Associate Director, EH&S Generalist (onsite)

Associate Director, EHS – EH&S Site Lead - Riverside

The Associate Director, EHS – EH&S Site Lead - Riverside role plays a vital part in ensuring a safe and compliant work environment while aligning regional EH&S efforts with RTX's global standards and goals. It also supports Collins Aerospace's commitment to innovation, efficiency, and employee well-being. The multi-faceted team of people on our Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) team are motivated by an ambitious goal: to make COLLINS Aerospace Systems the safest, healthiest aerospace company – with the smallest environmental footprint – on the planet. Join us as we continue to lead the way in safety culture, environmental excellence and regulatory compliance.

This role is responsible for driving EH&S compliance, continuous improvement, program standardization, and strategic integration at the Riverside, CA facility. It requires a blend of strategic thinking, operational expertise, and strong leadership to uphold Collins Aerospace's EH&S excellence. Key focus areas include EH&S functional oversight, incident management review, development of recommended strategies, and effective stakeholder collaboration. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical abilities to assess risk and implement effective solutions, along with a strategic mindset, operational discipline, and a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and driving strategic initiatives.

This role is a US-based role and will report to the Director, EH&S Southwest Region Lead.

What You Will Do :

Operational Oversight :

• Support and advise operations management team on safety, compliance, and sustainability programs, ensuring alignment with EH&S goals. Ensure projects are appropriately defined in EHS SMART to support achievement of EHS goals.
• Monitor and execute strategies for EH&S initiatives to ensure sustained compliance with local regulations, government standards, and RTX/Collins Aerospace requirements.
• Ensure regulatory permit applications and agency correspondence are submitted on a timely basis.
• Lead and facilitate onsite reviews of EH&S Management System elements.
• Participate in and support Central EH&S audit teams, as needed.

Incident Management :

• Coordinates and facilitates incident investigations as needed, ensuring lessons learned are implemented.
• Participate in serious injuries reviews, as needed.

Strategic Leadership :

• Develop and execute long-term strategies to minimize occupational injuries and ensure compliance with local regulations, government standards, and RTX/Collins Aerospace requirements.
• Lead initiatives to standardize and optimize EH&S tools, processes, and systems across the Riverside, CA site.

Stakeholder Collaboration :

• Build and sustain relationships with site operational stakeholders, integrating EH&S into business processes. Coordinate with site leader, and Central EH&S teams to address concerns and initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Asia-Pac and EMEA field service leads and the Central EH&S organization to align global policies with local standards and requirements.

Qualifications You Must Have :

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years' experience
• Experience in Environmental or Health or Safety in a manufacturing environment
• Leading and influencing in a matrixed environment

Qualifications We Prefer :

• Deep knowledge of EH&S principles, regulations, and best practices.
• Experience in aerospace or defense
• Lean manufacturing experience (Kaizen, Six Sigma etc)
• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration capabilities with varied teams across multiple locations.
• Ability to adapt global policies to local needs while maintaining compliance.

This role is eligible for relocation.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

The next chapter of our future as an aerospace company is here, and we are excited about what this means for our employees and customers! Get onboard the Collins Aerospace Operations team and play a part in managing our innovative products from inception to delivery. The Operations team continues to grow and aims to strengthen the connection of Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain and Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) across Collins Aerospace. In this dynamic environment, you will have the opportunity to network across our businesses and functions, all while improving the productivity, quality and efficiency of our operations worldwide.