Environmental Health & Safety Director

Big Ass Who?

We didn’t set out to start a fan company. We set out to solve a problem—workplace discomfort. (Sorry, HR, not your kind.) Facilities become furnaces during the summer, but businesses still expect peak performance and productivity. Without providing the basic human right of comfort, that’s just asinine. Seeing how overhead fans cooled California dairy cows begged a massive question for our founder. “Can a fan be made to revolutionize comfort for people?” he uttered.

That’s when the HVLS Fan Company was born—with the first-ever patented high-volume, low-speed fan. But that name? BOR-ing. And customers knew it. We kept getting calls asking, “Are you the guys who make those big ass fans?” Hell yeah, we are. And Big Ass Fans was born, complete with our own cheeky donkey mascot, Fanny. Today, we don’t just move air, we transform experiences. Big Ass Fans deliver comfort where it counts. We build every product like lives depend on it. Because, turns out, they do.

Our success is a result of the Big Ass Fans team’s innovation. Are you seeking an opportunity to work with extraordinary people with an entrepreneurial spirit? Do you have something that sets you apart from the rest? With a bias for action, we want you to #livelifebigass and bring the next great BAF product to market. From our customers to our employees, we are passionate about what we can accomplish together. The successful candidate will bring passion, energy, and a “get it done” mentality to BAF and the industrial business and contribute in a meaningful way to realize the company’s full potential in the market.

Opportunity

The Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Director will be responsible for the leadership and oversight of the Big Ass Fans Safety program developing and implementing a comprehensive, unified strategy through a collaborative engaging and participatory approach. This role is crucial in supporting and promoting our safety culture across multiple sites and provides an exciting opportunity to join an organization passionate about making the world safer, healthier and more productive!

What You'll Do

• Champion, develop, and execute a Global EHS Management Operating System that integrates with our business processes and business goals, ensuring alignment among all sites and regions.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations enforced through state, federal and international laws pertaining to environmental and safety.
• Cultivate strategic partnerships with organizations to enhance our environmental leadership and compliance.
• Create, provide support and maintain all safety and environmental critical documentation to ensure documents are readily available for inspection internally and reported appropriately to regulating agencies.
• Develop, implement and execute training programs for safety and environmental programs to ensure compliance with all company and governmental requirements; maintain supporting documentation.
• Gather, analyze and report data on key safety and environmental performance metrics, compliance, expenses and incidents; keep stake holders apprised of status, trends and progress towards industry leading standards.
• Organize, lead and participate in activities that promote employee ownership in the safety & environmental programs such as safety committees, emergency response teams, first responder meetings, accident investigation committees.
• Create, communicate and manage safety incentive programs that instill a positive, continuous improvement, collaborative culture.
• Participate in the review of new operations, processes and procedures and updates changes to existing procedures.
• Lead sustainability efforts with broad environmental and social governance (ESG) goals.
• Meet all required federal, state and city permitting / reporting requirements to ensure operational compliance.
• Serve as point of contact for all inquiries, inspections and/or audits by federal, state and/or city regulatory agencies including but not limited to OSHA, EPA, DOT, Health Department, Fire Department, etc.
• Has the authority to stop the line/process for any occupational health & safety, environmental and health-related concerns.
• Maintain and assist in managing budgets concerning safety, environment and health initiatives.
• Familiarity with and able to manage the safety of warehouses, construction teams, mobile equipment, as well as production and logistics environments.

What You'll Bri