EHS Regional Manager (Northeast)

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Divert, Inc. is an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food. Founded in 2007, the company creates advanced technologies and sustainable infrastructure to eliminate wasted food, driving social and environmental impact. Divert provides an end-to-end solution that leverages data to prevent waste, facilitates edible food recovery to serve communities in need, and converts wasted food into renewable energy. The company works with over 6,600 customer locations across the U.S. to reduce wasted food and positively impact people and the environment. Its customer base spans across industries and includes five Fortune 100 companies. For more information on Divert, Inc., please visit www.divertinc.com .

What you’ll do:

The EHS Regional Manager is responsible for leading systems, processes and procedures that promote a positive safety culture resulting in an injury free and healthy workplace. Collaborate with local plant teams and Divert’s leadership team to create solutions to prevent and decrease safety incidents at all of Divert’s operating facilities. This position will ensure the facility teams have the knowledge and resources to follow all local, state, and federal safety requirements and Divert EHS programs. The role will identify strategic improvements and execute tactically to improve key EHS performance indicators for the region. This position reports directly to the VP of EH&S and will work cross functionally with Production, Logistics and Engineering & Construction.

Location: The person in this role will be required to live in the Northeast region of the United States. Ideal candidates will be near one of our sites of operation they will partner with - Plymouth, IN; Freetown, MA; Mechanicsburg, PA; Granville, MA.

Travel: Up to 50% travel annually is required

This position is a safety-sensitive position and requires a clear mind and diligence. The employee has the responsibility for his/her safety as well as the safety of others.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting and fostering the safety culture and compliance at Divert’s facilities.
• Responsible for executing strategy and identifying improvement opportunities to help improve the safety culture at each site under responsibility and to work as a team with EHS to ensure alignment with the overall EHS direction.
• Lead projects aimed at anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling safety hazards.
• Develop site specific safety programs, policies, procedures, and associated training materials, and lead initiatives to strategically plan, communicate, deliver and track required employee training.
• Drive thorough investigations for all incidents and accidents and ensure timely completion of corrective actions. Lead the team in developing effective root cause analysis and countermeasures.
• Develops and mentors facility team members to improve their effectiveness as safety leaders.
• Assures compliance with various governmental record-keeping requirements, as well as, company metrics, and effectively communicates information to site teams and leadership.
• Conduct site audits, inspections, evaluations, and reviews as necessary. Work with the sites to identify solutions to resolve the audit findings.
• Provide safety and process safety expertise for engineering and design.
• Support deliberate improvement efforts to improve overall EHS program performance.
• Update the EHS portal utilizing Google platforms to improve EHS sharing and communication.
• Update dashboards to help ensure sites understand their safety and environmental metrics.
• Utilize various computer software applications to develop audits and reports.

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, environmental science, or related disciplines or equivalent subject matter knowledge skills and abilities acquired through work.
• 8+ years of experience with increasing roles of responsibility in EHS in a manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with manufacturing equipment, work environments and procedures.
• Knowledge of OSHA General Industry Standards.
• Experience developing and implementing safety programs, policies, and training from the ground up.
• Ability to be self-directed and complete work with minimal day-to-day supervision in a remote role.

What’s in it for you?

• $120,000 - 130,000 annually
• Health, Vision and Dental Benefits (effective the first of the month following your date of hire!)
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Opportunities for Advancement with a Rapidly Growing, Mission-Driven Organization

Divert Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.