E-3 Visa Environmental Health And Safety Manager Jobs
Environmental Health And Safety Manager roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship because they meet the specialty occupation standard, requiring a bachelor's degree in environmental science, occupational health, or a related field. Australian professionals can secure two-year renewable status with no lottery, no cap pressure, and a faster path to a U.S. offer than most other work visas allow.
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About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
The EHS Manager – Warehouse Operations, is responsible for leading Environmental, Health, and Safety programs within the company’s warehouse and distribution operations. This role develops and implements strategies that protect employees, contractors, visitors, products, equipment, and the environment while supporting safe, compliant, and efficient warehouse performance.
The EHS Manager partners with Warehouse Operations, AbbVie Global EHS, Supply Chain, Quality, Facilities, Human Resources, Security, and other functions to identify hazards, reduce risk, strengthen safety culture, maintain regulatory compliance, and support continuous improvement. The role is expected to provide visible leadership in a pharmaceutical or similarly regulated environment where materials may include raw materials, finished products, chemicals, hazardous materials, controlled substances, temperature-sensitive products, and regulated waste.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, and maintain EHS programs, procedures, standards, and objectives for warehouse operations and ensure warehouse activities comply with applicable federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety laws, regulations, permits, and company requirements.
- Provide EHS guidance during warehouse planning, process changes, equipment installations, layout changes, expansions, and operational improvements.
- Establish annual EHS goals, performance metrics, action plans, and improvement priorities. Analyze and assess key performance indicators, safety trends, and present findings and recommendations to leadership.
- Promote a proactive safety culture based on employee engagement, hazard prevention, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Conduct and oversee job hazard analyses, risk assessments, ergonomic evaluations, industrial hygiene assessments, and safety observations. This includes identifying hazards associated with material handling, powered industrial trucks, loading docks, conveyors, racking, storage systems, lifting, packaging, shipping, and receiving activities, ensuring regulatory readiness and agency representation.
- Manage environmental programs applicable to warehouse operations, including hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste, universal waste, recycling, spill prevention, and chemical storage.
- Lead or support investigations of injuries, illnesses, near misses, property damage, vehicle incidents, spills, fires, and other EHS events.
- Develop and maintain warehouse emergency response plans including the support of emergency drills, coordinating with site emergency response team and ensuring that emergency equipment is available, inspected, maintained and accessible.
- Manage the warehouse safety training program to include developing and delivering EHS training for all warehouse functions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (EHS related, Engineering) plus 5+ years of EHS related experience or master’s degree plus 3 years of EHS related experience. EHS or engineering professional certification is preferred but not required.
- Working experience in implementing EHS regulations, conducting incident investigations, interacting with regulatory agencies and external organizations and managing cross functional teams.
- Ability to establish measurable project goals and implementation plans, balance conflicting work demands, and develop action plans including the identification of resource requirements.
- Ability to develop standards and/or policies that meet business objectives.
- Ability to actively listen, build and maintain effective working relationships with internal/external colleagues and stakeholders, and resolve conflict constructively.
- Ability to success manage projects and programs independently.
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
Company Description
About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
The EHS Manager – Warehouse Operations, is responsible for leading Environmental, Health, and Safety programs within the company’s warehouse and distribution operations. This role develops and implements strategies that protect employees, contractors, visitors, products, equipment, and the environment while supporting safe, compliant, and efficient warehouse performance.
The EHS Manager partners with Warehouse Operations, AbbVie Global EHS, Supply Chain, Quality, Facilities, Human Resources, Security, and other functions to identify hazards, reduce risk, strengthen safety culture, maintain regulatory compliance, and support continuous improvement. The role is expected to provide visible leadership in a pharmaceutical or similarly regulated environment where materials may include raw materials, finished products, chemicals, hazardous materials, controlled substances, temperature-sensitive products, and regulated waste.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, and maintain EHS programs, procedures, standards, and objectives for warehouse operations and ensure warehouse activities comply with applicable federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety laws, regulations, permits, and company requirements.
- Provide EHS guidance during warehouse planning, process changes, equipment installations, layout changes, expansions, and operational improvements.
- Establish annual EHS goals, performance metrics, action plans, and improvement priorities. Analyze and assess key performance indicators, safety trends, and present findings and recommendations to leadership.
- Promote a proactive safety culture based on employee engagement, hazard prevention, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Conduct and oversee job hazard analyses, risk assessments, ergonomic evaluations, industrial hygiene assessments, and safety observations. This includes identifying hazards associated with material handling, powered industrial trucks, loading docks, conveyors, racking, storage systems, lifting, packaging, shipping, and receiving activities, ensuring regulatory readiness and agency representation.
- Manage environmental programs applicable to warehouse operations, including hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste, universal waste, recycling, spill prevention, and chemical storage.
- Lead or support investigations of injuries, illnesses, near misses, property damage, vehicle incidents, spills, fires, and other EHS events.
- Develop and maintain warehouse emergency response plans including the support of emergency drills, coordinating with site emergency response team and ensuring that emergency equipment is available, inspected, maintained and accessible.
- Manage the warehouse safety training program to include developing and delivering EHS training for all warehouse functions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (EHS related, Engineering) plus 5+ years of EHS related experience or master’s degree plus 3 years of EHS related experience. EHS or engineering professional certification is preferred but not required.
- Working experience in implementing EHS regulations, conducting incident investigations, interacting with regulatory agencies and external organizations and managing cross functional teams.
- Ability to establish measurable project goals and implementation plans, balance conflicting work demands, and develop action plans including the identification of resource requirements.
- Ability to develop standards and/or policies that meet business objectives.
- Ability to actively listen, build and maintain effective working relationships with internal/external colleagues and stakeholders, and resolve conflict constructively.
- Ability to success manage projects and programs independently.
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as an Environmental Health And Safety Manager
Align your credentials to U.S. certification standards
Australian WHS qualifications transfer well, but U.S. employers often expect a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or OSHA 30-hour credential. Getting these before your job search signals readiness and removes a common objection during the offer stage.
Target industries with active LCA filing histories
Construction, manufacturing, and chemical processing companies file LCAs for EHS Manager roles far more regularly than general corporate employers. Focusing your search on these sectors shortens the path from application to sponsorship offer.
Clarify your Australian degree equivalency upfront
A three-year Australian bachelor's degree in occupational health or environmental science is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree for E-3 visa specialty occupation purposes. Confirm this with your employer before they begin the DOL Labor Condition Application.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for LCA and consulate prep
Once you have an offer, Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service manages the entire process from LCA submission through consulate appointment preparation, so your employer isn't left coordinating unfamiliar DOL filings on their own.
Address E-3 dual intent limitations at the offer stage
E-3 is a nonimmigrant visa, meaning you can't express immigrant intent at your consulate interview. If your employer later wants to sponsor you for a green card, that's a separate process you should discuss before accepting the offer.
Request employer E-Verify enrollment before your start date
E-3 holders are authorized for work via their visa status, but some employers require E-Verify completion before day one. Confirm your employer is enrolled or can enroll quickly to avoid any gap between your consulate approval and your first day on site.
E-3 Visa Environmental Health And Safety Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find Environmental Health And Safety Manager jobs with E-3 sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles with E-3 visa sponsorship. You can filter by job title and see employers with documented sponsorship history for EHS and safety roles. General job boards don't filter by visa type, so you end up cold-applying to employers who may not be set up to sponsor at all.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does an Environmental Health And Safety Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes. EHS Manager roles typically require a bachelor's degree in environmental science, occupational health, safety management, or a closely related field, which satisfies the specialty occupation requirement under the E-3. The key is that your job duties and the employer's job description must both reflect that degree-level knowledge is required to perform the role, not just preferred.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for EHS Manager roles?
The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, so if you're an Australian citizen with a qualifying offer, your employer can file at any point in the year and expect a predictable outcome. The H-1B visa requires lottery registration in March and only covers roughly 30 percent of registrants. For EHS roles, where demand is steady but not hyper-competitive, the E-3 is a significantly more reliable path.
Can I transfer my Australian WHS experience directly to a U.S. EHS Manager role on an E-3?
Your Australian work health and safety experience is directly relevant, but U.S. employers will evaluate it against OSHA standards rather than Safe Work Australia frameworks. Familiarity with OSHA 1910 and 1926 standards, and ideally a CSP or OSHA 30-hour certification, strengthens your candidacy. The E-3 itself doesn't require U.S. work history, only that the role meets specialty occupation criteria.