Director of Loss Control and Risk

Ten Cate Americas

Location:

Chattanooga, Tennessee, or Remote

Travel:
Regular U.S. travel required

Job Type: Full-Time

Reports To:

Chief Financial Officer, Ten Cate Americas

Ten Cate Americas is part of Ten Cate Grass, a global leader in synthetic turf systems and components for sports, recreation, and landscaping applications. Its operations include manufacturing, distribution, construction, installation, and field-based services across North America.

Ten Cate Americas is seeking an experienced Director of Loss Control and Risk to help lead its enterprise-wide risk strategy across a distributed, multi-site operating model.

Reporting to the CFO of Ten Cate Americas, this position will help manage property and casualty insurance programs, workers’ compensation, auto liability, and general liability, with a strong emphasis on construction-related risk, field operations, and large-fleet exposure.

The Director will partner with safety, operations, and executive leadership to identify and mitigate risk across manufacturing, installation, and field-based environments while improving claims performance, insurance structures, and total cost of risk.

Partner with the CFO and other team members to manage property and casualty insurance programs, including renewals, broker relationships, and coverage strategy.

Oversee workers’ compensation, auto liability, and general liability claims, driving effective resolution and cost containment.

Develop and implement loss-control initiatives across manufacturing facilities, construction sites, and field-installation environments.

Partner with the safety department to reduce risk associated with vehicle and equipment fleets and mobile crews.

Collaborate with operations leadership to improve safety practices involving installation, outdoor work, and contractor coordination.

Analyze claims data and trends to identify root causes and implement corrective actions across business units.

Manage relationships with third-party administrators, carriers, adjusters, brokers, and legal counsel.

Oversee self-insured retentions, deductibles, and other applicable insurance programs.

Establish consistent claims-reporting, incident-management, and risk-governance processes across operating locations.

Support mergers and acquisitions through risk due diligence and the integration of acquired operations into Ten Cate standards.

Provide executive leadership with regular reporting on risk exposure, claims trends, and mitigation strategies.

At least 10 years of experience in risk management, insurance, loss control, or a related field.

Experience supporting construction, manufacturing, multi-site industrial, or similarly complex organizations preferred.

Deep expertise in workers’ compensation, auto liability, general liability, and property claims management.

Experience managing construction-defect and fleet-related exposures.

Experience managing large, complex claims portfolios and high-severity risks.

Strong knowledge of insurance-program structures, including self-insured retentions and captives.

Experience managing brokers, carriers, and other external partners.

Proven ability to influence operational leaders and support enterprise-wide safety improvements.

ARM, CPCU, or a comparable professional certification preferred.

Experience interpreting claims data and using findings to guide loss-prevention strategies.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to executive leadership.

Property and casualty insurance-program management.

Workers’ compensation, auto liability, general liability, and property claims management.

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