Manager, EH&S Generalist Midwest

Date Posted:

2025-04-03

Country:

United States of America

Location:

OT052: CHN - CHICAGO, IL 651 W WASHINGTON SUITE 1N, CHICAGO, IL, 60661 USAMoving people. Shaping the future. At Otis, we take pride in leading the industry we founded, and there's never been a better time to join our team. We are the leader in elevators, escalators, and moving walkways. We're seeking a Manager, EH&S Generalist Midwest who is ready to help us deliver on our commitments today, plan our strategy for the future and leave their fingerprints on the organization for years to come.

Each day, the OTIS Environment, Health and Safety team is working to ensure that our absolute commitment to safety is upheld for all of our internal and external customers worldwide. In order to maintain our role as a world leader, we continue to seek talented, ambitious individuals to join our high performing team. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to apply your technical expertise, then we have a great opportunity for you. We are seeking creative, analytic, results-focused safety professionals to contribute to our continued legacy.

As an EH&S Manager you will be responsible for providing strategic leadership to support Otis Midwest area's efforts related to environmental and safety compliance. In your role you will partner with Otis Field Operations to identify, anticipate and assess hazards, and implement company EH&S policies and management systems, maintain regulatory compliance and reduce the impact of incidents and losses, including worker’s compensation costs.

What you'll do:

• Reinforce the importance of EHS in the organization
• Lead by example and enhance Otis Safety Culture
• Actively support the organization's efforts to meet or exceed EHS objectives
• Partner with operations to integrate EHS performance and ownership in the branch operations, actively participate in management review meetings
• Provide strategic leadership to drive continuous improvement in EHS performance
• Coordinate appropriate procedures, approvals, and control of hazardous, regulated and solid wastes
• Manage all safety performance measures, documentation and training records in collaboration with field operations
• Lead Branch Safety Audits and incident investigations, supporting the development of corrective action plans
• Ensure compliance with legal and other requirements by integrating requirements into procedures
• Train and coach line management to recognize EH&S hazards and control risks
• Support and evaluate the effectiveness of the communication program, including sharing of best practices
• Travel to regional locations to support operations – 50-75% travel in local region

What You Will Need to be Successful:

• BA/BS degree in Health & Safety, and/or Environmental Management or related field of study or equivalent experience including elevator Field Operations experience in lieu of degree
• MS/MBA degree with EH&S experience preferred
• A minimum of 5+ years of EH&S experience or 7+ years of elevator technical field experience
• A broad understanding of all matters related to EH&S in a service environment
• Knowledge of management systems, policies, strategies and systems needed to implement an EH&S
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, strategic thinking/planning and collaboration skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in field operations environment, including walking up multiple flights of stairs, navigating constructions sites and other remote work environments
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Prior elevator specific technical knowledge is preferred
• EH&S in a field service/operations environment is preferred

If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day. 

Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.2 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.