Regional EHS Manager

Clayton Homes (New); Maryville, Northern (TN, KY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

401K with company match

Parental leave

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Clayton is recruiting a Regional EHS Manager to enhance safety culture across designated facilities. You will partner with EHS Directors and plant leadership to drive short- and long-term goals, reduce waste, prevent injuries, and ensure regulatory compliance.

The role requires 5+ years in EHS, strong ISO/Osha knowledge, and up to 40% travel. You will guide training, incident investigations, and return-to-work processes across locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience in EHS roles.
• Ability to travel up to 40%+ of the time.
• Strong knowledge of ISO standards and OSHA, DOL, DOT, EPA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and advance EHS culture at Clayton facilities.
• Ensure EHS plans and procedures are established and communicated.
• Lead audits, investigations, and corrective actions.
• Train and direct site leadership on EHS expectations.

Skills

EHS leadership

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Clayton is a leading single-family, values-driven home builder dedicated to attainable housing, sustainable practices and creating a world-class experience for customers and team members. Our company portfolio includes a broad offering of attainable housing, and as a vertically integrated home builder, we are uniquely positioned to serve customers through every stage of the homeownership journey – building, selling, financing, and insuring homes. From entry-level to more experienced positions, we're actively recruiting individuals who are passionate, positive, and eager to learn. We then equip you for success, whether you're in the office, in the field, or on the floor. As a member of our team you'll enjoy excellent benefits, opportunities for growth, and an encouraging culture that supports work / life balance.

Position Summary: The Regional EHS Manager plays a crucial role in enhancing the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) culture at designated Clayton Facilities, including those within the Home Building, Heibar, and Supply Groups. This role involves close collaboration with onsite EHS and Plant Leadership to drive the commitment and continuous development of both short-term and long-term goals. Key objectives include reducing waste, eliminating hazards and injuries, and fostering a strong safety culture.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Focus on the continuous development of the current EHS Managers and EHS Coordinators to ensure up-to-date practices and ability to influence change in the location.
• Ensure EHS plans and procedures are established within assigned home building facilities with direct and clear communications throughout the facility.
• Plans and procedures could include but are not limited to hazard reductions, injury elimination, environmental improvement, recordkeeping for environmental compliance, team member wellness, worker’s compensation, and injuries within the facility.
• Elevate current EHS processes within facilities to better engage our team members in safe and healthy working environments.
• Ensures compliance with and communication on all ISO, DOL, OSHA, DOT and EPA standards through knowledge and expertise in all areas, holding home building facility leadership accountable, when needed.
• Provide consistent and clear training and direction on expectations for accident tracking, accident investigations, accident reporting, return to work processes, etc. at the home building facility.
• Complete regular check‑ins with EHS Director and other leadership to ensure accuracy and completion of all EHS tasks and functions.
• Participate in EHS assessments, audits, and investigations within assigned facilities.
• Review and communicate Near Miss, recordable and lost time injuries, corrective action, and root cause analysis.
• Accident Case studies or any other regulatory information from each facility.
• Lead facility wide projects / initiatives that increase the EHS culture company wide.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s (4 year) degree preferred.
• 5 years’ prior experience in EHS related role.
• Ability to travel up to 40%+ of the time.
• Demonstrated competence of ISO standards and practices and OSHA, DOL, DOT, EPA regulations.
• High attention to detail and ability to think both critically and analytically.
• Must have strong communication skills, written and verbal and ability to build and maintain positive relationships.
• Must continuously use the highest level of personal integrity and business ethics.
• Faithfully executes all applicable regulations of local, state, and federal authorities.
• Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Physical Demands:

Must be able to consistently operate a computer and other office productivity machinery such as telephone, calculator, copy machine, computer printer, etc. Must be able to communicate with others via phone, email, and in person. Must be able to exchange accurate information with others. Primarily works in home building facilities and when in office, an indoor, temperature-controlled, sealed-window office environment. Work primarily involves sitting/standing and a lot of walking.

Travel Requirements:

As Needed, up to 40%.

Why Clayton?

• Full-time team members have the flexibility to create their own health, dental, and vision benefits package.
• Clayton provides competitive 401K programs, including investment options and company matching for full and part time team members after one year to help our team members achieve their financial goals.
• Additional benefits include paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Programs, and more.
• As part of Clayton’s commitment to Opening Doors to a Better Life, Clayton is now providing paid time for Team Members to volunteer to causes that are meaningful to them through the Clayton Impact program.
• At Clayton, we encourage holistic wellness with physical, nutritional, social, financial, spiritual and occupational programs available online or in-person for team members.

Clayton is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. Clayton is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Business Unit - B00018 Clayton Manufacturing

Clayton story began in 1956 with a simple but powerful mission – helping more hardworking families across America achieve homeownership. Clayton is committed to Opening Doors to a Better Life. We are a leading single family, values driven home builder dedicated to attainable housing, sustainable practices, and creating a world class experience for customers and team members. Our company portfolio includes a broad offering of attainable housing, and as a vertically integrated home builder, we are uniquely positioned to serve customers through every stage of the homeownership journey building, selling, financing, and insuring homes. Our success is in our team members – join our team and see how you can help us build a better tomorrow. As a shared service, Home Team team members support many functions across the Clayton enterprise. The Home Team includes wellbeing, internal audit, accounting/finance, marketing, legal, campus operations, and more. We believe our strength is our people. That's why we invest in opportunities for our team members to personally and professionally grow. As a leader in modern and attainable housing, Clayton is committed to delivering forward-looking technology solutions. With a dedicated team of over 500 technology professionals, we continue to evolve and innovate, ensuring we remain at the forefront of our industry. Our collaborative and innovative culture encourages team members to grow to their full potential. Our focus on team member experience, development and engagement is paramount, offering career pathing and leadership development opportunities to foster growth and success within our organization. Clayton Home Building Group has more than 12,000 team members across the United States, and built more than 59,000 homes last year. Home Building Group makes the dream of homeownership a reality every single day, delivering quality-built homes at an attainable price. We are dedicated to a world-class team member experience, environmentally responsible building practices and helping provide attainable housing for all. This business unit is comprised of Clayton Manufacturing, Clayton Supply, and Clayton Properties Group. With 2,900+ team members and 400+ Retail locations nationwide, our home consultants create a world-class home buying experience by assisting customers in identifying a floor plan, selecting options, and coordinating the construction process. Clayton Retail sells more than 25,000 homes annually, as we strive to help customers achieve homeownership across America.