What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, EHS position at BIC?
Join BIC World, a community of brands dedicated to creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that have been part of hearts and homes for over 75 years. We are committed to growing our iconic and innovative brands by reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways.
Our culture encourages a "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" mindset, ensuring self-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission.
The Senior Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager oversees the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of all EHS programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, and to promote a proactive safety and sustainability culture. This leader partners cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, HR, and Corporate EHS to drive strategic initiatives that minimize risk, improve employee wellbeing, and ensure business continuity.
This position is on-site, 5 days a week at Charlotte BIC located at 5910-D Long Creek Park Drive, Charlotte, NC 28269.
Responsbilities:
EHS Leadership and Budget Management: Lead & execute the EHS and security strategy across Charlotte facilities. Ensure full compliance with national legislation & international standards (OHSA, OIT, ISO). Drive performance of KPIs such as TRIR, LTIR, environmental metrics, and compliance scores. Directly support and manage 2 direct reports: Safety Support Specialist and Environment, Safety & Sustainability Specialist. Management and direct oversight of $1M in operational spend.
Health, Safety, and Industrial Risk: Lead and Supervise audits, risk assessments, incident investigations (using tools like 5 Whys, SCAT, Ishikawa) & establish preventative/corrective actions to ensure legal and regulatory compliance. Empower authority to suspend unsafe operations.
Security Management: Oversee corporate & physical security programs; access control, CCTV, visitor management, crisis management, and business continuity. Implement strategies for risks of theft, sabotage, workplace violence, and emergencies.
Environmental & Sustainability Programs: Direct projects to reduce environmental footprint, waste management, recycling & circular economy initiatives. Manage environmental permits, reporting, and recordkeeping (e.g., stormwater, air emissions, hazardous waste, SPCC, Tier II, TRI, etc.). Lead environmental audits, corrective action plans, and sustainability initiatives. \
Global Communication & Campaigns: Develop and deploy global EHS&S campaigns, training materials, and communication strategies to ensure consistent cultural alignment across sites worldwide. Partner with corporate communications to promote awareness, safety days, sustainability weeks, and wellbeing campaigns. Act as a global ambassador for EHS&S culture, aligning initiatives with corporate purpose & employee engagement.
Training & Culture: Lead safety committees, emergency brigades, and training programs. Build a strong zero accident / zero incident culture through engagement, coaching & recognition.
Crisis & Emergency Management: Lead emergency response and business continuity plans for events such as fire, floods, earthquakes, or security breaches. Ensure timely crisis communication and escalation to global leadership.
Qualifications:
BIC World is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means.
Our culture encourages a "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" mindset, ensuring self-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission.
The Senior Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager oversees the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of all EHS programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, and to promote a proactive safety and sustainability culture. This leader partners cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, HR, and Corporate EHS to drive strategic initiatives that minimize risk, improve employee wellbeing, and ensure business continuity.
This position is on-site, 5 days a week at Charlotte BIC located at 5910-D Long Creek Park Drive, Charlotte, NC 28269.
Responsbilities:
EHS Leadership and Budget Management: Lead & execute the EHS and security strategy across Charlotte facilities. Ensure full compliance with national legislation & international standards (OHSA, OIT, ISO). Drive performance of KPIs such as TRIR, LTIR, environmental metrics, and compliance scores. Directly support and manage 2 direct reports: Safety Support Specialist and Environment, Safety & Sustainability Specialist. Management and direct oversight of $1M in operational spend.
Health, Safety, and Industrial Risk: Lead and Supervise audits, risk assessments, incident investigations (using tools like 5 Whys, SCAT, Ishikawa) & establish preventative/corrective actions to ensure legal and regulatory compliance. Empower authority to suspend unsafe operations.
Security Management: Oversee corporate & physical security programs; access control, CCTV, visitor management, crisis management, and business continuity. Implement strategies for risks of theft, sabotage, workplace violence, and emergencies.
Environmental & Sustainability Programs: Direct projects to reduce environmental footprint, waste management, recycling & circular economy initiatives. Manage environmental permits, reporting, and recordkeeping (e.g., stormwater, air emissions, hazardous waste, SPCC, Tier II, TRI, etc.). Lead environmental audits, corrective action plans, and sustainability initiatives. \
Global Communication & Campaigns: Develop and deploy global EHS&S campaigns, training materials, and communication strategies to ensure consistent cultural alignment across sites worldwide. Partner with corporate communications to promote awareness, safety days, sustainability weeks, and wellbeing campaigns. Act as a global ambassador for EHS&S culture, aligning initiatives with corporate purpose & employee engagement.
Training & Culture: Lead safety committees, emergency brigades, and training programs. Build a strong zero accident / zero incident culture through engagement, coaching & recognition.
Crisis & Emergency Management: Lead emergency response and business continuity plans for events such as fire, floods, earthquakes, or security breaches. Ensure timely crisis communication and escalation to global leadership.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's in environmental science, Occupational Safety and Health or Engineering, or relevant field of study.
- At least 5-10 years of experience in an EHS-related role within a fast-paced manufacturing / production environment.
- Lean & Six Sigma Certification (Preferred), Certified Safety Professional (CSP) (Preferred), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) (Preferred), Associate Safety Professional (ASP) (Preferred), OSHA 30-Hour Certification (Preferred), ISO 14001 / ISO 45001 Lead Auditor Training (Preferred)
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional improvement initiatives with measurable results.
- Strong analytical, facilitation, coaching, and communication skills.
- Ability to influence and engage stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
- Experience working in manufacturing, distribution, professional services, or similar operational environments.
- Strong understanding of environmental, safety, and health regulations
- Risk assessment and hazard analysis
- Environmental compliance, waste management, and sustainability practices
- Experience leading cross‑functional teams
- Ability to develop and implement EHS programs, policies, and trainingStrategic decision‑making
BIC World is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means.