EHS Director USA Operations

Flex; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex is seeking an experienced EHS Director USA, Operations to lead site EH&S professionals across Austin, TX or Milpitas, CA. Reporting to Sr Director, EH&S, you will drive regulatory compliance and program implementation for regional operations, while promoting a strong safety culture.

You will mentor teams, manage capital projects, and support due diligence for M&A and real estate transactions, partnering with leaders to reduce risk and achieve best-in-class EH&S performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, or a related field is required.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) management in manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and environmental regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead site EH&S professionals to implement corporate EH&S programs.
• Drive cultural change with high employee engagement in EH&S performance.
• Mentor and coach site EH&S teams, enhance their skillsets, and build capability.
• Collaborate with regional leadership to drive EH&S improvements and governance.
• Manage EH&S-related capital projects, including permitting and risk mitigation.
• Support due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and real estate transactions.
• Oversee incident monitoring, root cause analyses and corrective actions.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

OSHA knowledge

Industrial hygiene

Risk management

Training & leadership

Emergency response

Data analytics

CSP/CIH

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science or related field

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market‑leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

To support our extraordinary team who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a EHS Director USA, Operations located in Austin, Tx or Milpitas, CA.

Reporting to the Sr Director, EH&S, the EHS Director USA, Operations is responsible for mentoring, coaching and directing site EH&S professionals to implement Corporate EH&S programs created to ensure that all regional operations comply with regulatory and corporate policies. Drive cultural change with a high degree of employee engagement. Provides leadership and works closely with EHS Leadership on the creation, implementation and maintenance of best Corporate EH&S standards and programs.

What a typical day looks like:

• Drive EH&S Excellence: Lead and contribute to overall EH&S excellence by providing strategic direction and technical expertise to initiatives aimed at improving EH&S performance while minimizing risks and liabilities across multiple disciplines, including industrial hygiene, machine safety, hazardous waste management, and environmental permitting.
• Mentor and Coach: Guide and mentor site EH&S professionals in executing compliance responsibilities, enhancing their skillsets, and building overall team capability.
• Leadership Engagement: Provide effective leadership and engage with each site to achieve best-in-class EH&S performance.
• Cultural Change: Collaborate with regional leadership to drive cultural change around EH&S, fostering high levels of employee engagement.
• Leverage Best Practices: Implement and articulate EH&S goals, objectives, initiatives, policies, procedures, and key performance indicators across the region.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build relationships with Business and Functional leaders to foster support for continuous EH&S improvement.
• Metrics Monitoring: Collect, monitor, analyze, and evaluate metrics to measure the effectiveness of EH&S compliance and training programs, providing feedback to senior management.
• Assess EH&S Maturity: Evaluate current EH&S maturity levels and develop a tactical plan for necessary EH&S programs.
• Project Management: Manage EH&S-related capital projects, including permitting and risk mitigation through engineering controls.
• M&A Support: Support due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, as well as post-merger integration and real estate transactions.
• Incident Monitoring: Oversee a monitoring program to analyze workplace incidents and near misses, determining root causes and implementing corrective measures to eliminate hazards.
• Risk Reduction: Execute safety strategies to reduce employee risk and promote a behavioral-based safety culture.
• Training and Support for Leaders: Assist in training and supporting leaders and teams in conducting root cause analyses and implementing corrective actions during safety incident investigations

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• A bachelor’s degree in environmental science, Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, or a related field is required.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) management, mandatory within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Regulatory Compliance: Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and environmental regulations, ensuring compliance across operations.
• Workers’ Compensation & Risk Management: Experience managing workers’ compensation programs, claims, incident investigations, and loss prevention initiatives.
• Insurance & Liability Management: Background working with insurance carriers, claims management, risk assessments, and EH&S liability coverage.
• Technical EH&S Expertise: Skilled in incident investigations, root cause analysis, risk assessments, and EH&S management systems.
• Training & Leadership: Proven ability to develop safety training programs, coach teams, and drive a strong safety culture.
• Certifications: CSP, CIH, or similar professional certifications preferred; active involvement in EH&S professional organizations is a plus.
• Communication & Influence: Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and engage employees, managers, and executives.
• Emergency & Crisis Management: Experience leading emergency response planning, crisis management, and preparedness programs.
• Data Analytics: Strong analytical skills with experience using data and metrics to improve safety performance and compliance outcomes.
• Strong Leadership experience

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