Senior Director, Health and Safety

Reworld Waste•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Reworld is a leader in sustainable waste solutions, providing innovative solutions that help customers achieve carbon-negative outcomes. The company is seeking a Senior Director, Health and Safety to foster the success of programming through strong relationships with regional leadership and staff. This role involves developing, deploying, and supporting the implementation of Health and Safety regional strategy, policies, processes, and procedures. The position aims to build Health & Safety rigor across facilities through culture change, leadership, and strong process implementation, while interfacing with various stakeholders including Risk Control, Captive Insurance, and Client/Disposal Partner ES&H Representatives. The role also drives continuous improvement, conducts worker training, collaborates for best practice sharing, completes audits, and participates in corporate safety program development. Additionally, the Senior Director is responsible for regional spend against the corporate budget and provides coaching and support to facility safety leads on various topics such as training materials, fit testing, ergonomics, hazard control, PPE selection, and industrial hygiene sampling. The role also involves supporting outage planning and participating in accident investigations and root cause analyses, as well as leading continuous improvement initiatives for missed KPIs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or related field or Equivalent industrial experience
10+ years applicable experience (industrial safety & health, environment, OSHA, regulations, ANSI, NFPA, and NIOSH standards)
Experience working at a regional level or in support of multiple sites
5+ years of in process and program experience
3+ years direct management experience
Ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the role while upholding Reworld's Values, including (but not limited to) contributing to a safe and inclusive workplace, delivering results through trust, and building breakthrough capabilities.

Nice To Haves

Preferred CSP or CIH

Responsibilities

Foster the success of programming through strong relationships with the President of the Midwest, Chief Operating Officer, Area Managers, facility/regional staffs, facility managers, and the facility safety managers.
Develop, deploy, and support implementation of Health and safety regional strategy and associated policies, process, and procedure.
Build H&S rigor with the facilities across the Midwest through culture change, leadership, and strong process implementation.
Interface with Risk Control, Captive Insurance, and all Client/Disposal Partner ES&H Representatives.
Drive continuous improvement to all current policies, regulations, and unique industrial process rules.
Conduct and coordinate worker training in areas governed by OSHA, DOT, and other governing agencies.
Collaborate with regional peers for best practice sharing, of safety programs, compliance, and improvement opportunity.
Complete quarterly snapshot audits for assigned facilities in the region and track/report findings.
Participate in the development and implementation of Corporate Safety Procedures and programs.
Responsible for regional spend against corporate budget coordinating with regional leadership team and finance.
Coach and support the facility safety leads with the following topics as needed: Development of training materials and coordination of weekly and monthly safety themes. Fit testing. Ergonomics evaluations and design changes. Hazard control evaluation. Evaluation of safety and health program implementation and maintenance at site level. Evaluation of PPE selection. Completion and tracking of industrial hygiene sampling and medical surveillance testing (blood lead levels, hearing testing, respiratory medical qualifications).
Provide support for outage planning/participation and oversight/participation
Facilitates and/or participates on Accident investigation/Root Cause Analyses for OSHA-recordable injuries and serious near misses.
Lead lean problem solving, Kaizens, and continuous improvements for missed KPIs.