Director, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) – North America

About Us:

BW Packaging is driving performance at the intersection of people, technology, and customer care. As part of the privately held Barry-Wehmiller family, we unite a global team of packaging experts with a clear purpose: People Who Care, Building Solutions that Perform. We take on our customers’ toughest challenges as our own — delivering both innovative and enduring solutions that set the standard for value and performance. Our strength comes from our people and the power of our brands — trusted names in packaging that are known worldwide for engineering excellence, application expertise, and lifetime commitment to customer success. Truly Human Leadership guides our belief that exceptional business results and profound respect for people together provide the foundation of enduring success. We are committed to forging lasting partnerships with our customers, earning their trust through integrity, expertise, and execution. With our full range of packaging solutions and long term partnership and service, we help customers achieve operational excellence today while building the future of packaging together.

 

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

 

Job Description:

The Director, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) – North America, leads the development and execution of BW Packaging’s EHS strategy. The Director is responsible for developing, refining and administering a unified EHS program across the division. Ensures regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, consistent safety practices and a culture of care across all North American BW Packaging sites and operations. The Director parters with key functions such as Operations, Field Service and People team to embed safety into daily practices, drive continuous improvement, and ensure consistent standards and processes. The director also leads the Workers’ Compensation (US) strategy and execution, ensuring effective case management, cost control, and alignment with safety practices. Ensures adoption and consistent execution of EHS practices across sites, partnering with leaders to embed safety into daily operations.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Develop,  implement, execute and continuously improve the EHS strategy aligned with business goals and culture expectations.
• Establish and standardize EHS governance models, policies, procedures, and best practices across all global sites and ensure consistent application.
• Advise executive leadership on EHS risks, trends, and regulatory impacts.

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with global regulatory bodies including and local manufacturing safety regulations.
• Conduct global EHS audits, inspections, and risk assessments to verify adherence to standards and identify improvement opportunities.
• Monitor emerging regulatory requirements affecting manufacturing and implement proactive readiness plans.
• Oversee incident investigation report outs and ensure root cause corrective actions (RCCA) are completed and implemented.

Safety Program Management

• Partner with BW Corporate safety & BW Packaging EMEA safety, aligning with corporate-driven policies and initiatives and representing BW Packaging on Corporate safety calls.
• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve safety programs (e.g., LOTO, arc flash protection, safe lifting & rigging, machine safety, fall protection, emergency response).
• Lead deployment and sustained execution of behavior-based safety, near miss reporting, and safety Gemba program.
• Develop and maintain centralized repository for safety-related documentation including, safety-related; policies, regulations, SOP’s, best practices, investigation findings & RCCA’s, metrics and global safety meeting agenda’s & actions.
• Ensure consistent adoption and execution of safety programs across sites, holding leaders accountable for implementation and follow-through.
• Drive reduction of workplace injuries, incidents, and occupational health risks.
• Monitor safety performance metrics and ensure transparency in reporting.

Environmental Program Management

• Drive compliance with environmental regulations relevant to manufacturing (air emissions, water hazardous waste/waste management, wastewater discharge, chemical storage, stormwater, spill response).<