Plant EHS Leader — Safety, Compliance & Culture

Wabtec Corporation; Maxton (NC); On-site; USD 79,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation is seeking an EHS Manager to lead environmental, health, and safety initiatives at our North Carolina facility. You will partner with operations to drive a proactive EHS culture, manage regulatory programs, and communicate leading indicator scorecards for the site.

Ideal candidates hold a degree in health sciences or related field, with 5+ years in a plant leadership role, exposure to OSHA/RCRA/NPDES rules, and Six Sigma/Lean experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health sciences, safety engineering, environmental engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 5+ years in a site leadership role at a plant.
• Must have sound knowledge of environmental, health and safety regulatory and statutory requirements including ISO certifications.
• Demonstrated experience managing air permits.
• Understanding of current technology applications used in EHS and a curiosity to embrace future technologies.
• Exhibits vision and sound judgment at local level; tackle tough issues with tact and diplomacy.
• Strong leadership, change execution, and financial management skills.
• Ability to act as change agent through interactions with others.
• Relocation may be provided if eligible.
• Prior EHS experience leading activities in manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of OSHA, RCRA, NPDES, and DOT regulations.
• Six Sigma/Lean training or equivalent.
• Ability to lead process implementation in a team setting.
• Ability to prioritize multiple ongoing tasks.
• 5+ years as Sr. EHS Leader at a plant

Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance with Federal, State, Local and Business EHS regulations and standards.
• Provide strategic and tactical leadership of site performance in meeting EHS goals.
• Lead validation of health, safety, and environmental frameworks for 100% regulatory training compliance.
• Develop systematic approach to organizational changes at site.
• Collaborate with operations to address EHS concerns with operations, equipment, and new products.
• Handle administrative activities for shop operations and interface with other functions.
• Maintain site EHS metrics and collaborate with EHS HQ on projects like GHG reduction and culture change.
• Drive continuous improvement through EHS KPIs to meet goals.
• Ensure staff understand and comply with environmental permits and regulations; implement solutions.
• Maintain air permit documentation with internal/external teams.
• Develop digital management information systems for permit compliance.
• Implement engineering solutions to ensure permit compliance at site.
• Audit team member requirements for site permits.
• Document compliance with regulatory permitting and reporting to local/USEPA.
• Deliver regulatory compliance training and track upcoming changes.
• Explore other environmental programs for the site.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Financial management

Air permits

Regulatory compliance

Six Sigma/Lean

Team collaboration

EHS regulatory knowledge

Site leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in health sciences/safety/env engineering

Job description

Wabtec Corporation is seeking an EHS Manager to lead environmental, health, and safety initiatives at our North Carolina facility. You will partner with operations to drive a proactive EHS culture, manage regulatory programs, and communicate leading indicator scorecards for the site.

Ideal candidates hold a degree in health sciences or related field, with 5+ years in a plant leadership role, exposure to OSHA/RCRA/NPDES rules, and Six Sigma/Lean experience.