- Experience leading EHS programs for Greenfield projects
- Familiarity with global EHS systems and corporate standardization initiatives
- Knowledge of regulatory reporting tools and databases
- Experience coordinating with insurance carriers and external auditors
- Bilingual (Spanish/Portuguese and English)
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H.B. Fuller is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and proud to have created a collaborative culture where employees around the world are seen, heard, and respected. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or marital status or status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected classification.
H.B. Fuller does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms. To conduct business with H.B. Fuller, a written service agreement must be executed by Human Resources prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. Without a signed service agreement, H.B. Fuller shall not be obligated for payment of any fee or compensation.
Other facts
About H.B. Fuller
H.B. Fuller is a leading global adhesives provider focusing on perfecting adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemical products to improve products and lives.
Your day probably begins and ends with us. Just about everywhere you look – including the windows through which you see and the magazines you read – you’ll find industrial adhesives and sealants produced by H.B. Fuller. Most likely, we made the glue holding together your cereal box, the seals that keep your refrigerator airtight, and the specialty adhesive in your baby’s disposable diaper. While our products are virtually invisible, they play a vital role in ensuring the quality and convenience of modern life. We take pride in working with our customers to add value.
At H.B. Fuller, we are committed to connecting what matters, bringing together people, products and processes that answer and solve some of the world's biggest adhesion challenges. Through our reliable, responsive technical service, we create lasting, rewarding connections with customers in the packaging, hygiene, electronic and assembly materials, automotive, paper converting, woodworking, construction, general assembly and consumer goods industries.
And, we are committed to building an environment where employees are engaged, challenged and given an opportunity to drive superior results. We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company. With long-term, profitable growth as the ultimate goal, we strive to cultivate an environment that offers stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities.
What you'll do
- The EHS Manager provides strategic and technical leadership for Environment, Health, and Safety performance across H.B. Fuller’s Latin American business. Responsibilities include compliance management, project support, and continuous improvement initiatives.
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