Director, Environmental, Health & Safety and Business Continuity - North America

US OH Akron Corp Hdqtrs

Full time

JR-40113468

The Director, EHS and Business Continuity – North America, will drive integrated environmental, health, and safety (EHS) compliance and sustainability to achieve competitive advantages across the North American tire manufacturing portfolio. The incumbent will work in alignment with the global EHS team and peers to ensure effective implementation of systems, strategies, policies, sustained compliance, and world class performance to achieve a zero-harm culture.

Job Duties / Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• In alignment with the global EHS team, identify, develop, and oversee implementation of systems that protect associates, the environment and facilities, and local communities

• Participate in Americas leadership meetings to provide strategic direction on EHS and sustainability matters

• Lead the development and implementation of strategies and policies ensuring EHS systems are in place

• Develop partnerships with industries, agencies, and universities to support effective, cost-efficient system management

• Lead the establishment and publication of internal and external metrics demonstrating world class performance to shareholders, customers, associates, neighbors, public interest groups, government agencies, and marketplace stakeholders

• Support the development of talent and teams within the global EHS organization, establishing first class performance and a culture where zero safety incidents are a mindset

• Coordinate all business continuity activities across the Americas region in alignment with the global Business Continuity team

• Serve as deputy to the Vice President, Global EHS and Business Continuity, acting as a critical connection for Akron based associates and customers

• Drive excellence in EHS initiatives, programs, and strategies to eliminate injuries and illness throughout North America

• Develop and maintain safety key performance indicators (KPIs), leveraging data, analytics, and external benchmarks to improve safety processes and keep leadership informed of performance results

• Provide technical support and guidance to Latin America and non-tire EHS leaders to ensure consistency and capability building through a dotted line matrix

• Drive compliance with mandatory environmental releases (MERs) and mandatory safety releases (MSRs), ensure audit processes are implemented and sustained, and lead strategies to meet governmental mandates across the Americas

• Lead strategies, programs, and policies that eliminate injuries, illness, and environmental incidents, aligned with plant optimization and the People and Environmental Care (PEC) pillar and supporting a zero-mindset environment

• Lead environmental sustainability initiatives to reduce solvent usage, minimize landfill waste, maintain ISO certifications, manage long term environmental and health risks across the product life cycle, and improve operational efficiency through reductions in energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, waste, water discharge impacts, and chemical exposure

Key Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Health and Safety, Science, or a related field is required, while a master's degree and Certified Safety Professional (CSP) preferred

• 15 or more years of experience in manufacturing managing a global or regional EHS/sustainability program with proven results

• In-depth knowledge of manufacturing environments

• Demonstrated experience working under stressful and large project situations with other functions of the business

Key Skills

• Ability to communicate to all levels of leadership (including organized labor)

• Excellent communication skills (verbal/written)

• Knowledge of Microsoft systems/tools

• Influencing and solid analytical skills

• System/Global thinking abilities

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