Regional Environmental Health and Safety Manager

Responsible for leading an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) team to deliver relevant programs across an assigned region. Oversee safety and environmental compliance efforts and relationships with applicable federal, state, and local agencies for multiple assigned locations. Implements EHS programs to protect employees and reduce risk to the company.  Partners with plant leadership to proactively implement preventative measures to reduce the overall risk of injury and environmental concerns.  Investigates EHS incidents to identify root cause and corrective fixes.

• Lead a team at assigned facilities ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations, and actively promoting a strong safety culture through coaching, training, and performance management within their team to achieve organizational EHS goals.
• Implements health and safety programs aligned with the organizational safety management system.
• Overseas and implements ISO 14001 (where applicable) environmental management system.
• Overseas and implements the application and training of safety rules, policies, and initiatives that help to create a safe workplace. Ensures the completeness of OSHA logs, EHS records, and reporting for internal and external use.
• Leads environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives (hazardous waste, air emissions, water, obtaining and maintaining permits, etc.) directly and in coordination with external consultants for multiple facilities.
• Leads site activities with regulatory agencies to verify compliance, resolve situations, and maintain a cooperative working relationship.
• Escalates/reports any potential violations and implements corrections as needed.
• Conducts frequent safety and environmental audits and has the skills, knowledge, and ability to take immediate corrective action if required.
• Recommends and implements EHS related capital projects for supported facilities.
• Investigates all workplace safety and environmental incidents through root cause analysis and partners with the operations team to implement corrective actions to correct problems and prevent future occurrences.
• Manages and oversees workers’ compensation for supported facilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, or related science disciplines, or equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum 7 years of EHS experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• 3 years of experience directly leading other EHS professionals preferred.