Director, Environment, Health & Safety

Summit Interconnect, Inc.; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Interconnect, Inc. seeks a senior EHS leader to develop and sustain corporate EHS programs across multiple PCB manufacturing sites. You will establish standards, ensure compliance, and partner with general managers to build a proactive safety culture.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in EHS with 5+ years in leadership, PCB experience, and travel 25–50%. This role is full-time and onsite in North America, with a strong focus on regulatory excellence and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive EHS experience in industrial manufacturing.
• 5+ years in leadership or multi-site oversight.
• PCB fabrication, electroplating, metal finishing, chemical processing experience preferred.
• Knowledge of U.S. environmental and workplace safety requirements; Canadian familiarity preferred.
• Willingness to travel 25–50%.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, implementation, and sustainment of corporate EHS programs across multiple PCB facilities.
• Establish standards, oversee regulatory compliance, reduce risks, and partner with plant GMs and cross-functional teams.
• Provide functional leadership to site EHS personnel and share best practices.
• Oversee OSHA, EPA, RCRA, Clean Water Act programs and environmental reporting.
• Lead incident investigations, risk assessments, audits, and executive risk reporting.
• Drive training, safety culture, and cross-site improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

EHS Management

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Assessment

Incident Investigation

Cross-site Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science / Environmental Engineering / related field

Advanced degree or professional certification preferred

Job description

• Base Pay $150,000.00 - $200,000.00 / Year
• Job Category EHS, Manufacturing
• Industry Manufacturing, Printed Circuit Boards
• Relocation Expense Covered No
• Employee Type FT Exempt (Salaried)
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree
• Travel 50%
• Manage Others No

As North America's largest privately held printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer, we specialize in delivering high-reliability, advanced technology PCBs across diverse sectors, including defense, aerospace, and high-performance commercial markets. At Summit Interconnect, we are dedicated to excellence through innovation, collaboration, and customer service. Our commitment to quality and growth has been recognized through several prestigious awards. We have been honored on the Inc. 5000 list of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies for three consecutive years, reflecting our rapid revenue growth and resilience in the industry. With a network of North American-based facilities, we continue to expand our PCB services, increase technical support, and add advanced new technology to our operations. Join our dynamic team, where your contributions matter, and professional growth is encouraged.

Position Overview

Lead the development, implementation, and sustainment of corporate environmental, health, and safety programs across multiple printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing facilities. Establish consistent standards, oversee regulatory compliance, reduce environmental and occupational risks, partner with plant general managers and site cross functional teams to build a proactive safety culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish corporate EHS policies, procedures, management systems, annual objectives, and performance expectations across all sites.
• Provide functional leadership to site EHS personnel; share best practices while accommodating site-specific regulations and operating conditions.

Regulatory Compliance & Environmental Management

• Oversee programs addressing OSHA, EPA, RCRA, Clean Water Act, and applicable state, provincial, county, local, and Canadian requirements.
• Standardize oversight of industrial wastewater, discharge permits, air emissions, stormwater, environmental reporting, and hazardous waste handling; support inspections and regulatory corrective actions.

Hazardous Materials & Process Safety

• Set standards for chemical storage, labeling, compatibility, secondary containment, spill prevention, and emergency response.
• Address and eliminate risks in manufacturing areas with particular focus in chemical processing and waste treatment areas.

Occupational Health & Safety

• Standardize PPE, hazard communication, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, and exposure control programs.
• Lead incident investigation, root cause analysis, near-miss reporting, risk assessments, and sustainable corrective actions with Site GMs.
• Manage a risk-based multi-site EHS audit program, corrective action tracking, effectiveness verification, and executive risk reporting.
• Maintain consistent EHS dashboards and facilitate cross-site implementation of lessons learned and improvement initiatives.

Training & Safety Culture

• Establish role-based EHS training and competency standards; coach site EHS personnel and operational leaders.
• Partner with site teams to strengthen employee engagement, safe behaviors, and management accountability.
• Support environmental assessments, external consultants, historical contamination reviews, and compliance-risk evaluations.
• Be primary point of contact for formal responses to third party audits.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Chemical Engineering, a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience; advanced degree or professional certification preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive EHS experience in industrial manufacturing, including 5+ years in leadership or multi-site oversight.
• PCB fabrication, electroplating, metal finishing, chemical processing, or comparable manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of U.S. environmental and workplace safety requirements; Canadian regulatory familiarity preferred.
• Experience with wastewater treatment, hazardous waste, environmental permitting, audits, regulatory inspections, and corrective action management; acquisition integration experience desirable.
• Willingness to travel 25 to 50%.
• Technical judgment; practical standardization; operational collaboration; structured problem-solving; communication and change management; ability to influence and partner across geographically dispersed sites; timely risk escalation.

Key Performance Indicators

TRIR and DART rates; environmental permit compliance and reportable incidents; audit completion; training completion; development and adoption of corporate standards.

ITAR Compliance Notice

This position requires compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Under ITAR, candidates must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (e.g., "Green Card" holder), asylee, or refugee as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). Applicants who do not meet this requirement may not be eligible for employment in this position.

Summit Interconnect is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone is valued and respected. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.