Director Environment Health Safety

Director Environment Health Safety role at Watts Water Technologies

This individual is responsible for leading Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability strategy, programs, and projects across the Watts Applied Solutions organization. This position is responsible for the supervision of EHS Managers and EHS Technicians located at multiple sites. This position reports to the VP, EHS. The role is onsite and is based in Fort Worth, TX, or Blauvelt, NY.

• Leading day-to-day EHS-related operations at the Blauvelt, NY, Fort Myers, FL, Fort Worth, TX, Escondido, CA, Lenexa, KS, and Centennial, CO locations.
• Plans and executes company-wide training activities related to EHS across the organization.
• Manages and is accountable for the implementation and effectiveness of each site's health & safety committee, and daily, weekly, and monthly reporting obligations across the platform.
• Works with the Corporate VP of EHS and platform leadership to develop and implement KPI’s for success.
• Serves as a Manager to multiple EHS Technicians and EHS Managers at Watts locations. Drives performance and career development.
• Facilitates EHS-related continuous improvements.
• Manages compliance reporting for EHS-related programs.
• Acts as a safety representative who directly coordinates with the Corporate VP of EHS to drive standardization.
• Drives safe practices in alignment with company expectations, policies, and compliance requirements.
• Ensures compliance with safety programs such as Lockout Tagout, fall protection, fire prevention, emergency procedures, and evacuation procedures.
• Coordinates with outside parties, vendors, customers, and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with applicable EHS requirements such as OSHA, EPA, state, and local government bodies.
• Drives root cause analysis of EHS issues and communicates with leadership.
• Supports sustainability planning and execution.
• Assume responsibility for other projects and duties as assigned by VP, EHS or Company management.
• Travel Requirements: 30% - Domestic

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university.
• 10+ years’ experience in EHS management in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Lean and Six Sigma methodology.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English).
• Understanding of and adherence to applicable laws, codes, policies, regulations, and safety practices and procedures, as applicable.
• Must successfully establish employment eligibility and satisfactorily complete background checks, including urinalysis and required pre-employment testing as a condition of employment.

• Ability to define a vision and strategy for the EHS function, including Sustainability.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills in a matrix environment.
• Direct experience in an EHS management system.
• Experience with ISO
  14001 and/or ISO
  45001 is desirable.
• Experience in EHS integration for newly acquired organizations is desirable.

• Commitment to Watts’ values of integrity, accountability, continuous improvement and innovation, and transparency.
• Punctuality and dependability.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing work priorities and stressful conditions.
• Adherence to all personnel policies, procedures, and standards of process as implemented by Watts.
• Maintain productive and collaborative relationships with other Watts employees.
• Adherence to Watts’ seven cultural beliefs:
  Growth Mindset, Customer-Focused Innovation, Constant Communication, Clear Goals, Collaborate Globally, Be Inclusive, and Take Action.

While performing the job duties, you will be working on-site at a manufacturing facility and will perform the majority of your duties in an office environment. You may, at times, be required to be present on the manufacturing floor and will be required to wear the appropriate personal protective equipment. You will be required to work in the office at the Fort Worth/Blauvelt location (Monday – Friday).

Your scheduled work hours will be communicated to you by your manager.

• Ability to remain seated at a desk or workstation…