EHS Director

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Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance - a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit

As the North America Director, EHS&S, you will provide strategic leadership and operational direction for all Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability programs across 40+ manufacturing facilities throughout the region. You will lead the development and deployment of world-class EHS&S systems focused on reducing operational risk, strengthening machine safety performance, driving regulatory compliance, and fostering a proactive culture of accountability and care. In this role, you will partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, HR, Supply Chain, and Executive Leadership to deliver sustainable improvements in safety performance, operational excellence, environmental stewardship, and leadership effectiveness across North America.

• Develop and execute the North America EHS&S strategy aligned with global business objectives and operational priorities.
• Drive critical risk management initiatives focused on machine safety, electrical safety, contractor safety, environmental compliance, emergency preparedness, and operational reliability.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Plant Leadership teams to build and execute multi-year EHS&S master plans across manufacturing facilities.
• Lead the standardization and implementation of EHS&S programs, management systems, audits, training initiatives, and continuous improvement processes.
• Strengthen a proactive safety culture by influencing leaders at all organizational levels and promoting accountability, engagement, and ownership of EHS&S performance.
• Monitor and analyze EHS&S KPIs, lead risk-based audits and investigations, and ensure timely corrective actions across the region.
• Manage and mentor a high-performing team of regional EHS&S leaders while supporting organizational development and succession planning.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, NFPA, and other applicable environmental and safety regulations across North America.

• Multi-site manufacturing EHS&S leadership experience within industrial, packaging, plastics, paper, foam, converting, or high-risk manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT, NFPA, machine safety standards, risk management, environmental compliance, and sustainability programs.
• Experience leading machine safety initiatives, operational risk reduction strategies, audits, investigations, and corrective action programs.
• Ability to influence without authority and build strong relationships with plant leadership, operations teams, and executive stakeholders.
• Strong project management, change management, and operational excellence capabilities.
• Experience managing regional EHS&S teams across geographically dispersed operations.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to analyze KPIs, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication, executive presence, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to travel up to 60% across North America to support manufacturing facilities, audits, and critical business initiatives.

Requisition id:55477

Relocation:Yes

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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WHY WORK AT SEALED AIR?

It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air's global resources and expertise.

Corporate sustainability - it's about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.

Customer Success - meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it's more than a goal, it's an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.

Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.