EHS Manager (Las Ánimas)

SUMMARY

The EHS Manager is a hands‑on, individual contributor role that is responsible for leading and executing EH&S; activities, ensuring the safety of all employees and protection of the environment through compliance with all federal, state, local, and Corporate regulations and policies. The incumbent will partner closely with operations leaders, HR, and Regal Business Systems (RBS) Manager, to ensure program integration into all aspects of the business.

Responsibilities

• Drive a management‑supported and employee‑driven safety culture to proactively eliminate safety hazards through achievement of daily/monthly/annual safety goals.
• Achieve significant improvement to top quartile performance in EH&S; KPIs including incidents, near misses, risk scores, audit findings, etc.
• Ensure timely communication on critical metric and incident reporting, incident reduction activities, training, and employee involvement.
• Participate in front‑end process engineering events focusing on risk assessment, evaluation of new processes for safety and ergonomic considerations, and review of facility layouts for potential EH&S; issues.
• Actively lead, participate in, and sustain EH&S; continuous improvement / kaizen activity.
• Conduct accident/incident investigations and re‑enactments to identify root causes, subsequently developing and recommending and/or implementing corrective actions and solutions.
• Collaborate with HR and Finance in administering the worker’s compensation program for all employees and assist with facilitating the employee’s safe return to work.
• Develop, implement, communicate, sustain, and train on programs which proactively eliminate safety and environment risks associated with but not limited to: product design, facility operations, manufacturing processes, ergonomics, product distribution, waste and recycling.
• Develop and lead safety orientation and scheduled/required safety training to comply with OSHA, Corporate and/or site protocols and procedures. Maintain required regulatory and agency required paperwork and permits (i.e. OSHA logs, environmental permits, etc.) in a timely manner, and prepare related documents for signature.
• Management of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) / Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and all fire and emergency response equipment.
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal Environmental and Safety regulations (STPS, SDUE, PROFEPA, SEMARNAT, ETC.).

Critical Competencies

• Knowledge of EH&S; regulatory requirements at the federal and state level (e.g. OSHA, EPA, STPS, SDUE, PROFEPA, SEMARNAT, ETC), in addition to Corporate environmental and safety policies and procedures.
• Strong interpersonal skills which foster teamwork and collaboration. Demonstrated ability to develop high quality working relationships in order to influence, gain support, and achieve results. This includes professional interactions with coworkers and external agencies.
• Leadership skills for supporting and guiding business leaders and employees with technical expertise, EH&S; knowledge and implementation of related initiatives.
• Project management and exceptional organization skills, to include a demonstrated ability to effectively manage time and multiple priorities simultaneously, as well as attention to detail, accuracy, and striving for excellent outcomes.
• Professional oral and written communication and presentation skills, to include speaking clearly and effectively, in a persuasive and credible manner to all levels of the organization, including senior/executive leadership.
• Capable of preparing technical reports, writing procedures and developing presentation/training material to a non‑technical audience.
• Problem‑solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills, including the ability to gather and organize relevant information, and identify underlying issues or problems, trends, and cause‑effect relationships.
• Highly productive and results‑oriented with a strong sense of urgency and discipline to meet task deadlines under time pressure based on business requirements.
• Strong work ethic and role model for professionalism, passion, and taking initiative with projects and tasks.
• Demonstrated flexibility and willingness to adapt to internal processes and change, delays or unexpected events.
• Willingness to travel 5‑10% of the time and be available to work extended hours as needed.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with focus in Environmental, Health and Safety, or related studies in manufacturing, science, or engineering is required.
• Minimum 3 years of EH&S; related experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
• Experience developing EH&S; systems, risk assessments, and process control tools is strongly desired.
• Experience with ISO systems such as 14001, 45001, or other EH&S; accreditations is strongly desired.
• Experience with LEAN manufacturing, problem‑solving techniques, and corrective action processes including