Director Environment, Health and Safety | Charlotte, NC, Pageland, SC, & Conway, SC

Ready to change the future, your way? This is an excellent opportunity for a driven Director Environment Health and Safety to unlock your ambition and work the future at Aalberts.

As a full-time Director Environment Health and Safety in the Operations Department at Aalberts you will set the strategy for Aalberts IPSA’s most critical component: the safety of its workforce. This role will partner with leadership to ensure consistent and proven safety measures are in place at each of our facilities and that we are compliant with our governing agencies and regulations. You will also drive the environmental strategy forward to ensure corporate sustainable development.

the Aalberts IPSA way

Aalberts integrated piping systems, Americas is built on entrepreneurship. We believe the more space people are given, the greater their chance of finding brilliant solutions for our customers. That is why we encourage everyone to take ownership, think independently yet work as one team. You are in charge today of what happens tomorrow. For yourself, for the company, and for our planet.

your challenge

• Set the vision, objectives, and path to achieve a high-performing EHS operation and culture.
• Serve as the liaison to the leadership team on all matters relating to environmental, occupational health and safety of our employees and facilities. Be the external-facing spokesperson to key stakeholders on EHS matters.
• Support operations leadership in identifying priorities, objectives, and targets to align all company facilities with corporate strategies and in developing a strong safety culture.
• Develop, deploy, and monitor all EHS programs, procedures, policies, and standards complying with jurisdictional and company EHS requirements.
• Manage internal governing safety oversight committee: set mission and charter, identify improvements, and set continuous improvement targets.
• Mentor and coach dotted-line report and facility leadership teams to improve the technical, leadership, and communication skills in safety and environmental areas.
• Develop and perform JSA and new equipment assessments, train safety team, as needed, to do the same.
• Provide hands on leadership, ‘walk the talk,’ and continue to develop a strong EHS system.
• Lead the safety team to conduct EHS audits and participate in periodic Gemba walks.
• Develop managers’ safety skills using safety first, risk assessment, PFMEA, safety EHS related professional certifications such as Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), Associated Safety Professional (ASP) talks, etc.
• Periodically review EHS vision and strategies and make recommendations to achieve company targets and key performance indicators.
• Using tools and dashboards, develop and support actionable reports for internal tracking and government reporting requirements.
• Publish safety and health metrics and communicate to all levels of the organization.
• Oversee recordkeeping and environmental data collection.
• Manage environmental remediation or other environmental clean-up projects.
• Partner with People & Culture (HR) to manage injury/illness cases and effective restricted work programs optimally, then safely return employees to work, consistent with necessary restrictions.
• Manage regulatory agency inspections and interactions.
• Review and investigate accidents and incidents to determine root causes, develop and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure all jurisdictionally required compliance reporting is maintained for all sites.
• Ensure appropriate training is delivered to employees and that the safety team maintains relevant and up-to-date documentation
• Complete additional duties as assigned by your manager.

requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Safety and Health, Safety Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Environmental Sciences required.
• Minimum of 7+ years of experience managing environmental health and safety multi-site leadership; at least 10+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of ISO/RC 14001 and 45000 principles and certifications.
• Knowledge of Federal, State and local regulations and standards governing hazardous waste, permitting, clean air and wastewater.
• Preferred environmental consulting experience, with a focus on investigation and remediation of soil and groundwater contamination.
• Demonstrated experience in leading safety cultural change across an organization and in leveraging multiple approaches to help people adopt and implement sustainable change.
• Demonstrated ability in leading continuous improvement activities and programs, and in implementing processes, tools, and best practices.
• Strong OSHA, hazardous materials and environmental compliance knowledge
• Experience building/standardizing EHS management systems, policies, audits and KPI across sites
• Proven leadership skills in working collaboratively with teams and influencing those beyond a formal reporting relationship.
• Excellent communication skills and styles, both written and verbal; demonstrated ability to effectively present information to internal and external partners.
• Experience with governmental agencies, compliance, and regulations (e.g., US EPA, DOT, OSHA, RCRA).
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or similar designation preferred

Targeted attributes

• Enterprise-minded EHS leader who connects safety and environmental priorities to operational performance, business risk, sustainability, and long-term strategy
• High executive presence and communication skills while able to distill complex EHS information into clear trends, risks, recommendations, and decisions for the leadership team.
• Strategic and hands-on approach establishing a strong multi-site EHS strategy while remaining visible and credible on the manufacturing floor.
• Influential change leader who builds accountability and changes behavior through partnership, coaching, and constructive challenge, not solely through positional authority.
• Data-driven and analytically rigorous individual who uses leading and lagging indicators, dashboards, root-cause analysis, and risk patterns to identify priorities and drive action.
• Systems thinker who creates scalable, standardized EHS management systems while recognizing legitimate differences among facilities and operations.
• Operationally credible professional who understands sophisticated manufacturing processes and can integrate EHS expectations into production, maintenance, engineering, capital projects, and continuous improvement.
• Risk-based decision-maker who anticipates emerging risks, differentiates critical exposures from routine issues, and appropriately escalates matters requiring leadership attention.
• You must be able to maintain regulatory and ethical discipline while developing workable solutions that operations leaders can implement and sustain.
• Respond effectively to serious incidents, regulatory inspections, environmental events, and other high-stakes situations.
• Developer of EHS capability. Coach site EHS professionals and operational leaders, clarify accountability, and strengthen EHS ownership throughout the organization.
• Build strong relationships while remaining willing to challenge decisions, stop unsafe activity, and communicate difficult findings.
• Accountable and execution-oriented. Convert strategy into prioritized plans, assign ownership, follows through on corrective actions, and measure whether improvements are sustained.
• Seek external best practices, learn from incidents and near misses, and continually advance the maturity of the EHS function.

travel requirements

This role will be based at the Charlotte headquarters. However, until key milestones are achieved in the plants, regular travel will be required to Aalberts facilities up to 80 % (Pageland and Conway), and distribution centers once per year.

compensation and benefits

The salaried rate for this role is fair and decided upon based on experience and proven skills alignment through our interview process. This role will observe our company’s 12 paid holidays, generous paid time off and competitive full suite benefits package.

our commitment to all

Aalberts IPSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Uninvited agency solicitation will not be considered. Profiles sent by third-party recruiters will be treated as direct applications from the candidate.