Director of Environmental Health & Safety

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Full Time Tucker, GA, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Job Purpose

Develop and execute the company’s EHS strategy across all manufacturing sites, ensuring regulatory compliance, minimizing risk, and building a proactive safety and environmental culture. Drive management system maturity, inclusive of process safety where applicable, and operational discipline, while enabling business growth and productivity. Partner closely with Operations, site EHS managers and coordinators, Engineering, HR, Legal, and FSQ to align EHS with quality and business objectives.

Essential Functions

• Strategy and Governance
• Align with company strategy, aligned to business growth, and focus on personal teammate and contractor safety
• Own EHS Policy, standards, playbooks, and governance cadence (monthly reviews, quarterly board updates)
• Lead Culture of Safety program: leadership behaviors, recognition, safety Gemba/walks, employee engagement
• Integrate EHS into business processes (design reviews, capex, sourcing, contractor management, change management)
• Evaluate safety risks as part of capital project reviews and contractor approvals
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local requirements (e.g., OSHA, EPA [CAA/CWA/RCRA], DOT, TSCA; local/state air/water/waste permits; emergency planning/EPCRA)
• Maintain legal register and compliance calendar; implement permit tracking and renewal processes
• Standardize procedures across sites; deploy internal audits; close gaps with RCA, CAPAs, and verification
• Direct the day-to-day and long-term priorities of the Environmental Health & Safety Managers
• Implement risk frameworks (JHAs/JSAs, bowtie analysis, LOTO, machine guarding, confined space, hot work)
• Lead Process Safety Management (PSM/RMP) where applicable: PHAs/HAZOPs, MOC, MI, operating procedures, training, emergency planning, and compliance audits
• Establish corporate criteria for inherently safer design and high-risk task management (e.g., working at heights, powered industrial trucks, energy isolation)
• Manage air, water, and waste programs: SPCC, stormwater, wastewater pre-treatment, hazardous/non-hazardous waste, recycling/reuse
• Drive reduction roadmaps (injury rates, spills, waste intensity, water use, energy/GHG) with data-backed targets
• Support ESG disclosures and assurance (e.g., GHG Scope 1/2 baseline, materiality inputs, audit trails)
• Safety
• Standardize reporting and investigation (e.g., 24-hr notification, root cause using 5-Whys), with systemic corrective actions
• Lead serious incident/near-miss reviews and learning teams; track effectiveness of CAPAs and share learnings networking
• In partnership with Operations and FSQ, build role-based safety curricula (leadership, supervisor, operator, maintenance, contractors) with annual refreshers
• Ensure qualification on critical procedures (LOTO, confined space, PIT, chemical handling, PSM elements)
• Embed EHS expectations into onboarding, performance management, and leadership development
• Own corporate safety audit program (risk-based cadence: high/medium/low sites); verify closure and sustainment (in partnership with 3rd party vendors)
• Standardize leading/lagging metrics and dashboards (e.g., TRIR, DART, severity, LTIR, high-potential near misses, PSM Tier 1/2, emissions/waste intensity)
• Select and administer EHS software (incident management, action tracking, permits, training LMS, document control, SDS, air/water/waste tracking)
• Standardize ERP (site and corporate): drills, I.C.S. roles, crisis communications, liaise with local authorities
• Align with business continuity planning: utility failures, severe weather, supply disruptions, cyber-physical events
• Partner with FSQ to align sanitation chemicals, allergen/chemical controls, foreign material risk, pest services, and hygienic zoning with EHS controls
• Collaborate with HR (wellness/RTW), Engineering (design standards), Operations (daily management), Legal (regulatory strategy), Procurement (supplier safety), IT (EHS systems), R&D (approval of ingredients and…