Environmental, Health & Safety Manager - Cox Automotive

Cox Enterprises; United States; Remote; USD 92,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation with pay

Wellness benefits (up to 160 hours)

Job summary

Cox Automotive - USA is seeking a Regional Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Manager. This role drives the implementation of EHS programs to foster a proactive safety culture across sites, partners with leadership and field teams, and focuses on reducing injuries while aligning with regulatory requirements.

The Manager will lead environmental and safety program development, partner with regional teams, and implement training and incident response.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 6 years of experience; alternative combinations may apply such as a master's with 4 years, a Ph.D. with 1 year, or 8 years in the field.
• Strong interpersonal skills to foster buy-in of new initiatives across all levels of the organization.
• Experience performing risk assessments and Safe Work Practices (Standard Work).
• Experience with data analysis and visualization; familiarity with databases, data structures, and queries.

Responsibilities

• Drive the operational implementation of EHS programs to build a proactive safety culture.
• Collaborate with CAI Safety Teams focusing on leading and lagging indicators; participate in incident investigations.
• Partner with Lean Daily Management teams to align safety measurements with Cox Automotive culture.
• Establish timelines and action closure for corrective actions from inspections and recommendations.
• Develop and implement environmental policies and improvement plans aligned with standards and regulations.
• Work with auction site partners to develop and implement training for safety practices.
• Develop incident response plans including reporting, review, and communication of findings.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Risk assessment

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Organizational skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Job description

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Facilities

Job Profile

Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

Management Level

Manager - Non People Leader

Flexible Work Option

Can work remote but need to live in the specified city, state, or region

Travel %

Yes, 75% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $92,300.00 - $153,900.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Job Description

***Candidate must reside in Florida with a significant amount of travel to ouutside markets on a regular basis.

Job Title: Regional Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Manager

Job Summary:

The role of the Regional EHS Manager is to ensure the successful implementation and practice of our EHS processes and procedures to drive a culture of caring among team members, clients/customers and vendor partners. Work directly with site leadership and employees, office and field-based personnel to drive improved engagement in the assigned region. Lead the development and implementation of sustainable safety and environmental programs across the business. A major focus on the maintenance of safety management systems and the reduction in the frequency and severity of injuries to our people by partnering with functional leaders and staff to analyze problems and successes to optimize future operations.

This role will work with partners across the region to align program support to the overall business objectives and culture we need to enable all team members to work safely and protect the communities where we operate. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop relationships with supporting key stakeholders.

PRIMARY DUTIES/KEY RESPONSIBILITES

• Drive the operational implementation of EHS programs through partnership to build a proactive culture of safety, compliance and performance.
• Collaborates across all CAI Safety Teams (One EHS Team Approach) focused on both leading and lagging indicators to ensure proper safety defenses are being evaluated; key member of the incident investigation and improvement process.
• Partner with Recon and Lean Daily Management teams to ensure safety measurements impact and reflect the Cox Automotive safety culture, while driving leading indicator safety programs that establish a restorative approach.
• Work to establish timelines and action closure process on all identified corrective actions that arising from inspections, reviews and recommendations. Ability to remove an audit atmosphere to a department support relationship.
• Support revised standardized environmental practices to ensure consistency with company standards and all provincial and federal regulations.
• Assist in the building of site safety and environmental policies and improvement plans that focus on continuous improvement.
• Works with auction site partners to help in the development and implementation of the training.
• Develop and implement of incident response plan, to include incident and near miss reporting process and to include review, analysis and communication of findings.
• Assist with the Learning Team approach to working directly with employees and understand how work is completed to better protect the workforce.

Required Experience & Specialized Knowledge and skills

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 6 years of experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 4 years' experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year of experience; or 8 years' experience in a related field

Preferred Skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills that foster team building and "buy-in" of new initiatives and goals at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated experience gathering requirements and facilitating requirements gathering sessions is required
• Ability to complete Risk Assessments and Safe Work Practices (Standard Work)
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently
• Experience in root cause and corrective action analysis
• Ability to drive programs and improvements across a matrix organization
• Experience with data analysis and visualization and familiarity with databases, data structure, and queries is preferred
• Ability to travel extensively (65%)

Organizational Position:

Does this position have direct reports? NO YES

Reports to: Director/AVP level

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

About Us

Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells - or simply uses - cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.

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