Regional Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Leader

Trane Italia•La Crosse, WI

2d•$123,722 - $173,005•Hybrid

About The Position

As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, Trane Technologies is committed to putting the planet first. Sustainability is not just how we do business; it is our business. This Safety-focused business partner role provides strategic consultation and leadership in the development of comprehensive safety management systems. The position requires implementing effective training initiatives, providing targeted risk analysis, and auditing programs to measure efficacy. This role offers proactive leadership to all regional Trane employees, manages environmental health, safety, and security activities, programs, and incident prevention, and ensures compliance with Trane, local, state, provincial, and national requirements. The position establishes and promotes a strong safety culture and a healthy work environment.

Requirements

Must be able to safely and legally operate a vehicle using a seat belt.
Must possess a valid driver’s license for a minimum of 12 months, with no major or frequent traffic violations including, but not limited to: DUI, Hit & Run, License Suspension, Reckless / Careless Driving or multiple smaller infractions or preventable collisions in the previous 3 years.
Must be able to climb ladders and stairs, work at heights and perform duties in hot and cold environments.
Must be able to wear helmets, safety goggles, and safety boots to safely perform job duties.
Travel beyond jobsites may be required in support of safety campaigns, training programs/ conferences, customer events, safety day events, etc.
Must be detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills, and ability to work in a team environment.
Must be a self-starter with experience leading the safety management function.
Comfortable working with field technicians as well as communicating with leaders at all levels in the organization.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple sites/remotely as well as a dispersed workforce.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental or Safety Sciences/Engineering, or related field preferred.
One or more safety-related professional certification is desired (i.e. CSP, CIH, CHSM).
A minimum of 7+ years of practical environmental health and safety management experience at a medium-large site preferred (desired 10+ years).
Comprehensive knowledge of OSHA, EPA, MSHA, DOT, Canada Health & Safety Board as regionally appropriate. Experience in the interpretation of federal, provincial, state, local, environmental and safety standards.
Experience in fast paced, changing/growing organization.
Excellent time management skills and computer experience in MS Office applications (Outlook, Excel, and Word) and EHS data management system (i.e. Gensuite).
Strong ability to lead, motivate, engage and influence others.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including written and verbal in English. Bi-lingual is an asset.
Demonstrated ability to take innovative approaches to improve processes and solve problems.
Demonstrated ability to adapt well to fast-paced environments with changing circumstances, direction and strategy.

Responsibilities

Inspire employee action affecting the leading indicators, including employee involvement and management commitment.
Lead and manage Regional EHS team.
Participate as an active member of the Upper Midwest Regional Leadership Team, supporting the regional operations success.
Provide support for other Company teams as needed and directed, including North America and Enterprise EHS support.
Proactively lead and coordinate environmental health, safety, and security process efforts for the region, including Commercial Sales Office locations and Rental Services in the Upper Midwest, and remote Trane teams as directed.
Develop, implement, and measure the success of safety programs, strategies, policies, training, and procedures in alignment with Corporate and Business Unit expectations.
Ensures accountability and interactions between stakeholders and leadership.
Uses established EHS data processes to lead incident and illness management and report incidents, injuries, illnesses, environmental metrics, risk assessments, EHS action items, and other pertinent information.
Analyze data to lead and coordinate the safety effort for continual improvement.
Visit job sites and dispersed workforce, Commercial Sales Offices, and Rental Service locations on a regular basis to ensure effective implementation of EHS processes and programs. Identify existing or potential risks and hazards. Ensure recommended corrective or preventative measures are completed in a timely manner.
Oversee workers’ compensation program administration including working with all parties to aggressively manage and support transitional duty and return to work programs.
Drive incident and near miss reporting. Perform root cause analysis of incidents and injuries to determine specific actions needed to prevent their reoccurrence, with inclusion of operations subject matter experts, business leadership, business and enterprise EHS.
Facilitate EHS training and orientation as needed. Identify EHS related training requirements for associates and support processes to ensure training effectiveness and compliance.
Ensure all EHS related records are accurately maintained/organized and in compliance with Trane, local, state, provincial, and national requirements or any other regulatory agency rules and regulations.
Ensure contractors and subcontractors have implemented an effective safety process by conducting pre-qualifications and by visiting/auditing job sites on a regular basis.
Participate on business teams as needed to assist in the development of safety policies and procedures, projects, campaigns, committees, as well as corporate compliance audits.
Provide information, metrics, and programs to customers for customer-required contractor qualifications.
Coach/mentor all employees, including leadership, on safe work practices, hazard identification, and risk management.
Direct risk assessments and recommend control measures for all potential areas of concern.
Prepare technical EHS regulatory reporting.
Lead process of reviewing and approving safety data sheets, and new chemical request process.
Organize and lead teams/committees to identify and implement safety improvements, waste reductions, and resource conservation.
Oversee and confirm effectiveness of the facility emergency response team to ensure appropriate training in emergency response, spill response, disaster preparedness, and crisis management. Ensure drills and equipment are in a ready state and effective communication of responsibilities to personnel.
Guide, counsel, advise, and communicate with all levels of leadership on EHS and wellness matters within the region.
Support other Trane regions as needed and directed.
Up to 50% travel in the Region required, with approximately 25% overnight stays. Travel is required to other office locations and customer work sites. Position provides fleet vehicle for travel.