Regional Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Manager

The Regional Environmental Health & Safety Manager is a senior leader and change agent responsible for advancing environmental, health, and safety performance across multiple manufacturing sites. This role goes beyond compliance oversight and serves as a strategic partner to operations leadership, building site capability, driving systemic risk reduction, and ensuring EHS is fully integrated into how the business operates. You will develop and coach site EHS leaders, strengthen technical and leadership capability across the region, and ensure consistent execution of enterprise EHS standards while enabling operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Regional Leadership & Site Development

Lead, coach, and develop site EHS Managers to strengthen technical expertise, leadership effectiveness, and business influence
Build organizational capability by ensuring sites can independently identify, assess, and reduce risk
Serve as a mentor and escalation point for complex EHS challenges
Drive consistency in expectations, prioritization, and execution across all sites

Strategy Deployment & System Integration

Translate corporate EHS strategy into clear regional priorities and executable plans
Ensure EHS systems, standards, and tools are effectively deployed and integrated into site operations
Drive alignment between safety, operational, and business objectives
Ensure safety is embedded into capital planning, engineering design, and operational processes

Risk Reduction & Technical Excellence

Ensure a disciplined, data-driven approach to hazard identification and risk prioritization across sites
Elevate focus on engineering and systems-based solutions over administrative controls
Provide guidance on complex regulatory, industrial hygiene, process safety, and environmental risks
Ensure consistent application of the hierarchy of controls across the region

Performance Management & Data Utilization

Analyze regional performance trends (injuries, near misses, audits, exposures, compliance metrics)
Establish clear targets aligned with corporate goals
Use data and leading indicators to proactively identify gaps and drive action
Hold sites accountable for performance and sustainable corrective action completion

Audit, Governance & Compliance Assurance

Ensure robust audit systems are in place to assess both compliance and system effectiveness
Validate the quality of incident investigations and root cause analysis
Ensure timely closure of corrective actions that address systemic issues
Minimize regulatory risk by ensuring sites always maintain audit-ready processes

Operational Partnership & Change Leadership

Partner with Operations leadership to balance safety, quality, delivery, and cost
Influence decision making by clearly communicating risk and operational impact
Lead and support change management efforts related to new processes, equipment, and business initiatives
Ensure EHS considerations are proactively addressed, not reactively managed

Continuous Improvement & Standardization

Identify systemic gaps and drive standardization across sites where it improves performance
Champion Lean EHS principles to eliminate waste and reduce variation
Lead or support regional and corporate EHS improvement initiatives
Share best practices and scale successful solutions across the network

Job Requirements:

Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority, driving alignment on safety and process improvement initiatives
Strong communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to clearly translate complex processes into understandable procedures and training materials
Proven capability to collect, interpret, and leverage data to drive decision-making and continuous improvement
High level of organization, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Ability to travel (15-30%) between regional sites

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field
5+ years of EHS experience, including multi-site or regional responsibility
Experience leading and developing EHS professionals
Strong working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and applicable regulatory frameworks
Preferred certifications: CSP, CIH, CHMM

Physical Demands: This position requires regular standing and sitting for extended periods. Regular typing/keyboarding, writing, and filing. Must be able to communicate with all levels of employees, vendors, customers, and visitors. Must also be able to work in a high-stress environment.

Working Environment: Hybrid environment in both office and manufacturing areas with routine visits to production floors across multiple locations.

Our Growth Culture: We thrive in an open transparent environment where we constantly challenge our team members to share their diversity of thought by incorporating round table discussions, regular 1:1’s and maintaining a collaborative environment.

Benefits & Rewards At Pregis, we invest in our employees' success both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive compensation package, eligible employees may qualify for a sign-on incentive, relocation package, or gain-sharing programs. We also offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work-life balance.

Comprehensive Benefits

Medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield
Dental and Vision coverage
Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Company-paid Life Insurance
10% annual bonus incentive
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability coverage
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Tuition Assistance and Continuous Development
401(k) with company match and immediate vesting
Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, and Excellent Work-Life Balance
Hybrid work model and workplace flexibility
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Military Leave

Pregis Core Values
Integrity - The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. Here at Pregis, we value our people and expect the highest quality from each.
Collaboration - Combination action of a group of people, especially when effective and efficient. Pregis strives to hire people that want to win as a team. We look for these qualities when interviewing and value the people that want to strive for the greater good!
Customer Focus - We recognize that having a strong customer focus means having a strong contribution of overall success. We are about putting our customers and their satisfaction first! When recruiting for the right fit, we strive to find this quality in our candidates as a priority for both internal and external customer basis.
Innovation - Here at Pregis, we are always innovating and keeping up with the newest technology to stay proactive within the market.

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