We are hiring a Sr. Manager, Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) to join our Operations & Quality team!

DISCOVER

Can you facilitate projects and implement policies, procedures, and training to ensure a safe and healthy work environment for employees at our San Diego facilities (Vista) and three facilities in TJ, Mexico? As Sr. Manager, EHS, you will lead the global EHS function, designing, developing, and deploying EHS strategies that will enable success and keep us compliant with local, state, and federal safety guidelines. We’ll rely on you to drive ongoing safety continuous improvement across our various facilities, the execution of EHS programs, and the support and development of enterprise-wide training, audits, emergency responsiveness, and assessments.

YOUR RIPPLE EFFECT

Are you an inspiring leader who can bring the best out of a team? You will oversee a team of subject matter experts; we’ll look to you to align people, work, and systems with the business needs/strategy, setting clear expectations and driving excellence in EHS data and programs. You’ll encourage and support your team members, fostering a climate in which people are motivated to do their best.Can you drive EHS best practices? This role goes beyond regulatory compliance; you will partner with leadership to set expectations and goals to level up our EHS capabilities. This is a high-visibility, highly collaborative, hands-on role; we are looking for someone unafraid to roll up their sleeves and act as the conduit between the EHS function and the rest of the organization, aligning our various business locations where possible. The ideal candidate is a deft communicator who speaks their mind, backs up opinions with logic and data, identifies and articulates the “why” behind a decision, and persuades others to complete with urgency.Do you make the complex simple? The right candidate is comfortable working in gray areas and can expertly manage the balance between the details and the big picture, knowing when to stay high and when to investigate. You will ask the right questions to define problems, close gaps, and address areas of opportunity as it relates to leading the investigation of accidents, injuries, and safety-related incidents.Can you deliver data excellence? You will lead the rollup of RIR and near-miss data, supervising data accuracy and excellence. You will monitor and update the EHS database as necessary, responding to the needs of our various manufacturing plants and modifying the database to support program measurement.Can you see around the corner? Watkins Wellness is a high-growth company; we are looking for someone to help mitigate risk as our business continues to evolve. Leaning on your extensive experience and knowledge, you will partner with internal teams to understand what we are currently doing well and where areas of opportunities may be, then will constructively challenge and re-prioritize our EHS deliverables to meet current and future business needs.Are you an EHS compliance expert? This position oversees both California and Tijuana-based plants; proficiency in both U.S. and Mexico health and safety laws and regulations is required. Can you facilitate a robust safety training program? Your team will own safety training at our facilities, requiring you to support the preparation, scheduling, and delivery of training on emergency procedures, workplace safety, standard processes, and other topics. We’ll look to you to determine root causes and work with your team to implement and track corrective actions, participate in new machinery/equipment/process reviews, lead safety-related events, and perform safety analyses and operator training.Are you versed in driving sustainability initiatives? You will seek to understand emissions data and energy use across our worksites and will drive and track savings through EHS sustainability initiatives. We’ll rely on you to review site energy audits, establish an audit cadence, and complete audit results, all while building a culture of decarbonization.Do you have a continuous improvement approach? You will support project leaders in applying continuous improvement tools when driving safety improvement projects and Kaizens.

WHAT YOU BRING

Research shows that candidates often don’t apply to positions unless they meet 100% of the job criteria. We are looking for active learners and people who care about taking advantage of opportunities. We encourage you to apply even if you feel you do not meet all of the requirements for this position.

Bilingual proficiency in English/Spanish required, including ability to write and speak effectively in both languages. Ability and willingness to travel on a weekly basis to our facilities in Vista, CA and Tijuana, MX, as well as occasionally to our parent company, Masco’s facilities in MI.Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in environmental safety, occupational safety and health or related field required. Master’s degree preferred. 5 years’ related experience, ideally in a high-volume manufacturing environment. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.Wastewater experience is a significant plus.Ability to collaborate with co-workers, internal departments, service providers, and customers in a fast-paced environment that requires multi-tasking, seeking expertise and advice from Masco, HUB, FM Global, etc. when deemed necessary.Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact, present to, and influence a group of co-workers, supervisors, managers, or higher-level executives.Ability to work well both independently with minimal supervision and within a team environment.Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, owner’s operating manuals, service procedure manuals, etc.Ability to break long term objectives into components that can be individually measured (key performance metrics, incident rates, etc.)Exhibits our Watkins Way values and understands the culture of our organization.Proficient in MS Office Suite.ERP system experience a plus.CPR/First Aid/AED certified a plus.

WHAT YOU’LL GET

At Watkins Wellness, we believe everyone should ‘Feel good. Live well.’ We offer employees the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing industry leader with an outstanding and well-deserved reputation for leadership and commitment to our employees, customers, and community. Our employees are eligible to receive exceptional health and wellness benefits, paid time off, company bonus, profit sharing, 401k match, education assistance, and much more. We are proud of the people we are and the products we make — products that make a difference to the health and well-being of others.

We look for candidates that exhibit The Watkins Way (always Ethical, endeavors to be Transparent, embraces Inclusion, welcomes Diverse backgrounds and perspectives, Accommodating, believes in Work-Life Balance, puts Safety First, Accountable, values Relationships, Passionate, Team Player, and Goal Driven).

The employee must frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet and in other areas can be moderate to high. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Hiring Range: $111,300.00 - $174,900.00.

Many factors affect actual compensation including but not limited to experience, education, skills, and geographic location

Company: Watkins Manufacturing

Shift 1 (United States of America)Full time

Watkins (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

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