Regional EHS Manager

Regional Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

The Regional Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager provides strategic leadership and operational support for 2–4 manufacturing facilities within an assigned geographic region while serving as a key resource for the successful integration of newly acquired or startup facilities. This position partners with regional operations leadership to build a proactive safety culture, strengthen operational excellence, and ensure consistent implementation of corporate EHS standards.

The Regional EHS Manager is responsible for driving Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention initiatives, critical risk management, regulatory compliance, leadership development, and continuous improvement across multiple facilities. This role requires extensive collaboration with plant leadership teams and significant travel (60–75%) to provide field coaching, assessments, and operational support.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic EHS leadership and support to 2–4 manufacturing facilities within an assigned region.
• Leading the implementation, standardization, and continuous improvement of corporate EHS management systems across assigned facilities.
• Partnering with Plant Managers and Operations Leadership to develop local ownership and accountability for EHS performance.
• Supporting the successful integration of newly acquired or startup facilities into corporate EHS programs, standards, and culture.
• Driving continuous improvement of proactive safety culture initiatives that promote employee engagement and operational ownership.
• Developing regional implementation plans to ensure consistent execution of corporate safety initiatives and strategic objectives.
• Building leadership capability by coaching supervisors and managers on safety leadership, risk recognition, accountability, and employee engagement.
• Ensuring standardized EHS calendars, audits, inspections, and compliance activities are executed consistently across assigned facilities.
• Maintaining a strong field presence through routine site visits, coaching, observations, and leadership engagement.
• Supporting regional operational reviews by analyzing trends, identifying risks, and recommending improvement strategies.

Responsibilities also include:

• Leading regional Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) prevention initiatives by ensuring high-energy hazards are identified, controlled, and verified before work begins.
• Driving implementation and sustainability of Critical Control Verification (CCV), Fatality & Life-Changing Event Prevention (Life Savers), and other corporate critical risk programs.
• Conducting SIF potential incident reviews and ensuring thorough investigations identify systemic causes and sustainable corrective actions.
• Facilitating regional learning by developing and sharing lessons learned, leadership communications, and best practices following SIF and high-potential events.
• Partnering with Operations Leadership to verify critical controls are consistently implemented and effective in the field.
• Monitoring regional leading indicators to identify emerging SIF exposure trends and recommend proactive mitigation strategies.

Responsibilities also include:

• Standardizing safety management processes across facilities to improve consistency, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Leading regional audits, risk assessments, and corrective action management processes.
• Developing systems to improve leading indicator performance, corrective action closure, and leadership accountability.
• Supporting equipment risk assessments, machine safeguarding improvements, lockout/tagout effectiveness, and operational risk reduction initiatives.
• Partnering with Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations to implement sustainable risk reduction and engineered safety improvements.
• Supporting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives including waste reduction, recycling, energy conservation, and sustainability projects.

Responsibilities also include:

• Conducting comprehensive regional EHS audits and operational assessments.
• Evaluating compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and applicable state and local regulations.
• Identifying systemic risks, assigning corrective actions, verifying completion, and measuring effectiveness.
• Analyzing incident trends and leading indicators to anticipate and prevent future incidents.
• Supporting emergency preparedness planning and business continuity initiatives across assigned facilities.
• Providing guidance regarding Workers' Compensation management, occupational health programs, industrial hygiene, and fitness-for-duty processes.

Responsibilities also include:

• Coaching plant leadership teams to build strong safety leadership behaviors and accountability.
• Delivering regional leadership development focused on SIF prevention, Human & Organizational Performance (HOP), critical risk management, and employee engagement.
• Supporting implementation of standardized onboarding, contractor orientation, and recurring regulatory training programs.
• Facilitating regional safety workshops, leadership meetings, and continuous improvement events.
• Developing and distributing regional safety communications, learning lessons, toolbox talks, and awareness campaigns.
• Promoting the sharing of best practices and operational learning across all assigned facilities.

Responsibilities also include:

• Ensuring consistent implementation of corporate EHS policies, standards, and management systems across assigned facilities.
• Monitoring compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local regulations.
• Coordinating regulatory inspections, agency interactions, and corporate reporting requirements.
• Escalating significant regulatory issues, Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) events, and high-risk exposures to Business Leadership and Corporate EHS.
• Ensuring incident investigations are completed on time, root causes identified, corrective actions implemented, and organizational learning communicated throughout the region.

Responsibilities also include:

• Serving as the primary EHS resource for facility leadership within the assigned region.
• Supporting due diligence, integration, and startup activities for new facilities and acquisitions.
• Representing the company in industry associations, customer audits, regulatory meetings, and professional organizations.
• Building strong partnerships with Corporate EHS, Operations Leadership, Engineering, Human Resources, and regional support functions.
• Traveling 60–75% throughout the assigned geographic region to provide on-site coaching, assessments, project support, and leadership development.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 7-10 years progressive EHS leadership experience in manufacturing, heavy industry, utilities, or industrial operations.
• Demonstrated experience supporting multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Experience leading Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) prevention initiatives and critical risk management programs.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Proven experience leading incident investigations utilizing root cause analysis methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence leaders without direct authority.
• Strong project management, organizational, and change management skills.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel 60–75% throughout the assigned region.

Preferred:

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or equivalent professional certification.
• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, facility startups, or operational integrations.
• Experience implementing Human & Organizational Performance (HOP), Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) prevention programs, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, Lean Manufacturing, or Operational Excellence systems.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.