Regional EHS Manager

Who We Are:

Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day;

they are the true driving force in our operations. Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time ng part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!

Challenge is #Quality Driven and #People Powered!

We are seeking a hands‑on, results‑driven Regional EHS Manager to lead Environmental, Health, and Safety programs across multiple manufacturing facilities. This leader will drive a proactive safety culture through visible leadership, operational partnership, and a strong commitment to continuous improvement. The ideal candidate is a highly engaged safety professional who leads by example, spends significant time on the manufacturing floor, and builds strong relationships with employees and leadership teams.

This position requires an individual who can influence without direct authority, standardize EHS systems across multiple locations, improve ergonomic performance, reduce risk, and ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations. We are looking for someone who believes safety is built through daily engagement, not from behind a desk, and is committed to developing leaders, improving culture, and preventing injuries before they occur.

Safety is a core business value and operational requirement. The Regional EHS Manager will drive accountability through leadership engagement, risk elimination, employee involvement, and disciplined execution of EHS management systems. This leader is expected to challenge the status quo, develop organizational capability, and ensure safety is fully integrated into daily operational decision‑making at every facility. Success in this role is measured not only by injury performance, but by the organization’s ability to identify, eliminate, and control risk before incidents occur.

• Lead the EHS strategy and performance for multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Develop and deploy regional EHS strategic plans aligned with corporate objectives, annual business goals, and operational priorities.
• Partner with plant leadership to strengthen safety culture and improve operational performance.
• Spend a minimum of 60% of your time on the manufacturing floor coaching employees, identifying hazards, conducting risk assessments, verifying implementation of safety standards, and engaging leaders in proactive risk reduction activities.
• Standardize corporate EHS programs, procedures, audits, reporting processes, and management systems across all assigned facilities.
• Lead implementation and continuous improvement of Environmental, Health, and Safety Management Systems aligned with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 principles.
• Establish, monitor, and improve both leading and lagging safety indicators, including near‑miss reporting, critical risk observations, corrective action closure rates, safety engagement activities, OSHA performance metrics, and leadership Gemba participation.
• Lead investigations involving recordable injuries, serious incidents, high‑potential events, property damage, and environmental incidents utilizing Root Cause Analysis methodologies to identify systemic causes and prevent recurrence.
• Lead Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention initiatives by identifying critical risks, validating life‑saving controls, and implementing…