Director, EHS

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As a family-owned company under our fourth generation of leadership, we have built our business based on the principles of trust, integrity, and a desire to help our customers and employees succeed.

Since 1926, we've supported the strength of our communities by supplying equipment for critical infrastructure and commerce, and by funding programs that advance social and economic vitality. Being around for nearly 100 years means we change and pivot to capture opportunities and avoid challenges. We make smart investments in our company and continuously improve as part of our vision to be a trailblazing company that's built to last.

We're looking for hard-working, team-oriented professionals who enjoy working on new challenges every day. We believe our employees are the key to our success, and we're committed to providing a work experience that helps our team grow to their full potential.

Join a leading solutions provider and be a part of a group of highly skilled technicians, sales and support team members who exist to serve as a trusted partner to our customers, communities, and fellow employees.

Summary

Weisiger Group is looking for a Director of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) to plan, implement, and direct EHS strategies, risk management, policies, programs, and processes to position divisions of Weisiger Group, Carolina Cat and LiftOne, as industry leaders in health, environmental, and safety. This leadership position demands a strategic approach to drive a culture of care, continuous improvement, injury and vehicular incident reduction, regulatory compliance, and development across all levels of a high-growth organization.

Essential Functions

Leadership & Collaboration:

• Develop strong working relationships with divisional leadership, supervisors, and front line teammates, resulting in open dialogue, mutual understanding, and trust.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including operations, facilities and human resources, to integrate EHS practices into daily operations.
• Regularly engage with field service teams and drivers to understand real-world challenges and ensure practical application of safety protocols.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, development, focus, and clear goals to the EHS team.
• Develop and communicate a clear EHS vision and strategy with quick-wins and long-term goals.
• Align initiatives with root cause analysis and areas of highest impact.
• Inspire commitment and ownership of EHS value at every level.
• Foster a proactive safety culture that emphasizes risk reduction, employee engagement, and accountability.
• Oversee environmental initiatives, such as waste management, pollution prevention, and sustainability efforts.
• Champion Safetyas a core value and integral part of daily operations.
• Inspire or motivate a change in behavior or process.
• Act as a creative problem-solver willing to listen, adapt and lead teams through complicated situations.
• Develop and lead emergency response procedures, ensuring that employees are well-prepared to respond effectively to emergencies.
• Promote a proactive approach to identifying and addressing safety challenges.
• Collaborate with field-based Safety Trainers and Program Specialists to turn insights into strategy and measurement.

Data Analytics:

• Monitor and report on safety performance, trends, initiatives, and incidents to senior leadership and the Board
• Effectively leverage data to provide root cause identification and to prioritize actions that prevent injuries, accidents, and unsafe conditions/behaviors.
• Compile, analyze, and interpret data related to occupational accidents and illnesses. Report figures on a monthly basis to employees and management.
• Provide leadership on the latest safety tools, software, and automation technologies.

Compliance, Regulatory Oversight & Risk Management:

• Oversee safety, environmental, and driver compliance, including compliance with OSHA, EPA, MSHA, DOT, FMCSA, and other relevant agencies.
• Act as liaison to regulatory agencies and other governmental or public entities.
• Lead investigations of significant recordable and near-miss accidents, injuries, and/or occupational diseases to determine root causes and preventive measures. Report findings to senior leadership team and division management in written format.
• Advise management and employees of non-compliance.
• Oversee injury case management.
• Assist with environmental remediation, if any, in a cost-effective and timely manner.
• Develop and refine safety, health, fleet, and environmental policies and procedures.
• Oversee driver qualification files, DOT logs, and hours-of-service records.
• Manage workers compensation claims and return to work programs.
• Assist Fleet Director with safety issues and inspections related to service vehicles.

Other:

• Flexibly support cross-functional initiatives as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualifying individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Executive presence with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills that will exhibit collaborative leadership and the ability to develop partnerships with key stakeholders.
• Highly knowledgeable in technical issues involving EHS program areas and serve as the key EHS expert and leader.
• A strategist with tactical acumen, knowledge of environmental, health, and safety codes and regulations.
• Proven success in creating and implementing EHS compliance and improvement plans.
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills and specialized knowledge of risk management and safety practices.
• Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Proficient in use of various computer applications such as Excel, MS word and various other database derived applications.
• Knowledge of US federal and state regulations pertaining to occupational safety and health and the environment.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative in all aspects of EHS management.
• Ability to initiate action with all levels including, without limitation, various divisional leaders, facility managers, continuous improvement team, regulatory agency staff members, and, as necessary, implement emergency response procedures.
• Strong managerial, communication and interpersonal relationship skills with the ability to work with various functional groups.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Science, engineering or related field. Advanced degree (Masters or Ph.D.) is preferred.
• Minimum of at least 15-years experience in the field of EHS.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Chemicals Safety Management (CSM), OSHA Certified Instructor, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHHM), Certified Environmental Manager (CEM), and/or Associate Safety Professionals (ASP) preferred.
• Requires excellent communications skills, both verbal and written.
• Minimum 5 years safety management experience in a mechanical service, industrial, or manufacturing type environment.
• Research and analysis skills of existing and potential safety technologies for continuous improvement.
• Experience with leading and implementing behavior based safety programs.
• Proven managerial/leadership skills such as work planning, delegating and evaluating.
• Proven mentoring and coaching abilities; demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire others.
• Knowledge of OSHA laws and regulations as related to 29 CFR 1910 or 1926. Knowledge of MSHA 30 CFR a plus, but not required.
• Ability and knowledge to investigate industrial accidents and injuries and to determine the root cause and prevention measures.
• Ability to exercise mature judgment and suggest the appropriate action when working with employees, management, or customers.
• Capable of developing a sense of trust among team members at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated collaboration, negotiation, conflict resolution, and interpersonal skills.
• Able to analyze complicated EHS issues and summarize concisely for non-EHS employees.
• Able to develop action plans and bring to a successful conclusion corrective action.
• Must act in a way that never compromises ethics, integrity, or safety.
• Knowledge of workers compensation laws and regulations and return to duty programs.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).

Workplace Requirements

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee must frequently lift, carry, push, pull and /or otherwise move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this Job, depending on site location, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and equipment. The employee may occasionally be exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee may occasionally be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in some work environments is occasionally loud.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

We require all employees to treat all our employees and candidates as equals. All personnel actions are conducted in the spirit of equal employment. We're committed to recruit, train, promote and retain associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.

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