Sr. EHS Manager, North America

A. O. Smith Corporation•Ashland City, TN

68d•Hybrid

About The Position

Provide EHS service, solutions, programs, best practices and technical guidance to North American facilities and support functions to effectively and efficiently manage compliance assurance and EHSS risk mitigation. This role will report to the corporate director, EHSS and shall act as a liaison between the corporate EHSS Director and the North American EHS representatives with the primary goal of supporting EHSS initiatives and standardization methods for all NA facilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's in Occupational Health & Safety/ EHS or a related field required
7+ years of related experience in a manufacturing setting
2-3 years supervision/leadership experience.
Previous project management experience

Nice To Haves

Velocity EHS software experience preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for ISO audit oversight which includes planning, scheduling, and execution of ISO audits at all North America facilities.
Assist sites in the preparation of their audit, as well as aid with the closure of action items. In addition, this role will train and mentor new EHSS professionals to grow their auditing skill sets such that they join the audit program and conduct future audits.
Includes full oversight of the EHSS ISO platform with emphasis on plant execution and performance.
Develop and manage a critical risk program; standardize the approach across business units.
Drive risk reduction based on business initiatives.
Prevent / control EHSS risks arising from operations or the business.
Lead critical EHSS projects, initiatives, and standardization efforts across North America.
Serve as a subject matter expert on; technical and regulatory aspects, EHSS management systems, technical standards, and EHSS best practices, specifically for facilities lacking formal EHSS expertise.
Ensure facilities complete critical to compliance tasks prior to their required due dates.
On-board and train new EHS professionals on tools, systems, and program expectations.
Assist in managing serious incident investigations and standardization of corrective actions across North American facilities.
Provide strategic and tactical leadership of EHS systems to site EHS and plant leaders.
Facilitate communication between corporate and individual locations.
Collect, measure, and analyze regional and site EHS metrics and KPI performances, to discover trends for continuous improvement and/or corrective measures.
Manage or assist with regulatory agencies and external stakeholder EHS activities, including reporting, visits, or inspections.
Assist EHSS director in aligning and implementing long-term EHS strategies and annual or short term EHSS action plans, projects or initiatives that effectively manages EHSS compliance and risk mitigation objectives with business and operational needs, operating plans, capital planning, resource staffing.