The Regional EHS Leader Serves as a trusted advisor and operational partner, the Regional EHS Leader champions a leader-led culture of safety rooted in continuous improvement, employee engagement, and proactive risk reduction. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental and safety regulations while standardizing best practices and fostering a unified "one message" safety approach across the division.
In addition to EHS leadership responsibilities, this role plays a critical part in supporting and sustaining ISO standards across assigned facilities, including leadership support for ISO 9001 and ISO 140001 certification efforts and ongoing compliance initiatives. The Regional EHS Leader partners with plant leadership to strengthen operational discipline, process consistency, documentation integrity, corrective action systems, and continuous improvement efforts that support successful ISO certification and audit readiness.
Primary ResponsibilitiesEnvironmental, Health & Safety Leadership- Ensure overall EHS compliance for six manufacturing and distribution facilities in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations and company standards.
- Provide oversight of environmental compliance programs across all assigned locations, including applicable permitting, reporting, inspections, and regulatory requirements.
- Lead and champion a leader-led culture of safety that embraces accountability, employee engagement, continuous improvement, and a unified divisional safety philosophy.
- Partner with plant leadership teams to integrate safety into daily operations, decision-making, and continuous improvement activities.
- Support and oversee local safety committee initiatives to foster grassroots employee involvement and ownership of workplace safety.
- Lead and manage EHS KPIs, leading and lagging indicators, scorecards, and applicable reporting metrics to drive performance improvements and accountability.
- Conduct facility audits, behavioral-based safety observations, risk assessments, and compliance reviews to identify opportunities for improvement and reduce operational risk.
- Participate in new equipment reviews, process changes, and acquisition due diligence activities to ensure alignment with EHS regulatory and corporate standards.
- Apply and interpret occupational health and safety regulations and consensus standards (including OSHA and ANSI standards) to support compliance and operational effectiveness.
Incident Management & Regulatory Compliance- Lead incident management processes, including OSHA recordability determinations, recordkeeping, reporting, investigations, and corrective action development.
- Partner with HR, operations leadership, insurance carriers, medical providers, employees, and corporate EHS teams on workers' compensation case management and return-to-work coordination, when applicable.
- Work with local leadership teams to conduct thorough incident investigations, identify root causes, and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
- Maintain ownership of applicable Driver Qualification processes and related safety compliance programs as needed.
Training, Systems & Continuous Improvement- Partner with business leaders, regional peers, and corporate EHS teams to develop and deploy effective EHS training programs that meet regulatory requirements and operational needs.
- Lead the development, maintenance, training, and deployment of the corporate Safety Management System (SMS) and other applicable systems, applications, and tools throughout the region.
- Collaborate with divisional leadership and regional peers to assess, recommend, standardize, and implement EHS programs, processes, and best practices across all sites within the region.
- Co-host monthly divisional safety calls and contribute to divisional safety strategy, communication, and alignment initiatives.
ISO & Quality System Support- Partner with plant leadership to support and sustain ISO certification initiatives, including ISO 9001 and other applicable ISO standards across assigned facilities.
- Help ensure operational processes, documentation practices, corrective action systems, and continuous improvement efforts align with ISO standards and audit expectations.
- Support internal and external audit preparation, audit participation, corrective action follow-up, and ongoing compliance activities necessary to maintain certification status.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with quality, operations, and leadership teams to reinforce a culture of operational discipline, standardization, and continuous improvement.
Additional Responsibilities- Support divisional and corporate initiatives related to operational excellence, risk reduction, sustainability, and employee wellbeing.
- Perform other projects and duties as assigned.
Education & Experience- Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related discipline preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Minimum of 5 years of Environmental, Health & Safety experience required.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment required.
- Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing or distribution operations preferred.
- Experience supporting ISO 9001 and ISO 140001 certification efforts, audit readiness, and continuous improvement systems preferred.
- Working knowledge of OSHA regulations, environmental compliance requirements, workers' compensation processes, and manufacturing safety systems required.
- Professional certifications such as CSP, ASP, CHMM, or similar certifications are preferred.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities- Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, risk management, and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to influence leaders and employees at all levels of the organization.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to drive sustainable corrective actions.
- Effective communication and presentation skills with the ability to deliver training and facilitate discussions across diverse teams.
- Proven ability to lead change, build partnerships, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, multi-site manufacturing environment.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and EHS management systems.
Travel RequirementsThis role requires approximately 50% travel.
