EHS Regional Manager - Films/Specialty

Magnera Corporation•Lakewood, TN

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Regional EHS Manager is responsible for assisting in the development, deployment and continuous improvement of environmental, health and safety management systems and programs across assigned Magnera locations. This position will help to ensure compliance with internal and external compliance requirements as well as lead initiative deployment and culture evolution across designated locations in the U.S. and Canada.

Requirements

Minimum bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety. Industrial Hygiene, Fire Protection, Environmental Science, Engineering or related discipline.
Minimum 7 years of experience in direct Environmental, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health and Safety experience in a manufacturing environment with demonstrated leadership experience.
Applied knowledge and working understanding of federal/county EHS requirements (i.e.; OSHA, EPA, NFPA)
Strong incident investigation, root cause analysis and continuous improvement skills
Strong leadership, communication, influencing and collaboration skills
Strong organizational and program management skills
Experience with Behavior Based Safety
Computer literacy: MS Office, EHS Based Computer Systems (such as EHS Velocity) preferred

Nice To Haves

Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or other safety certification preferred.
Prior Multi-site oversight experience is preferred.
Lean Six Sigma certification preferred (green or black belt).

Responsibilities

Serves as an EHS subject matter expert and business partner for assigned facilities (approximately 6-8) in the U.S. & Canada Region.
Conduct routine periodic audits and site visits to provide in-person support and assistance as required.
Partner with Operations team(s) to develop and review plans to address incidents, near misses, lessons learned, compliance needs and other EHS related topics.
Assist and support the investigation of accidents/incidents and sharing learnings across organization to aid in preventing recurrence of similar incidents in the future.
Provide support for site EHS teams to help build and maintain awareness of developing environmental, health & safety issues and adoption of best practices through internal and external benchmarking.
Facilitate and enhance networks, sharing and collaboration between sites.
Drive awareness and accountability for environmental, health and safety performance through all levels of the organization. Coach and develop EHS and site leadership teams to drive culture development and engagement.
Lead the development and implementation of Magnera EHS programs and initiatives (as assigned) to support global standards and consistency of approach.
Provide support to create a strong safety culture through active communication and reinforcement of expectations, goals, standards, and metrics used to measure progress. Develop action plans to address gaps and monitor progress to ensure organizational accountability.
Produce regular summary reports and analysis on environmental, health & safety activities, performance and results to support regional and corporate requirements.
Support development of annual EHS plans, goals, objectives, reports and performance improvement plans for designated facilities and overall Magnera strategy execution.