Regional EHS Manager

Pregis•Elgin, IL

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Regional EHS Manager is a senior leader and change agent responsible for advancing environmental, health, and safety performance across multiple manufacturing sites. This role goes beyond compliance oversight and serves as a strategic partner to operations leadership, building site capability, driving systemic risk reduction, and ensuring EHS is fully integrated into how the business operates. The Regional EHS Manager develops and coaches site EHS leaders, strengthens technical and leadership capability across the region, and ensures consistent execution of enterprise EHS standards while enabling operational excellence.

Requirements

Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority, driving alignment on safety and process improvement initiatives
Strong communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to clearly translate complex processes into understandable procedures and training materials
Proven capability to collect, interpret, and leverage data to drive decision-making and continuous improvement
High level of organization, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Ability to periodically travel to support cross functional auditing
Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field
5+ years of EHS experience, including multi-site or regional responsibility
Experience leading and developing EHS professionals
Strong working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and applicable regulatory frameworks

Nice To Haves

Preferred certifications: CSP, CIH, CHMM

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop site EHS Managers to strengthen technical expertise, leadership effectiveness, and business influence
Build organizational capability by ensuring sites can independently identify, assess, and reduce risk
Serve as a mentor and escalation point for complex EHS challenges
Drive consistency in expectations, prioritization, and execution across all sites
Translate corporate EHS strategy into clear regional priorities and executable plans
Ensure EHS systems, standards, and tools are effectively deployed and integrated into site operations
Drive alignment between safety, operational, and business objectives
Ensure safety is embedded into capital planning, engineering design, and operational processes
Ensure a disciplined, data-driven approach to hazard identification and risk prioritization across sites
Elevate focus on engineering and systems-based solutions over administrative controls
Provide guidance on complex regulatory, industrial hygiene, process safety, and environmental risks
Ensure consistent application of the hierarchy of controls across the region
Analyze regional performance trends (injuries, near misses, audits, exposures, compliance metrics)
Establish clear targets aligned with corporate goals
Use data and leading indicators to proactively identify gaps and drive action
Hold sites accountable for performance and sustainable corrective action completion
Ensure robust audit systems are in place to assess both compliance and system effectiveness
Validate the quality of incident investigations and root cause analysis
Ensure timely closure of corrective actions that address systemic issues
Minimize regulatory risk by ensuring sites always maintain audit-ready processes
Partner with Operations leadership to balance safety, quality, delivery, and cost
Influence decision making by clearly communicating risk and operational impact
Lead and support change management efforts related to new processes, equipment, and business initiatives
Ensure EHS considerations are proactively addressed, not reactively managed
Identify systemic gaps and drive standardization across sites where it improves performance
Champion Lean EHS principles to eliminate waste and reduce variation
Lead or support regional and corporate EHS improvement initiatives
Share best practices and scale successful solutions across the network