Director, Environmental Health & Safety Operations

Role Overview

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of EHS programs, policies, procedures, and operational controls to ensure consistency, and compliance, across the company.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to site senior leadership and cross functional teams, providing expert guidance on EHS matters and strategic decision making.
• Collaborate closely with the Senior Vice President, EHS and Sustainability, and broader EHS leadership to align operational objectives with corporate priorities.
• Ensure the effectiveness, scalability, and efficiency of EHS management systems, tools, processes, and reporting frameworks.
• Promote and champion initiatives that elevate EHS performance and reduce operational risk.
• Assist with the development of the organization’s EHS policies and procedures in compliance with corporate standards and federal, state, local, and contract requirements.
• Assist with the development of comprehensive EHS training programs, competency models, and learning systems to strengthen organizational EHS capabilities.
• Develop targeted EHS training for employees and managers to ensure consistent understanding and adoption of safety and environmental practices.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant federal, state, local, and international regulations.
• Collaborate with Business Group EHS VPs to support audits, assessments, inspections, and corrective action processes.
• Develop, monitor, and report on key EHS performance metrics, including safety performance, injury/accident prevention, industrial hygiene, personal protection programs, training, awareness, asset protection, and EHS trend analysis.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize risks; develop mitigation strategies and plans to reduce or eliminate hazards across the enterprise.
• Support incident management processes, including incident investigations, root cause analysis, emergency preparedness, and timely corrective action completion.
• Promote a culture of safety, health, environmental responsibility, and operational stewardship, fostering high engagement and accountability at all organizational levels.
• Lead, mentor, and develop members of the EHS Operations team; provide coaching, performance management, and support to ensure technical excellence and high-quality service delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Industrial Hygiene, or related field.
• 10 – 14 years of related experience.
• EHS Certification: Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications to support analytics, reporting and communications.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging SurveyMonkey or comparable tools for organizational assessments and safety culture insights.
• Extensive experience with the Intelex EHS Management System or equivalent enterprise-level EHS platforms to manage compliance, risk, and performance.
• Demonstrated experience with ISO 9001/14001 & quality and environmental management system requirements.
• US Citizenship required to apply.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance