EHS Leader - Plant Site
Location: Hopkins
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
Company Description Veolia Group is a global leader in
environmental services, operating across all five continents with
nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste
management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative
solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource
regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their
ecological transformation. Within this framework, Veolia's Water
Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced
professionals committed to tackling the world's most complex
challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and
energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more
sustainable future. Job Description Become the driving force behind
a safer, healthier, and more environmentally conscious workplace at
our thriving 400 employee Minnetonka site. As the EHS&S leader,
you'll spearhead cutting-edge strategies and innovative programs
designed to protect our most valuable asset - our people. Your
mission? To create a workplace where risks are minimized,
compliance is second nature, and a culture of safety flourishes. In
this pivotal role, you'll craft and implement forward-thinking
Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security (EHS&S) initiatives
while ensuring seamless regulatory compliance and providing expert
technical support. You'll deliver engaging training sessions that
empower employees at all levels, champion a positive safety culture
that inspires and motivates, and work tirelessly towards the
ultimate goal: an injury-free and healthy work environment. Join us
in shaping a workplace where safety isn't just a priority - it's a
way of life. Your expertise and passion for EHS&S will make a
tangible difference in the lives of hundreds of employees every
day. Are you ready to lead the charge towards a safer, more
sustainable future? Key Responsibilities: Proactively designs,
develops, and implements strategies, policies, programs, processes,
and systems that ensure EH&S compliance, enhance performance,
and drive core values and results to an operational level. Gathers
and analyzes EHS data, develop goals to meet targets, manage
scorecards, databases, and dashboards for EHS related programs and
metrics Develops effective communication processes to make safety
priorities and performance visible. Analyzes data to proactively
assess health and safety challenges from risk assessment methods
and develop action plans to ensure all significant risks are
controlled and managed as part of the operational controls defined
within the EHS management system and procedures. Provides
regulatory assistance, technical support, and training for the
site. Responds to safety and environmental compliance issues,
enforcement actions, emergencies, and changes in operations or
security, coordinating with corporate resources as required. Leads
the deployment, application, renewal, and reporting process for
environmental permitting and plans (EPA, MPCA, SPCC, etc.) Conducts
and/or coordinates EHS audits, incident investigations, emergency
response plans, ergonomics, PPE programs, machine guarding,
management of change, industrial hygiene, and other EHS programs.
Logs and tracks audit recommendations to completion and assists all
levels in developing corrective actions for audit findings. Reviews
capital projects for safety and environmental impacts and
permitting requirements Maintains expert knowledge of existing and
proposed regulations including chemical management and Hazardous
Waste Manage, supervise, train, coach and mentor direct reports and
support team members involved in delivering the EHS programs.
Supports the Safety Committee Works to reduce workers' compensation
risks and costs. Serves as member of the facility's emergency
response and crisis management team, during times of serious
incidents, by directing efforts when requested, offering
recommendations, interpreting regulations, and coordinating
communication with government regulators or agencies Qualifications
Core Requirements: Bachelor's degree, applicable certification or
equivalent experience required 10 years of EHS leadership
experience (manufacturing industry preferred) Experience as manager
of complex EHS performance, compliance permitting, regulatory
issues, projects, and programs Preferred Qualifications: Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to manage and
prioritize a highly variable team workload generated by user,
developer, and project support requests, and effectively
communicates results to both team and users. Excellent analytical
problem-solving skills. Subject matter expert in application
monitoring, configuration, and security capabilities. Effectively
trains on high-risk management standards and other WTS EHS
requirements. Identifies and communicates opportunities for
wellbeing. Knowledge of procedures used to anticipate, recognize,
evaluate and control physical, chemical, and ergonomic hazard
Experience with new manufacturing operations with chemical
management Additional Information Why You'll Love Working Here! In
diversity lies strength - We strive to be a workplace that is
inclusive and empowers people to contribute their best Recognition
and rewards for your hard work and achievements Opportunity for new
challenges - We are growing and love to promote from within An
excellent leadership team and a collaborative culture that values
innovation At all levels of the organization, we recognize talent
and want to help you build your sustainable career! At Veolia, we
realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better
results, and build stronger communities. We're an organization that
champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and
are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Because our people
are our greatest assets, we also offer competitive compensation and
benefits that include: Compensation - The salary range is tied to
the market for similarly benchmarked roles. The range is not an
absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual
candidate's knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions,
as well as internal peer equity. Depending upon all the preceding
considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the
offer may be lower or higher than the stated range: $140,000 -
$150,000 annually Annual Incentive Plan - 15% Medical, Dental, &
Vision Insurance Starting Day 1! Life Insurance Paid Time Off Paid
Holidays Parental Leave 401(k) Plan Flexible Spending & Health
Saving Accounts AD&D Insurance Disability Insurance Tuition
Reimbursement Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and
benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting.
The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any
time, subject to applicable law. Applicants are required to be
eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will
not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa)
for this opportunity VWTS does not accept unsolicited resumes from
external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a current and
fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Any
unsolicited resumes and candidate profiles will be deemed the
property of VWTS, and no fee will be due. As an inclusive company,
Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to
all applications, without discrimination. As an inclusive company,
Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to
all applications, without discrimination.
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