Regional EHS Lead

Overview

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet.  More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

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Responsibilities

· Drive awareness and accountability for environmental, health and safety performance through all levels of the organization.

· Provide support for site EHS teams to assure compliance with internal and external requirements. The Regional EHS Director will serve as the primary EHS resource for site EHS teams but should not assume the internal lead role for facilities.

· Provide support for site EHS teams to help them build and maintain awareness of developing environmental, health & safety issues and adoption of best practices through benchmarking internally and externally. Assist in planning, development, tracking, safety training sessions, inspections and audits. Follow-up and assure completion of action items.

· Assist with the development and implementation of EHS programs. Provide support to create a Complete Safety Culture and communicate the expectations, goals, standards, and metrics used to measure progress.

· Develop leadership and awareness skills with all site EHS teams. Assist in the development of appropriate and effective health & safety training for hourly, supervisory, and management team members to enhance professionalism. Provide technical and regulatory compliance expertise and support.

· Produce regular summary reports and analysis on environmental, health & safety activities, performance measurement and results for the designated facilities as directed by the EHS Rigid Packaging Director . Plan, prepare and present annual EHS plans, goals, objectives, reports and results for the designated facilities. Contribute to corporate environmental initiatives, work place health and safety goal setting and coordinating development and implementation of measures and communications. Assist with structuring environmental, health & safety files for corporate and division audits.

· Maintain and increase professional knowledge and expertise related to the fields of environmental protection, occupational health, and industrial safety through annual professional development.

· Perform other duties as directed by the EHS Rigid Packaging Director.

· Ability to travel, including international, 50-75% of the time.

· The above duties are representative of the nature and level of the work and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Qualifications

· Current or able to qualify for CPR/First Aid/BBP certifications

· Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or other safety certification preferred

· Minimum 10 years of experience in direct Environmental, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health and/or Safety experience in a manufacturing environment

· Applied knowledge and working understanding of federal/county EHS requirements (i.e.; OSHA, EPA, NFPA), regulatory compliance, experience with inspections, incident investigations, process safety, contractor safety, EHS training, hazard reviews and job safety analysis

· Knowledge of safety, industry hygiene and environmental testing methods

· Strong incident investigation, root cause analysis and continuous improvement skills

· Direct EHS experience must include leading and influencing industrial sites and organizations

· Strong leadership, communication, influencing and collaborative skills

· Strong organizational skills with proven ability to complete multiple tasks simultaneously

· Knowledge of Behavior Based Safety

· Computer literacy: Power Point, Word, Excel, Teams

Additional Info

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Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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About AmcorAmcor is a global leader in packaging solutions for consumer and healthcare products. With industry-leading innovation capabilities, global scale and technical expertise, we help our customers grow and meet the needs of millions of consumers every day. Our teams develop responsible, more sustainable packaging in flexible and rigid formats across multiple materials. Supported by a commitment to safety, ~70,000 colleagues across ~140 countries bring our global capabilities to local customers and provide local access to global brands. Our work is guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future.