Director, Enterprise EHS

John Soules Foods; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Vacation days

Medical benefits

Telemedicine

Onsite clinic

401(k) matching

Life insurance

Career development

Job summary

Soules Foods seeks a Director of Environmental, Health & Safety to own the enterprise EHS strategy for Tyler, TX HQ and additional facilities in GA and AL. You will lead a growing safety organization, drive culture, and ensure compliance across all sites, including incident investigations and capital projects.

As a visible leader on the production floor, you will advance safety programs, train teams, and escalate risks to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Environmental Health, Safety Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive occupational health and safety experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing safety professionals, including hiring, performance management, and development.
• Experience with multi-site or enterprise-level EHS accountability.
• Working knowledge of environmental compliance requirements (EPA and state agencies), including air, wastewater, stormwater, and hazardous waste programs.
• Proven record of building safety programs and improving safety culture.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence, challenge, and hold others accountable at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present to senior leadership and ownership.
• Ability to lead training and engage diverse audiences across office and production populations.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to anticipate risk, assess conditions, and drive corrective action to verified closure.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Teams, and related EHS systems.
• Experience with USDA/FDA-regulated manufacturing.
• CSP strongly preferred; ASP with active pursuit of CSP.
• CIH/CHMM or equivalent credential.
• OSHA Authorized Trainer (General Industry) preferred or ability to obtain.
• PSM and EPA RMP experience, especially ammonia refrigeration.
• Workers’ compensation across multiple states.
• Lean or Continuous Improvement certification with safety application.
• Bilingual in other languages is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Regular presence on the production floor at every facility.
• Decisive action in response to safety risks, including stop work authority.
• Willingness to challenge peers, plant leadership, and senior leaders.
• Ability to influence behavior across all locations.
• Ownership of enterprise EHS results, including sites under development.
• Set, publish, and enforce a single enterprise EHS standard across facilities.
• Visible, assertive safety leadership across plants, shifts, and departments.
• Drive accountability for safety expectations enterprise-wide.
• Intervene and address unsafe behaviors, near misses, and hazardous conditions.
• Maintain continuous awareness of safety conditions and risks enterprise-wide.
• Ensure no shortcut compromises safety standards at any site.
• Serve as final escalation point for safety risks unresolved at plant level.
• Lead safety training and develop the safety talent bench across sites.
• Audit facilities and processes; ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Lead internal audits, regulatory inspections, and third-party assessments.
• Primary contact for regulatory agencies, insurers, and outside counsel on EHS matters.
• Ensure EHS in capital projects, new equipment, and site start-ups.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Training & development

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Influence across levels

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Environmental Health, Safety Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Teams

EHS systems

Job description

Soules Foods seeks a Director of Environmental, Health & Safety to own the enterprise EHS strategy for Tyler, TX HQ and additional facilities in GA and AL. You will lead a growing safety organization, drive culture, and ensure compliance across all sites, including incident investigations and capital projects.

As a visible leader on the production floor, you will advance safety programs, train teams, and escalate risks to senior leadership.