Associate Director – Environmental Health and Safety

Associate Director – Environmental Health and Safety

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in EHS, Safety Management, or Environmental Sciences.
• Certified Safety Professional or equivalent required.
• 15 + years of experience in EHS, Environmental Engineering, or Industrial Safety required.
• Experience in international large-scale EHS operations across multiple countries.
• Experience standing up new organizations, focused on EHS excellence, and regulatory compliance by country.
• Experience leading multiple high impact projects simultaneously and ensuring regulatory compliance against all agencies.
• Experience running multiple small teams across different EHS fields, developing EHS programs, and change management required.
• Strong people leader with 5-10 years of experience developing a diverse and dispersed team of health and safety professionals required.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written, being able to communication across internal partners and with executive leadership.
• Highly unified teammate who can build strong relationships with internal and external Team Members including third-party vendors.
• Experience interacting and driving partnership with emergency agencies, regulatory authorities, and government officials at multiple levels required.
• Capable of delivering high quality work and data driven initiatives on time with the ability to lead multiple different projects or programs simultaneously.
• Ability to be flexible, work through ambiguity, succeed in a fast pace environment while having the foresight to build mechanisms and develop strategies. Willing to learn new skills and implement new technologies across Chewy.
• Experience with Gensuite, Avetta, Smartsheets, Safety Management Systems, Microsoft Office, Google platforms, and other workspace software.
• Must be willing to travel up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own EHS standards, programs, and policies that support Chewy Fulfillment Core & Corporate teams.
• Develop and own international EHS standards for future expansion.
• Develop and lead a comprehensive environmental program.
• Develop and own design, engineering, construction, new launch, and change management safety programs.
• Provide standard methodologies to reduce hazards and implement risk mitigation, improving safety for both Chewy Fulfillment Core & Corporate teams.
• Led a core team to develop, maintain, and continuously improve programs mentioned above.
• Develop and deliver on business objectives, critical metrics, and team goals to drive safety and environmental performance across Chewy Fulfillment Core & Corporate teams.
• Develop data driven initiatives supporting Chewy’s short and long-term strategies.
• Report into the Sr. Director, Safety & Loss Prevention partnering with HR, Finance, and Operations to implement Chewy’s strategies focused on company vision, people, process, and technology.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.