Associate Director – EHS

Role Overview

• Leading other EHS professionals overseeing compliance with applicable safety and occupational health regulations worldwide
• Acting in a leadership capacity across all business areas to ensure effective implementation of global safety and occupational health programs and driving a harm-free workplace culture
• Developing and driving consistent application of policies, procedures and programs worldwide
• Lead the organization’s ergonomic design strategy to further mitigate long-term risk
• Developing safety and occupational health programs based upon data and trends to mitigate risk of injury / illness
• Participate in audit programs to evaluate conformance to corporate and regulatory standards
• Proactively following scientific / technical developments and trends
• Recommending approaches to improve safety and occupational health outcomes and communicating technical solutions in layman’s terms
• Development, alignment, and consistent implementation of global EHS policies and programs (technical safety, occupational health, emergency management, etc.) used throughout the company
• Interacting collaboratively with global and site EHS leadership to drive continuous improvement
• Serve in a leadership role supporting business unit leaders, engineering, and local operations to ensure effective execution of Safety and Occupational Health programs
• Providing data and trend analysis to effectively lead changes where needed and drive alignment of local site Safety and Occupational Health programs with business objectives
• Overseeing adoption and implementation of Safety and Occupational Health policies and programs at new operational sites and R&D locations
• Leading and assisting site EHS Managers and business unit leaders with management of change activities and proactive safety and occupational health risk reduction / prevention initiatives and strategies
• Manage integration of safety and occupational health (e.g. ergonomic) design criteria into capital engineering designs
• Manage global programs such as Machine Guarding, Powered Industrial Trucks, Lockout / Tagout, Industrial Hygiene and others
• Support implementation of digital management systems.
• U.S. Workers’ Compensation Claims Management Program

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of safety, occupational health or related experience and 5 years in management as a people leader
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in safety, science, or engineering required; Master’s degree preferred
• Deep technical experience in safety and occupational health
• Knowledge / understanding of environmental compliance and sustainability is desirable
• CSP, CIH, PE or other certifications preferred
• Fluent in English
• Excellent interpersonal and influence skills, ability to crystallize the issues and communicate, manage, and drive results among peers and executives globally
• Deep knowledge and understanding of safety and occupational health operations at large global multi-site businesses
• Experience managing and/or leading safety and occupational health programs in non-U.S. locations such as Europe, Asia and LATAM
• Ability to translate and apply safety and occupational health knowledge into concrete business plans, decisions, and actions
• Strong ability to manage change relative to safety and occupational health aspects associated with people changes, equipment and process changes
• Ability to lead global cross-site and cross-functional teams to meet strategy objectives, with a focus on measurable results
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify and communicate complex messages to peers and executives to influence outcomes
• Ability to recognize the need to effectively escalate risks or areas that threaten the success of health, safety or occupational health initiatives
• Strong computer literacy skills including mastery knowledge of Microsoft suite (excel, word, power-point) skills.

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision coverage that start on day one
• insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
• Aon Pooled Employer Plan (“Aon PEP”), Vantive’s 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• educational assistance programs
• paid holidays
• paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service
• family and medical leaves of absence
• paid parental leave
• commuting benefits
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• childcare benefits