Environ & Safety Lead

Owens Corning Foundation; Mesquite (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Owens Corning Foundation seeks an EHS Lead in Mesquite, Texas, to manage all aspects of safety and environmental compliance. This role requires a Bachelor's degree related to EHS and over 5 years of experience in an industrial setting. Responsibilities include leading safety programs, conducting risk assessments, and providing training and support to employees. The position is full-time with potential domestic travel, emphasizing a zero-injury environment and continuous improvement in EHS practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading EHS efforts in an industrial manufacturing setting.
• ASP or CSP certification preferred.
• Experience implementing EHS programs in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development, implementation, and evaluation of safety programs.
• Conduct EHS incident investigations and ensure corrective action.
• Provide EHS support and training to facility team members.

Skills

Hazard Recognition and Risk Assessment

Strong critical thinking

Effective communication

Teambuilding and collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a field related to EHS

Job description

The facility EHS Lead is responsible for building a site culture with an unconditional stance on safety and environmental compliance. The EHS Lead will manage all aspects of the development, implementation, and evaluation of SIF and critical safety programs along with other health and environmental processes/programs/procedures to achieve and maintain a zero‑injury environment. Key objectives will include identifying, eliminating, and controlling hazardous conditions that may lead to injury and/or property damage. The use and application of safety standards, best practices, and analytical techniques along with behavior‑based safety programs is essential. The successful candidate will provide leadership, guidance, and apply technical abilities to engage employees at all levels of the organization to develop and sustain a world‑class safety and environmental program.

The EHS Lead is a critical member of the steering team, providing guidance and coaching in the areas of safety and environmental stewardship to all site employees. The EHS Lead interfaces across the business to provide solutions to safety and environmental compliance challenges as well as advances and innovation in hazard identification. The position acts as the subject matter expert at the assigned facility and is accountable for building capability to ensure a sitewide EHS culture.

JOB RESONSIBILITIES

• Risk prevention in all areas including identifying and documenting potential hazards, including but not limited to materials exposure, accidents, near‑miss, fires, other unsafe conditions, environmental spills and releases or other instances of non‑compliance. Use appropriate protocols and actions to address the concerns. Notify appropriate parties, and internal stakeholders for purpose of corrective action, preventive controls, and training as needed.
• Proactively identify potential hazards associated with all manufacturing processes, equipment, and materials by conducting formal risk assessments. Develop and implement control measures to mitigate identified risks and ensure a safe working environment. Regularly review and update risk assessments to reflect changes in operations and maintain compliance with evolving standards.
• Conduct timely and thorough EHS incident investigations including matters of workers’ compensation. Analyze all accidents/incidents to ensure root cause identification and corrective action, notify appropriate parties, document and submit report of findings.
• Provide support to all facility team members with respect to EHS awareness, leading emergency training, evacuation planning, emergency response, policy interpretation, safety audits, environmental inspections, and how to locate resources, etc. Ensure 100% completion of training plan and certified competence of all employees trained.
• Develop and update our Critical Safety Foundations and SIF Programs, and support development of other key safety and EHS programs in collaboration with site leadership and Doors Business Unit EHS.
• Develop innovative solutions and drive sustainability goals through partnership and influence of key stakeholders and team members at the site.
• Responsible for document maintenance and retention for EHS and Safety training requirements.
• Responsible for environmental reporting and compliance in accordance with federal, state, and local ordinance requirements.
• Champion the Safety Committee and act as a resource to sub committees.
• Develop, implement and/or monitor EHS action plans and programs to ensure a high level of safety and environmental awareness within the facility.
• Coach, mentor and redirect personnel at the site to encourage prioritization and stewardship of our EHS goals. Continually reinforce the company’s stand on safety and environmental compliance, and always recognize employee accomplishments and contributions. Empower employees to prevent or stop and correct unsafe acts or work conditions. Educate team members on safe operations of new processes or modifications.
• Serve as initial EHS contact for the Doors Product Stewardship team to review potential environmental, health, and safety impacts for any product innovations under development at MIC.
• Maintain a leadership presence at the site, influence employee and Leadership behaviors, and fully engage employees in the safety process.
• Participate in Kaizen events, 5S, Lean Daily Management, Waste Elimination, Managing for Daily Improvement, Visual Factory, Six Sigma projects and other similar processes.
• Drive and support change management and engagement in EHS related matters and activities within the site.
• Translate safety and health strategies into results.
• Maintain, collaborate and update EHS information (charts, and graphs) and communicate metrics. Also, oversee the site Safety Data Sheet (SDS) system.
• Drive ergonomics initiatives to reduce MSD illnesses/injuries.
• Collaborate and implement wellness programs to meet site needs.

Key Metrics

• Recordable incident rate (RIR)
• % Satisfactory Audit Score for SIF Programs and Safety Foundations
• Deficiencies in internal H&S Audits
• On‑time Environmental Reporting (internal & external).

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any field related to EHS, such as Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Science or equivalent.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience leading EHS efforts in an industrial manufacturing setting. Floor experience is highly required.
• ASP or CSP certification preferred.
• OSHA 500 series training preferred.

Experience Requirements

• Experience implementing EHS programs in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) standards, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and/or State regulations.
• Experience implementing and coordinating OSHA compliance programs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Hazard Recognition and Risk Assessment.
• Ability to think independently and maintain productivity and accountability under minimal supervision.
• Possess an innovative mindset, and ability to support change and development of new or existing programs and initiatives.
• Strong critical thinking, resourcefulness, and problem‑solving skills.
• Comfortable navigating complex or challenging situations.
• Strong business acumen, integrity, and ability to use good judgement and work autonomously.
• Effectively communicate across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to prioritize tasks.
• Teambuilding and collaboration.

This is a full‑time position requiring weekday (Monday - Friday) work onsite at an assigned manufacturing location. This position may require up to 10% domestic travel.

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer. Except in limited circumstances such as formal apprenticeship programs, Owens Corning does not employ anyone under the age of 18.

Nearest Major Market: Dallas
Nearest Secondary Market: Fort Worth