EHS Manager – Lean & Business Efficiency

Role Overview

• Drive Operational Efficiency: Lead the integration of lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies to enhance EHS and operational performance across the business
• Facilitate Learning Team Events: Plan and lead learning team sessions to identify root causes, share insights, and implement sustainable improvements that reduce risk and improve outcomes
• Partner with Operations: Collaborate with business and field leadership to align EHS initiatives with operational goals, ensuring practical, effective, and scalable solutions
• Enhance EHS Program Effectiveness: Support the execution and continuous improvement of EHS programs, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and alignment with enterprise standards
• Provide Onsite Support & Training: Deliver hands-on field engagement and targeted training to reinforce safe work practices, improve adoption of processes, and build local capability
• Advance Procurement Excellence: Partner with procurement and vendor management teams to ensure EHS expectations are embedded in sourcing, contractor management, and supplier performance
• Strengthen Client Relationships: Support client engagement by promoting EHS value, ensuring alignment with client expectations, and contributing to strong, trust-based partnerships
• Leverage Data & Insights: Utilize metrics, trends, and performance data to identify gaps, prioritize actions, and drive informed decision-making
• Promote Culture of Continuous Improvement: Champion a culture of accountability, learning, and innovation across One EHS Team approach and operations
• Influence & Engage Stakeholders: Build strong relationships across all levels of the organization to drive alignment, engagement, and sustained performance improvement

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 6 years’ experience in a related field
• The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and 4 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year of experience; or 10 years’ experience in a related field
• Experience supporting EHS programs within a large company environment
• Experience leading projects and a strong understanding of Lean Principles
• Strong interpersonal skills that foster teambuilding and “buy-in” of new initiatives and goals at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated experience gathering requirements and facilitating requirements gathering sessions
• Lean Six Sigma experience (Yellow, Green, Black Belts a plus)
• Ability to lead projects and allocate actions to the team with on time tracking and urgency
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently
• Ability to drive programs and improvements across a matrix organization
• Experience with data analysis and visualization and familiar with databases, data structure, and queries
• Ability to travel 40-50%

Benefits

• The flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations
• Seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members
• Eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave
• Time off to vote
• Jury duty leave
• Volunteer time off
• Military leave
• Parental leave
• Health care insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Retirement planning (401(k))
• Paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO)