Senior Manager, Regional EHS

Bunzl Career • St. Louis, MO

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About The Position

The Senior Regional EHS Manager provides environmental, health, and safety support to assigned operations and directly leads and supervises Regional EHS Managers. The role retains the field responsibilities of a Regional EHS Manager while adding accountability for team development, prioritization, consistent field support, and first-level escalation of significant EHS issues. In partnership with operational leadership, the role supports regulatory compliance, risk reduction, incident prevention, and execution of established EHS programs and priorities. The Senior Regional EHS Manager serves as a coach, consultant, and technical resource while reinforcing that operational leaders remain responsible for their operations’ safety and compliance performance. The position reports significant risks, field trends, resource needs, and matters requiring broader organizational consideration to the Director, EHS.

The role supports assigned facilities and operational leaders through field guidance, assessments, compliance reviews, incident investigations, corrective-action follow-through, and implementation of EHS programs. It directly supervises assigned Regional EHS Managers, sets priorities and expectations, conducts performance and development discussions, coordinates coverage and workload, and identifies staffing or capability needs. The position monitors performance and emerging risks, coaches teams and operational leaders, and escalates significant or systemic matters to the Director, EHS. It collaborates with Operations, Human Resources, Fleet, Risk, Claims, Legal, and other functions while preserving operational ownership of responsibilities. The position requires 30% travel, including multiple overnight stays within the US, Canada, and Mexico.

Bunzl offers medical, dental, and vision benefits effective the first day of the month after 30 days; paid vacation, sick, holiday, and personal time; and a 401(k) with a generous company match. Bunzl describes itself as a global supplier serving multiple industries, with more than $10 billion in sales, over 100 warehouses, and more than 10,000 team members. Bunzl Distribution states its commitment to equal employment opportunity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Industrial Safety, Engineering, Risk Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 7 or more years of progressive EHS experience, preferably supporting multi-site operations.
• Demonstrated experience providing EHS support within a decentralized organization.
• Previous experience supervising, leading, coaching, or mentoring EHS professionals.
• Working knowledge of applicable occupational safety, health, and environmental regulations.
• Experience with incident investigation, risk assessment, corrective actions, compliance assessments, and EHS program implementation.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence operational leaders without direct authority.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across geographically dispersed operations.
• Ability to travel 30%, including multiple overnight stays within the US, Canada, and Mexico.

Nice To Haves

• Experience within distribution, warehousing, logistics, transportation, or similar operations.
• Formal people-management experience.
• Professional certification such as CSP, ASP, CIH, CHMM, or equivalent.
• Experience supporting a large, multi-site organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide EHS support and guidance to assigned facilities and operational leaders, building effective relationships with facility, regional, and division leadership.
• Coach operational leaders on EHS requirements, risk reduction, and safe work practices, and support implementation of established EHS programs, standards, initiatives, and priorities.
• Help operational leaders identify hazards, evaluate risk, and develop practical corrective actions while reinforcing their ownership of safety, employee behavior, compliance, and corrective-action execution.
• Prioritize field support according to operational need, risk, and EHS performance.
• Directly supervise assigned Regional EHS Managers and establish individual priorities and expectations consistent with department objectives and the Director, EHS’s direction.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance discussions, and development planning; coach and develop team members’ technical capability, business partnership, communication, and field effectiveness.
• Coordinate field coverage and workload, support onboarding and development, promote collaboration and knowledge sharing, and recommend staffing, capability, or resource needs to the Director, EHS.
• Support operational compliance with applicable federal, state, provincial, and local EHS requirements; conduct or support assessments, facility visits, compliance reviews, and other field assurance activities.
• Identify significant or recurring EHS risks, help establish corrective actions, provide guidance on regulatory requirements and company expectations, support regulatory inspections or inquiries as appropriate, and elevate concerns according to risk and severity.
• Support investigations of workplace incidents, injuries, near misses, and other significant EHS events; coach leaders and Regional EHS Managers in investigation and root-cause analysis; and help identify corrective and preventive actions.
• Evaluate incident trends and recurring exposures, monitor significant corrective actions and operational follow-through, and escalate significant or systemic trends to the Director, EHS.
• Support consistent implementation of EHS programs and initiatives; clarify requirements and expectations; monitor field execution and gaps; coordinate team activities tied to department priorities; and support training and communications as needed.
• Review field performance, incidents, assessments, corrective actions, and related indicators; identify emerging issues; work with teams and operational leaders to address performance gaps; and share lessons learned and effective practices.
• Serve as the first level of EHS leadership support for complex field issues, provide guidance when matters exceed a Regional EHS Manager’s experience or authority, and determine when additional leadership visibility is needed.
• Escalate significant regulatory, compliance, operational, or systemic risks to the Director, EHS; coordinate field-level responses while maintaining operational ownership; and support the Director on field-related projects and priorities.
• Partner with Operations, Human Resources, Fleet, Risk, Claims, Legal, and other functions on cross-functional EHS matters, clarify responsibilities, support coordinated resolution, and elevate matters requiring broader alignment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective the first day of the month after 30 days.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, holidays, and personal time.
• 401(k) with a generous company match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior