Director, Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) and Sustainability

Job Title: Director Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) and Sustainability
Job Location: Glen Allen VA
Job Type: Full time

Job Description:

• Reporting to the VP Operations the Director Environmental Health and Safety is responsible for playing a crucial role in managing and reducing risk while embodying the proactive and innovative spirit that defines our culture.

• Oversee all EHS critical metrics and objectives across the company including multi-site operations sales and office environments.

• Foster a collaborative culture within operations and sales teams to promote a zero-incident and injury-free workplace.

• Influence long-term decision-making to ensure the safety of associates.

• Lead a dedicated team of 5-8 professionals coordinating the EHS program overseeing overall direction coordination and evaluation of EHS personnel.

• Travel 35-40% to support various operations areas including international travel to Latin America.

• Develop and deploy strategies to enhance organizational performance focusing on culture influence and risk mitigation.

• Lead the development of company-wide multi-year EHS strategies to provide program direction for associates and steering committees.

• Set annual goals based on known gaps and prioritized risks for manufacturing facilities and field sales globally.

• Partner with business leaders to integrate EHS routines into performance expectations for every associate across the organization.

• Develop implement and manage comprehensive EHS programs and policies to ensure compliance with our company and Veralto Corporation as well as Federal State and local regulations.

• Ensure adequate and appropriate safety environmental and regulatory training for our associates and EHS professionals.

• Develop training programs secure external training as needed and select or recommend sources for training aids and materials.

• Ensure all incidents are properly reported thoroughly investigated and closed with effective corrective measures.

• Provide leadership in risk assessment change management and business continuity planning.

• Develop track and communicate metrics trends and key performance indicators for EHS and sustainability.

• Ensure team competency at each location globally to meet EHS regulatory requirements.

• Develop and implement strategies to reduce waste and environmental impact.

• Monitor report and evaluate the effectiveness of sustainability program implementations.

• Align proposals for sustainability projects with cost-effectiveness technical feasibility and integration with other initiatives.

• Lead waste water and energy reduction efforts through Veralto Enterprise System tools.

• Manage the Workers Compensation program and Incident and Injury case management.

• Oversee the Property Risk Insurance program by partnering with plants on FM global actions.

• Oversee the department budget and expenditures to meet financial goals.

• Manage ISO 14001 and be familiar with ISO 45001 programs.