EHS Leader

Job Summary

The responsibility of this role is to provide intermediate-level site EHS expertise to assigned business units, support the field safety team, and partner with the EHS function to implement the global EHS management system.

• Support sites in executing various EHS processes including EHS-related training, environmental compliance, occupational health and safety, workers’ compensation, transportation safety, contractor management, and business continuity.
• Identify, assess, and control workplace hazards.
• Escalate resistance or challenges to leadership and direct line manager to facilitate problem solving.

• Execute injury prevention programs/initiatives to motivate and influence the creation of a world-class safety culture and minimize injury risk.
• Identify, assess, and control site-level hazards, supporting supervisors and direct line leaders in incident investigation and detailed incident investigation reports with root cause analyses.
• Manage, deliver, and track compliance training programs as required by regulatory agencies and company policy. Identify gaps and opportunities for training compliance and delivery based on injury trends, KPIs, and risk assessments.
• Support the workers’ compensation claims process by completing OSHA determinations, identifying gaps in claims management, and promoting safe and early return to work.
• Partner and collaborate with functional leaders to influence and help manage EHS resources, projects, and business decisions.
• Provide input on the design of standardized safety systems, policies, training, campaigns and programs to reduce corporate and human capital risk, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws.
• Support environmental compliance and claims programs (workers compensation, general liability, motor vehicle, property damage).

Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in EHS, risk management, safety/industrial/quality/environmental engineering or a closely related field.

Master’s degree with major coursework in EHS, risk management, safety/industrial/quality/environmental engineering or a closely related field.

3+ years of EHS program management experience with large national or multi-national companies with multiple sites.

3-6 years of progressive EHS program management experience with large national or multi-national companies with multiple sites.

Associate Safety Professional (ASP) designation or ability to acquire designation within one year.

Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation, Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or other professionally recognized certifications in EHS (ISO 14001/ISO 45001).

• Strong background in and knowledge of federal, state, provincial, and local EHS requirements and industry standards/best practices.
• Strong research skills in regulatory and company requirements, and ability to summarize requirements in simple language.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to interact and influence effectively with all levels of management, employees, customers, and union members.
• Understanding of culture building practices and strategy.
• Actively drives performance and strives to solve problems and follow projects through to completion.
• Confidence to ask for support when faced with resistance, budgetary limitations, or other constraints.
• Ability to coordinate planning and collaboration with other business functions in a mutually beneficial way.
• Ability to drive a strong EHS philosophy and implement programs designed to effectively change behavior and prevent injury.
• Ability to analyze and independently resolve a variety of difficult situations and problems using timely decision making.
• Adaptability to initiate change in the organization.

English is required; bilingual in Spanish is highly valued.

• Ability to sit, stand, drive, travel by air, walk, and use hands and fingers to operate computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone for 8 hours per day.
• Ability to frequently sit and reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Must be able to travel to facilities in the U.S. up to 50% of the time.

• Must utilize office equipment such as desktop/notebook computers, copiers, printers, scanners, telephones, and calculators.
• Noise level is usually moderate.
• Must be able to work in various indoor, outdoor, freezer and cooler climates and driving conditions for a 24-hour, 7 days a week operation.
• Occasional work from home.