Division EHS Manager, Parflex

Position Summary

The Division EHS Manager for the Parflex Division provides strategic leadership, governance, and technical expertise for Environmental, Health & Safety programs across all division locations. This division staff-level role partners with division leadership and site management to establish a proactive safety culture, ensure regulatory compliance, reduce risk, and drive continuous improvement in EHS performance.

The role develops division-wide EHS strategy, standards, metrics, and improvement plans while supporting site EHS leaders in implementation and execution. The Division EHS Manager serves as the primary division liaison to Corporate EHS and external regulatory agencies, as appropriate.

This role reports to the General Manager and has direct reports with support the plant locations and implement the EHS strategy and daily leadership.

Responsibilities

EHS Leadership and Strategy
Develop, deploy, and maintain the division's EHS strategy, annual operating plan, objectives, and key performance indicators.
Lead division-wide initiatives that strengthen a zero-incident culture and integrate EHS into daily operating practices, leadership routines, and business decisions.
Partner with division and site leadership to identify EHS risks, establish priorities, allocate resources, and achieve performance targets.
Communicate EHS performance, emerging risks, regulatory developments, and improvement opportunities to division leadership.

Compliance and Risk Management
Ensure division facilities maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, provincial, local, and corporate EHS requirements.
Establish consistent processes for regulatory permitting, reporting, recordkeeping, inspections, audits, and corrective-action management.
Lead or support comprehensive EHS compliance audits and risk assessments across division sites.
Monitor corrective and preventive actions to closure, verify effectiveness, and escalate material risks or nonconformance appropriately.
Maintain awareness of evolving environmental, occupational health, safety, and chemical-management regulations affecting division operations.

Safety Culture and Operational Excellence
Drive implementation of standard EHS management systems, including hazard identification, risk assessment, incident prevention, ergonomics, machine safety, contractor safety, chemical management, emergency preparedness, and industrial hygiene.
Promote employee engagement through safety observations, near-miss reporting, employee involvement, leadership standard work, and recognition programs.
Support sites in implementing effective training programs for employees, supervisors, managers, and contractors.
Benchmark internal and external best practices and deploy scalable solutions throughout the division.

Incident Management and Investigation
Lead or provide oversight for the investigation of significant incidents, injuries, environmental releases, and high-potential near misses.
Ensure root-cause analysis is completed using effective problem-solving methods and that corrective actions address systemic causes.
Prepare leadership communications and regulatory notifications, where required.
Share lessons learned across division locations to prevent recurrence.

Environmental Sustainability
Support division environmental stewardship and sustainability initiatives, including waste reduction, energy conservation, emissions reduction, water stewardship, and pollution prevention.
Coordinate environmental data collection and support corporate sustainability reporting requirements.
Identify opportunities to improve resource efficiency while reducing environmental risk and operating cost.

Team Development and Collaboration
Provide functional leadership, coaching, and development for site EHS professionals and site leadership teams.
Build a strong network of EHS practitioners across the division to share knowledge, standardize practices, and accelerate improvement.
Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Facilities, Legal, and Corporate EHS on EHS priorities.
Participate in capital-project reviews, new-product introductions, acquisitions, divestitures, and facility changes to ensure EHS requirements are integrated early.

Develop and Implement EHS Programs and Procedures

- Accident Prevention
- EHS Regulatory Compliance
- Energy management and use reduction
- Waste Minimization
- Management Systems (as required)

- Coordinate all EHS training.
- Support and manage corrective actions from Corporate EHS audits.
- Onsite contact for Corporate EHS Department and under Corporate direction manage EPA actions such as, but not limited to, cleanups and complaints.
- Onsite contact for Corporate EHS Department and under their direction manage OSHA actions such as, but not limited to, inspections, letters of noncompliance, informal conferences.
- Direct all applicable EHS reporting requirements in a timely and accurate manner.
- Maintain necessary EHS records.
- Insure compliance with Corporate EHS Policy and Directives.
- Chair ISO 14000 Committees
- Support customer EHS requirements.
- Develop, measure and track internal EHS metrics, plans and goals.
- Insure the training of new facility EHS Coordinators.
- Direct the division's waste management (recycling) program.

Qualifications

- BS Degree in a technical field, preferably EHS
- A strong working knowledge of EHS regulations.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience in Ergonomics and Behavior Based Safety a plus.
- 5+ years of applicable experience
- Can work independently.
- Strong communication and computer skills.
- Creative ability in insuring safety of employees, the environment while meeting the needs of production.
- Ability to plan and implement EHS programs.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Ability to work effectively with management as well as associates from the floor.
- Must be able to travel and work out of the office.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Additional Comments:

The essential functions have been provided as example of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

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