Area EHS Manager

Job ID: 526400

CRH Americas Building Products is reinventing what's possible in building solutions.

We are the leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America.

We're a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, retailers and homeowners alike as the manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, and plastic infrastructure products.

Our portfolio of brands includes Oldcastle APG, Oldcastle Infrastructure, Belgard® hardscape, Echelon® Masonry, RDI® railing, Catalyst™ Fence Solutions, Sakrete® packaged concrete, Amerimix® mortar, Pebble Technology International® pool finishes, and Techniseal® sands and sealant technologies.

Job Summary

The Area EHS Manager will be responsible for the occupational health, safety, environmental and sustainability management for four locations in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan

Job Location

This position will be based out of one of our locations in Elgin, IL or Romeoville, IL.

This position will work closely with all levels of management and hourly employees to ensure EHS standards and methodologies are communicated and targeted goals are achieved through individual as well as team-based objectives and strategies.

This position reports to the Regional EHSS Director and partners closely with operational leaders.

This position will require 60-75% travel between our 4 locations in the Great Lakes region.

Job Responsibilities



* The Area EHS&S Manager will provide a consistent presence within the facilities they oversee and is expected to identify areas of improvement as well as present solutions to the operational teams which provide sustainable value for growth.


* Be a partner to Area General Manager in ensuring ownership by all team members at each site.


* Provide leadership to sites' EHS professionals and site managers to ensure the full integration into IPG EHS standards and expectations.


* Actively participate on operational team in the areas of operating plans, strategic planning, EHS&S initiatives, internal auditing, management systems, compliance initiatives and governmental/regulatory reporting


* Supervise team of site based EHS&S professionals both directly and indirectly across the region


* Assist with onboarding new EHS professionals and operational managers across the region, as needed.



* Providing oversight expertise for incident investigations, development of corrective plans and follow-up actions to prevent recurrence


* Advise and assist local management in implementing, managing and auditing within the framework of an innovative EHS Management Systems in a manufacturing and construction setting


* Monitor region's EHS metrics and trends, compile reports and share trends and corrective direction taking action in shifting our safety culture from rules and regulatory compliance to a ...