Job Description
Job summary:
The Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Director (EHS), North America leads the development of business processes and systems to identify and reduce or eliminate Environmental, Health, Safety and Security risks in North America region. The Director provides technical and legal support, business process development, the coordination of strategic and tactical planning with North America EHS leadership team and customers, and leadership for specific regional risk intervention programs. The Director will assist the global leadership team with setting long-term direction for global safety programs and systems and provides support and leadership for specific Global EHS business processes and risk intervention programs.
Essential functions of the job:
- Ensure environmental due diligence is completed on time and in accordance with YFAI policy for acquisitions, divestitures and partnerships in North America.
- Monitor country specific proposed changes to EHS regulations, assess and communicate potential impact, and lead intervention programs as specific regulatory changes affect YFAI’s manufacturing footprint.
- Support North America EHS leadership in defining appropriate plant and regional EHS staffing, and in working with the operations and HR leadership teams to provide appropriate staffing.
- Ensure familiarity with and recommends action to keep the plant(s) in compliance with OSHA and other federal, state, local, and provincial health and safety laws.
- Support the development and roll-out of EHS data entry and reporting tools, including BBP and Business Objects systems, and the utilization of EHSIS.
- Ensure employees, contractors, and vendors work practices are in regulatory compliance with OSHA, NFPA, and other regulatory agencies; as well as with company standards and policies.
- Oversee and provide direction, mentorship, training guidance and day-to-day management of the EHS team.
- Perform other duties as assigned by manager.
Required education:
- Degree in Occupational Health, Safety Management, Safety Engineering, or Ergonomics, or equivalent experience.
Required experience:
- 10+ Minimum Years of Experience of EHS within a manufacturing/automotive environment.
- Relevant staff leadership experience is required (8 years).
- Proven ability to consistently improve EHS outcomes.
- Knowledge and experience with ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 systems.
- Experience with and ability to influence senior leaders and staff. Often uses influence to convince both internal/external parties that share a common desire to accept new concepts, practices, and approaches and frequently negotiates with a common desire to reach agreement on complete proposals/programs.
- Ability to solve problems that may be only vaguely defined and require understanding and consideration of other job areas.
- Safety, environmental, industrial hygiene and/ or ergonomics certification highly desired.
- Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
Job summary:
The Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Director (EHS), North America leads the development of business processes and systems to identify and reduce or eliminate Environmental, Health, Safety and Security risks in North America region. The Director provides technical and legal support, business process development, the coordination of strategic and tactical planning with North America EHS leadership team and customers, and leadership for specific regional risk intervention programs. The Director will assist the global leadership team with setting long-term direction for global safety programs and systems and provides support and leadership for specific Global EHS business processes and risk intervention programs.
Essential functions of the job:
- Ensure environmental due diligence is completed on time and in accordance with YFAI policy for acquisitions, divestitures and partnerships in North America.
- Monitor country specific proposed changes to EHS regulations, assess and communicate potential impact, and lead intervention programs as specific regulatory changes affect YFAI’s manufacturing footprint.
- Support North America EHS leadership in defining appropriate plant and regional EHS staffing, and in working with the operations and HR leadership teams to provide appropriate staffing.
- Ensure familiarity with and recommends action to keep the plant(s) in compliance with OSHA and other federal, state, local, and provincial health and safety laws.
- Support the development and roll-out of EHS data entry and reporting tools, including BBP and Business Objects systems, and the utilization of EHSIS.
- Ensure employees, contractors, and vendors work practices are in regulatory compliance with OSHA, NFPA, and other regulatory agencies; as well as with company standards and policies.
- Oversee and provide direction, mentorship, training guidance and day-to-day management of the EHS team.
- Perform other duties as assigned by manager.
Required education:
- Degree in Occupational Health, Safety Management, Safety Engineering, or Ergonomics, or equivalent experience.
Required experience:
- 10+ Minimum Years of Experience of EHS within a manufacturing/automotive environment.
- Relevant staff leadership experience is required (8 years).
- Proven ability to consistently improve EHS outcomes.
- Knowledge and experience with ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 systems.
- Experience with and ability to influence senior leaders and staff. Often uses influence to convince both internal/external parties that share a common desire to accept new concepts, practices, and approaches and frequently negotiates with a common desire to reach agreement on complete proposals/programs.
- Ability to solve problems that may be only vaguely defined and require understanding and consideration of other job areas.
- Safety, environmental, industrial hygiene and/ or ergonomics certification highly desired.
- Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
About Yanfeng International
Yanfeng is a leading global automotive supplier, which focuses on interiors, exteriors, seating, cockpit electronics and passive safety. Yanfeng has more than 240 locations and approximately 57,000 employees worldwide. The technical team of 4,100 experts is located at 12 R&D centers and other regional offices, with full capabilities including engineering and software development, design and user experience, and test validation. Focusing on smart cabin and lightweight technology, Yanfeng helps automakers to explore future mobility concepts and provide leading cabin solutions.
For more information, please visit www.yanfeng.com.
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