Senior EHS Manager (Director of Environmental Health and Safety)

Our client • Corinth, MS

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Our client is looking for a Senior EHS Manager for their Mississippi facilities in Corinth and Booneville. This position will provide leadership, mentoring, and direction to hourly, salaried, and management personnel engaged in Environmental, Health, and/or Safety (EHS) activities related to a large campus.

Requirements

• Demonstrated success in leading, developing, and engaging an inclusive team.
• Degree or equivalent job-related experience (preferably in EHS or related field).
• Proven ability to set and implement a strategic vision.
• Experience with U.S. environmental regulations.
• Knowledge of sustainability strategy; ability to integrate sustainability into the overall business strategy of the organization to build a sustainable business model.
• Knowledge of processes, tools, and techniques for assessing and controlling an organization's exposure to risks of various kinds; ability to apply knowledge of risk management appropriately to diverse situations.
• Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
• Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
• Understanding and insight into the futility of refusing to accept the inevitable and ability to overcome resistance and adapt to a complex and changing environment.
• Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational, or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
• Knowledge of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) policies; ability to implement EHS policies to ensure that provided products and services are safe for people and the environment and in compliance with legal requirements and standards.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certification in a related field is desired.

Responsibilities

• Creates and drives the execution of the safety strategy for the Mississippi campus to achieve the vision.
• Provides guidance and EHS leadership to peers, direct reports, and the Mississippi employees.
• Engages and develops a team of hourly and management EHS professionals.
• Identifies common and more complex safety/health/environmental hazards inherent in the organization's operations and establishes guidelines for protection from those hazards.
• Ensures EHS training is completed to comply with regulatory requirements or in support of facility, division, or enterprise objectives.
• Audits safety/health/environmental programs for compliance with company standards, government regulations, and adequacy relative to local conditions.
• Monitors periodic performance reports for trends and conditions, alerts line management to problems and makes recommendations for improvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed