Global Director, Environmental, Health, Safety & Security - Manufacturing

AFL Telecommunications•Duncan, SC

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Environmental, Health, Safety & Security (EHSS) leads EHSS strategy and execution across AFL’s global manufacturing operations. The role serves as the senior EHSS advisor to manufacturing leadership, helping the organization identify risk early, strengthen critical controls, maintain regulatory and management-system discipline, and build EHSS capability throughout the business. The Director leads and develops the manufacturing EHSS team and integrates EHSS into business planning, operational execution, capital projects, and continuous improvement. The position is accountable for consistent EHSS standards across manufacturing sites while addressing local requirements. It promotes effective, sustained corrective actions and employee and leader engagement in identifying and managing risk. The role works across a matrixed organization and collaborates with functions including Legal, Human Resources, Operations, Engineering, Facilities, and Security, as well as external stakeholders. Work is performed in office and active manufacturing environments, with regular exposure to production operations. Travel is expected to support manufacturing sites and business needs, generally less than 15%. Personal protective equipment and compliance with site access requirements may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in environmental health and safety, environmental science, engineering, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
At least 10 years of progressive EHSS experience, including leadership responsibility for a large manufacturing site or a multi-site manufacturing organization.
Demonstrated experience leading and developing EHSS professionals in a complex, matrixed organization.
Strong working knowledge of occupational safety, environmental compliance, industrial hygiene, emergency preparedness, and security principles relevant to manufacturing.
Experience designing, implementing, or improving EHSS management systems, audit programs, risk assessments, and performance measures.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, communicate with executive presence, and translate technical requirements into practical operating expectations.
Experience leading serious-incident or high-potential-event investigations and verifying corrective-action effectiveness.
Ability to work effectively across cultures, functions, and manufacturing locations.
Ability to work in office and active manufacturing environments and comply with site access requirements; personal protective equipment may be required.
Travel to manufacturing sites and for business needs is expected, generally less than 15%.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification such as CSP, CIH, CHMM, PE, or equivalent.
Experience with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, or comparable management systems.
Experience supporting manufacturing growth, major capital projects, acquisitions, or operational transformation.
Experience working with contractors and construction activities within active manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

Lead the EHSS function for the global manufacturing organization and advise the senior manufacturing leader and leadership team.
Translate enterprise EHSS strategy into manufacturing priorities, annual plans, standards, and measurable objectives.
Align EHSS support with site operations, business goals, growth plans, and risk profiles; maintain a visible presence in operations.
Provide fact-based insight into operational risk, regulatory exposure, and tradeoffs involving risk, schedule, cost, and execution.
Lead, coach, and develop manufacturing EHSS professionals; establish expectations, accountability, and development plans.
Build a cohesive cross-site EHSS network and strengthen line-leader and supervisor capabilities in hazard recognition, controls, field verification, incident learning, and regulatory responsibility.
Lead identification, assessment, prioritization, and mitigation of EHSS risks across manufacturing operations.
Establish and sustain risk-register, task-risk-assessment, pre-job-planning, and critical-control-verification processes with line leadership.
Integrate EHSS requirements into operational changes, equipment, capital projects, facility modifications, contractor work, and acquisition or expansion activity.
Use operational and EHSS data to identify trends, prioritize action, and verify control effectiveness.
Provide governance and assurance for compliance with applicable environmental, occupational health, safety, security, and company requirements across manufacturing locations.
Guide sites in applying OSHA, EPA, NFPA, NIOSH, and other applicable regulatory or consensus standards.
Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of EHSS management systems, including ISO certification where appropriate.
Oversee environmental compliance and risk management related to permits, waste, air, water, chemical management, and spill prevention as applicable to site operations.
Coordinate significant EHSS matters with Legal, Human Resources, Operations, Engineering, Facilities, Security, and other functions.
Govern incident, near-miss, high-potential-event, hazard, and employee-concern reporting and investigations; promote learning-focused investigations and verify corrective actions are effective and sustained.
Identify cross-site incident trends and share practical lessons with manufacturing leaders and employees.
Develop and maintain risk-based auditing and assurance; monitor a balanced EHSS scorecard and report performance, risks, gaps, and recommended actions to manufacturing and enterprise EHSS leadership.
Partner with sites to close audit findings and verify that improvements address underlying risks.
Promote a culture in which employees and leaders identify risks, raise concerns, stop work when needed, and participate in problem solving.
Improve safety conversations, hazard reporting, employee engagement, and learning from everyday work.
Collaborate with customers, regulators, insurers, contractors, auditors, and other external stakeholders as required.
Represent manufacturing on enterprise EHSS forums and lead deployment of company-wide EHSS initiatives across manufacturing.
Govern site emergency preparedness, response plans, drills, and improvement actions.
Partner with site and corporate stakeholders to identify and manage physical security risks to employees, facilities, operations, and continuity.
Lead special projects and perform other duties consistent with the scope and level of the role.