Regional EH&S Leader: Environmental & Safety Excellence

Avient Corporation; Avon Lake (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Avient Corporation is seeking a Regional Manager EH&S to deploy comprehensive environmental, health, safety, and security programs across our facilities. You will coach site EH&S teams, partner with plant managers and leadership, and drive continuous improvement to meet regulatory and internal standards.

The role requires ten-plus years in EH&S within manufacturing, strong leadership, and the ability to navigate regulatory environments. Domestic and international travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, or a related technical field required or commensurate with experience.
• In-depth knowledge of environmental, health, and safety management systems which ensure continuous improvement and ongoing compliance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure continuous EHS improvement, risk reduction, and associate engagement at assigned Avient facilities.
• Oversee environmental, safety, health, and security activities at respective sites through coaching, mentoring, training, and assisting facility EH&S managers, plant management, and business unit management.
• Assist, monitor, and communicate facility progress on EHS Roadmap and towards achieving annual objectives.
• Execute appropriate strategies designed to identify potential risk, evaluate consequences and provide solutions to adequately address facility needs.
• Oversee incident investigation, reporting, follow-up, and implementation of preventive actions utilizing root cause analyses mapping tool.
• Ensure governmental environmental, health, and safety permitting and reporting requirements are met at each assigned facility and supporting documentation is maintained.
• Liaise and coordinate regional activities associated with management systems such as Responsible Care and EHS information technology platforms.
• Oversee third party risk consultant and property insurance programs for respective sites.
• Review and approve capital projects for respective sites.
• Conduct environmental, safety, health, security and hygiene audits of respective sites for compliance with standards, laws, regulations, and other related practices and procedures.
• Participate in development and maintenance of corporate environmental, safety, health, and security standards to ensure the intent of the corporate policies is met and regional needs are addressed.Standards establish minimum acceptable performance requirements.
• Interface with governmental authorities for the discussion of adverse events, general questions or any related issues.
• Assist with development, review, and maintenance of EH&S training programs to ensure compliance with applicable internal and external requirements.
• Work with internal and external legal counsel when required.
• Other activities when necessary or assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Incident investigation

Environmental management

Communication

Negotiation with regulators

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, or a related technical field

Job description

Avient Corporation is seeking a Regional Manager EH&S to deploy comprehensive environmental, health, safety, and security programs across our facilities. You will coach site EH&S teams, partner with plant managers and leadership, and drive continuous improvement to meet regulatory and internal standards.

The role requires ten-plus years in EH&S within manufacturing, strong leadership, and the ability to navigate regulatory environments. Domestic and international travel is expected.