Director, Environmental Health and Safety

Director, Environmental Health and Safety

Central or Southeast Region-Based

Come build something that matters.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 48,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:

As the Director, Environmental Health and Safety supporting the southeastern United States,  you will serve as a strategic leader and trusted partner to operational teams across multiple sites, driving the consistent implementation and advancement of EHS programs. Reporting on an interim basis to the Vice President, EHS, you will play a pivotal role in shaping a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement, while working remotely and traveling within the region up to 40%.   You’ll get to:   

• Provide expert guidance and direct support to site and local teams, emphasizing customer service, skills development, and capability-building. Ensure EHS programs are effectively implemented and sustained in accordance with company policies, standards, processes, and regulatory requirements.
• Actively participate as a member of the Global EHS team, contributing to the development and execution of compliance programs. Collaborate with site leaders to drive strategic EHS priorities, annual program planning, and continuous improvement initiatives to elevate EHS maturity and performance.
• Offer technical support on regulatory compliance, sustainability, and industry best practices. Lead efforts to attract, develop, and retain top EHS talent at the site level, fostering a high-performing and knowledgeable team.
• Utilize advanced analytics to identify trends, anticipate risks, and implement effective mitigation strategies. Prioritize EHS program initiatives and performance improvement milestones to achieve organizational goals.
• Champion a culture of hazard and risk recognition, driving adoption of EHS standards and accountability at all levels. Promote a customer-focused, continuous improvement mindset to advance EHS performance and culture.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of EHS and sustainability data reporting. Oversee ongoing verification of EHS performance across all sites within the region.
• Collaborate with EHS pillar leads, legal counsel, and site teams to resolve regulatory matters and government agency interactions, ensuring timely and effective enforcement action resolution.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, and site transitions by executing the EHS Management of Change process, ensuring seamless integration of newly acquired companies, work transfers, or site closures.
• Design and deliver training programs to enhance the technical skills and functional capabilities of EHS professionals, ensuring each site is equipped to manage EHS responsibilities effectively.
• Guide sites in completing annual EHS program requirements, ensuring alignment with regional and global objectives.

The Person:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive EHS leadership experience in a manufacturing environment, including developing and executing company strategic priorities, and managing multiple site-level teams of EHS professionals to deliver results while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusting partnerships with operational and site leadership through on-site engagement to audit, test, and verify consistent implementation of company standards and processes, including accurate EHS data entry, management, and reporting to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Proven experience implementing company EHS Management Systems (such as ISO 45001, ISO 14001), including optimization of standards and process methods across multiple sites at varying levels of maturity.
• Advanced proficiency in utilizing data analytics and leading indicators to drive proactive, evidence-based decision-making and enable measurable performance improvement, as well as the ability to train others in these skills.

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN etc).

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We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company. 

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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