EHSS, Senior Director

The Wine Group•Ripon, CA

16h

About The Position

The Wine Group (TWG) is a leading producer of award-winning wines and alcoholic beverages across 120+ brands. With operations in California, New York and Australia, TWG is an innovator in developing and marketing brands beloved by consumers globally, including Cupcake, Franzia, Benziger, Imagery, Tribute, Chloe, Meiomi, Cooks, 7 Deadly, Cooper & Thief, and more. We produce our products using sustainable practices to create delicious beverages that people can feel good about. Visit us at www.thewinegroup.com. JOB SUMMARY The Senior Director – EHSS will report to the Chief Legal Officer (“CLO”) By aligning with leaders company-wide, this person will head the Company’s efforts to set and ensure compliance with laws, rules, regulations and internal policies and procedures regarding: occupational health and safety of employees; environmental compliance and sustainability efforts; and the security of employees and company property; as well as having co-responsibility with the CLO for recommending, maintaining and administering the company’s casualty and liability insurance programs and full responsibility for handling insurance claims.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in related field (advanced degree preferred) and a minimum of 15 years EHS experience in a manufacturing setting (preferably food and beverage, though not required; alcohol beverage a plus) and a minimum of 5 years’ experience leading the EHSS function and other EHSS professionals.
Advanced working knowledge of applicable regulations and regulatory frameworks (OSHA, CalOSHA, EPA, CalEPA, DHS, etc…) with demonstrated success interpreting and applying regulations to manufacturing operations.
Self-starter with excellent project management skills and proven ability to meet deadlines.
Strong aptitude for building and maintaining working relationships across a wide range of both internal and external stakeholders, including Company leadership and government regulators.
Demonstrated success in developing and mentoring EHSS professionals.
Successful track record of ensuring company compliance with EPA, DHS, FDA, ISO, ANSI and other regulatory/advisory/certification agencies’ regulations.
Expertise planning and managing projects, leading teams and driving efficient meetings.
Strong attention to detail.
Experience implementing effective and efficient site-specific security programs.
Highly skilled in the use of the Microsoft Office 365 suite of applications.
Must be able to fully comprehend, and implement requirements of laws, rules, regulations, government agency decisions/guidance and technical documents.
Ability to compose and present comprehensive, yet concise, reports and presentations.
Skilled in effectively communicating in oral and written form internally and externally.

Responsibilities

Drive a culture of safety, leading a team responsible for working with cross-functional leaders to develop, implement, evaluate, and improve execution of the company’s long-term EHSS strategy.
Oversee environmental reporting and permit applications to federal, state and local agencies.
Identify, develop and train others on policies and procedures regarding compliance with current (and future) federal, state and local EHSS laws, rules and regulations.
Support cross-functional leaders on, and stress the importance of, compliance with EHSS laws, rules, regulations and company-wide policies, procedures and best practices.
Assess company-wide EHSS performance and collaborate with leaders to help them drive continuous improvement and increase sustainability of company operations.
Lead EHSS team members and oversee their continuous professional development to align with the growth and development of TWG’s compliance and regulatory needs.
Work with the CLO to align all company-wide, casualty and liability insurance matters with TWG’s insurance broker and insurance companies; handle claims management and lead TWG’s worker’s compensation specialist.
Work with the corporate communications function to identify, generate, and share the value of TWG’s ESG programs to internal and external stakeholders.
Lead TWG’s cross-functional response to requests related to ESG-related certifications and the management of ESG service providers.
Oversee the management of TWG’s program for the collection, interpretation, and reporting of climate metrics.
Lead the annual company-wide risk assessment and mitigation review, working with appropriate stakeholders to identify and calibrate risks and align with senior leadership on appropriate actions, if any, to address such risks.
Such other matters as the CLO requests from time to time.