Sr. EHS Manager, North America

Company / Location Information

A.O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Primary Function

Provide EHS service, solutions, programs, best practices and technical guidance to North American facilities and support functions to effectively and efficiently manage compliance assurance and EHSS risk mitigation.  This role will report to the corporate director, EHSS and shall act as a liaison between the corporate EHSS Director and the North American EHS representatives with the primary goal of supporting EHSS initiatives and standardization methods for all NA facilities.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ISO audit oversight which includes planning, scheduling, and execution of ISO audits at all North America facilities.
• Assist sites in the preparation of their audit, as well as aid with the closure of action items. In addition, this role will train and mentor new EHSS professionals to grow their auditing skill sets such that they join the audit program and conduct future audits.
• ISO 14001/45001 Implementation and Audit Management
• Includes full oversight of the EHSS ISO platform with emphasis on plant execution and performance.
• Develop and manage a critical risk program; standardize the approach across business units.
• Drive risk reduction based on business initiatives.
• Prevent / control EHSS risks arising from operations or the business.
• Lead critical EHSS projects, initiatives, and standardization efforts across North America.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on; technical and regulatory aspects, EHSS management systems, technical standards, and EHSS best practices, specifically for facilities lacking formal EHSS expertise.
• Ensure facilities complete critical to compliance tasks prior to their required due dates.
• On-board and train new EHS professionals on tools, systems, and program expectations.
• Assist in managing serious incident investigations and standardization of corrective actions across North American facilities.
• Provide strategic and tactical leadership of EHS systems to site EHS and plant leaders.
• Facilitate communication between corporate and individual locations.
• Collect, measure, and analyze regional and site EHS metrics and KPI performances, to discover trends for continuous improvement and/or corrective measures.
• Manage or assist with regulatory agencies and external stakeholder EHS activities, including reporting, visits, or inspections.
• Assist EHSS director in aligning and implementing long-term EHS strategies and annual or short term EHSS action plans, projects or initiatives that effectively manages EHSS compliance and risk mitigation objectives with business and operational needs, operating plans, capital planning, resource staffing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Occupational Health & Safety/ EHS or a related field required 
• 7+ years of related experience in a manufacturing setting
• 2-3 years supervision/leadership experience.
• Previous project management experience 
• Velocity EHS software experience preferred

We Offer

Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and dental insurance, company-sponsored life insurance, retirement security savings plan, short- and long-term disability programs and tuition assistance.

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ADA Statement & EEO Statement

In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.