Regional EHS Director Americas (Mebane, NC)

JT International S.A.

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About The Position

The Regional EHS Director leads Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) at the regional level and serves on the Regional Supply Chain leadership team, contributing to Regional GSC strategy development and thought leadership. The role is accountable for setting and driving execution of environmental and health and safety strategies across regional manufacturing sites and warehouses, delivering on MGSM commitments (RIR <0.2), and ensuring compliance with local regulations and corporate standards. It also builds regional EHS capabilities and fosters continuous improvement through IWS.

Requirements

University degree or higher, preferably with a strong focus on EHS or Safety Management.
More than 10 years of experience working in EHS and manufacturing roles, with IWS EHS Pillar expertise.
Fluent English; additional languages are a plus.
Strong background in EHS management systems and risk management.
Knowledge of EHS regulations, standards, training management, and ISO systems.
Excellent leadership, communication, and relationship management skills.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis.

Nice To Haves

Fluency in an additional language.

Responsibilities

Establish a regional GSC EHS strategy implementation roadmap with Regional Supply Chain leadership and factory EHS Leads to drive year-over-year performance improvement; implement regional and site-specific strategic KPIs and processes; partner with GSC Health & Safety and GSC Environmental Sustainability on global strategy.
Drive the Regional EHS PDCA cycle with site EHS Leads to execute global EHS Pillar tools and work processes, track performance, identify improvement opportunities, address deviations, and ensure site EHS Leads, their teams, and DMSO owners are qualified.
Establish a strong regional safety culture by engaging leaders to model safety, keeping safety visible, encouraging open communication about concerns, and recognizing safe behaviors.
Execute a proactive accident prevention program covering risk management, inspections, audits, and emergency planning; lead regional incident investigations, review reports, identify root causes, assess potential changes to policies and procedures, and ensure incident learnings are reapplied at relevant factories.
Deploy the global safety training matrix across regional sites and personnel and ensure proper qualifications; coach and support Factory and EHS site Leads, and visit sites at least annually to track capabilities, provide support, and calibrate.
Lead the regional GSC EHS compliance program, ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements, and implement corrective actions; conduct site compliance peer reviews and EHS Pillar assessments at least every 12 months.
Drive regional ISO systems and independent certification for ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 50001 to support continuous improvement.
Collect regional feedback to improve global EHS standard work processes, tools, and training materials; share regional best practices with the Global EHS Pillar and deploy global standard changes at regional sites; own one or more global EHS standards, systems, or tools, including developing, improving, maintaining, or peer-reviewing content.
Recruit, motivate, and guide the professional development of direct and indirect reports.

Benefits

Annual performance-based bonus
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Personal Development Programs
Medical, Dental & Vision Plan for employees and family members
Life Insurance
Matching 401(K)
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Family Leave (20 weeks)
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Education/Tuition Assistance
Volunteering Activities
Employee Assistance Program (counseling services for employees and family members)