Senior EHS Manager, USCA Traffic Solutions SBU

Sr. EHS Manager

As the Sr. EHS Manager, you will be responsible for providing EHS functional leadership to all PPG Traffic Solutions facilities within the US & Canada region. You will lead a team of EHS professionals and partner closely with operational leaders to deploy and drive EHS strategies. PPG's Traffic Solutions business is paving the way for safer, smarter infrastructure. With industry-leading innovation, durability, and sustainability at its core, PPG delivers high-performance coatings that help cities, contractors, and transportation authorities create clearer, longer-lasting road markings and surfaces. Our mission is to drive leading performance in EHS and Product Stewardship to protect and beautify our customers' operations and products, protect our employees, and preserve the environments in which we operate.

The Sr. EHS Manager will report to the EHS Director for the Performance Coatings segment. This role is vital to our ability to achieve the PPG EHS Vision, Strategic Priorities and Goals. The position is a key enabler of performance improvement by guiding operations and EHS staff in using the PPG Way to benefit PPG's employees, reputation, cost structure and communities surrounding our facilities. The position is accountable to provide EHS functional leadership to all manufacturing, laboratories, distribution centers, refinish training centers, and offices for multiple strategic business units (SBUs). The successful employee has overall responsibility for leading the EHS function at approximately 15 locations across the Traffic Solutions SBU. The position directly supervises approximately 5 EHS managers / individual contributors.

Key Responsibilities

• Define strategies, with support of the EHS Centers of Expertise, to interact with government agencies to maintain PPG's good reputation for maintaining regulatory compliance.
• Assure that appropriate responsibilities are assigned, implementation barriers are addressed and planned actions are tracked to achieve the EHS strategic priorities.
• Build trust and respect with the key operations leaders to manage any changes in roles and responsibilities as a result of implementing the One PPG EHS management system approach. Assure operational leaders and supervisors maintain adequate knowledge of their PPG EHS and legal responsibilities.
• Guide operational and EHS staff in completing root cause investigations of incidents, audit findings and NOVs; Assist in defining corrective actions and verify corrective actions are sustained.
• Deploy global and SBU EHS strategies within the region.
• Collaborate with other Regional EHS Managers, SBU EHS Directors and various EHS COEs to improve PPG's EHS programs.
• Live the PPG Way by engaging and developing teams to create value for our businesses; Develop talent and a strong succession pipeline in the EHS function.
• Identify and prioritize resources necessary to achieve the EHS vision, priorities and goals. Work with operational leaders to define the business case for changes.
• Identify and prioritize spending, obtain approval for EHS budgets within the region, and manage spending accordingly, in full alignment with operational leaders and corporate, business unit and regional guidelines.

Qualifications

Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K matching, annual bonus plan and more!

The base salary range for this position is $125,000 - $175,000 USD + bonus plan.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

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PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.

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