Director EHS, US/CAN

What you will do

Develops and oversees a cohesive Environmental, Health, and Safety strategy and organization for the USA and Canada region which delivers meaningful outcomes in employee health, hygiene, and safety, reduces environmental risks to the community through installation and operation of leading edge pollution control technologies, ensures processes, systems, and controls are in place which maintain our EHS leadership position and overall competitive advantage, advocates for the incorporation of new and emerging EHS regulatory requirements into US & CAN and Global business planning processes, and fosters a culture of compliance to legal requirements and ownership of EHS risks by all functions and levels of the organization.

The scope of this role includes all manufacturing, warehousing, laboratory, and office locations across the US & CAN footprint and the role directly manages the US EHS organization, including EHS professionals, industrial hygienists, environmental technicians, safety technicians, doctors, and nurses.

How you will do it

• Serves as the senior most leader of the US & CAN EHS organization, outlines organizational competencies, structure, and hierarchy based upon legal requirements and the needs of the business, establishes learning and development tracks for EHS professionals, and works with management and functional teams to define EHS competencies needed across the leadership team and operations organizations.
• Partners with leadership, operations, procurement, HR, product development, quality, sales, and other functional teams to develop the EHS strategy for the business and proposes annual and long-term targets and objectives aligned to that strategy to include org design and restructures as continued improvement to align with ever changing competitive market business requirements.
• Regularly informs US & CAN Leadership teams to include Plant Managers, Operations Directors, GMs, and Functional Leaders of overall EHS compliance, including current outstanding issues, progress on closing gaps, potential future risks, and general areas of weakness. Analyzes data across the business and prepares standard and other requested reports for senior management team. Disseminates and presents overall EHS activities and challenges into actionable items to present to Leadership teams.
• Supports Clarios Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) programs through energy investments, waste reduction, resource efficiency, and performance reporting activities.
• Supports Clarios Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) programs through plant level risk assessments, multi-plant redundancy planning, Regional Crisis Management activities, and providing insights into risk avoidance and mitigation resulting from or being limited by EHS factors.
• Fosters a culture of proactive compliance to legal and corporate standards and emphasizes ownership of EHS risks by all functions and levels of the organization.
• Identifies and manages relationships with professional organizations, trade organizations, NGOs, academic institutions, and government agencies in the EHS space.
• Maintain current awareness of applicable Federal, State, and local health, industrial hygiene, safety, and environmental regulations across the US & CA Region.
• Assess and analyze data, summarize statistics, and compile reports for improvement initiatives.
• Maintains professional competency through participation in professional education and training programs and completion of any necessary requirements to maintain professional credentials.
• Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.
• Work with EHS teams across US & CAN to Identify emergency compliance risks that require immediate follow-up or investigation.
• Review emerging compliance issues to ensure that management and employees are informed about compliance reporting systems, policies, and practices.
• File appropriate compliance reports with regulatory agencies to include OSHA.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What we look for

• Bachelor's degree in EHS Management, Safety, Environmental Engineering, or related field required.
• Minimum 15 years of experience managing multiple manufacturing operations in North America.
• Minimum 10 years of experience managing EHS Teams across the US.
• Previous experience in heavy industrial environment highly preferred.
• Proficient knowledge of relevant laws, policies, and procedures across the US/CA Region.
• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Ability to travel up to 50% for investigations and improvement initiatives

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Who we are:

Clarios is the creator behind the world's most recognizable car battery brands. We are the car battery found in most new vehicles including leading brands such as Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. Our 16,000 employees develop, manufacture, and distribute batteries for virtually every type of vehicle. We recover, recycle, and reuse up to 99% of our battery materials, leading sustainability practices in our industry. Clarios, formerly Johnson Controls Battery Group, is currently a Brookfield portfolio company. Learn more about us at www.clarios.com.

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process by emailing [email protected]. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our teams in terms of work experience, area of expertise, gender, ethnicity, and all other characteristics protected by laws in the countries where we operate. For more information on our commitment to sustainability, diversity, and equal opportunity, please read our latest report. We want you to know your rights because EEO is the law.

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