EHS Director

About Zep Inc.

Zep Inc. is a leading manufacturer of cleaning solutions for businesses and consumers with operations across the U.S, Canada, and Europe. Our purpose is to make the planet cleaner, safer, and more productive. To fulfill our purpose, we focus on understanding and solving cleaning needs for consumers, as well as business customers across a variety of segments including transportation, industrial, institutional, and food & beverage. We also have a strong presence in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) segment, where we develop products to help consumers and businesses maintain a clean and safe environment. Our products can be found online and at retail shelves at outlets like Home Depot, Amazon, Lowe’s, Ace Hardware, Grainger, HD Supply, Walmart, and many others. We market our products under well recognized and established brand names, such as Zep®, Enforcer®, Misty®, TimeMist®, TimeWick, and Country Vet®. Zep was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. In 2021, Zep became the official cleaning partner of Atlanta United FC.

Job Description:

The responsibilities for this position include daily oversight of plant safety and environmental programs, reducing employee injury rates both in number and severity.  Provide EHS support to multiple facilities.  This position is also responsible for maintaining regulatory compliance with OSHA and other state and local authorities, as well as environmental regulations.  The everyday tasks include working with various safety management tools including audits, safety coaching, behavioral based safety, and job hazard analysis.  Customer response on various regulatory issues is also an ongoing responsibility.

Implement the daily details of the site Safety plan, including coordination of safety programs in cooperation with the Environmental and Safety Committee leaders, training development and delivery, new employee orientation, area audits, oversight of incident reviews, and response and reporting for incidents.  Provide daily maintenance of safety records, accident records and statistics, OSHA log, job-related medical evaluations, and JSAs.
Implement the daily details of the site environmental compliance program, including waste management, audits, training, and spill response. 
Participate as safety representative in continuous improvement activities (kaizens, projects, etc.).  Participate in cross functional activities to improve Operations (safety, environmental, waste minimization, etc.)  Organize and maintain Job Safety Analysis forms for positions within the business.  Identify and correct potential health and safety hazards.  Daily activities in support of recycling and sustainability efforts for the business.  Provides support in Environmental activities including oversight of the SDS system including revision of existing SDS’s and the creation of SDS’s for new products. Serve as first responder and coordinate first responder training and response.

Education and Experience:
-Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Safety, Occupational Safety and Health, or related field required
-Strong working knowledge of environmental health and safety regulations, safe operating practices in a business and chemical environment and EHS enforcement of procedures and policies.
-Minimum 10 years of EHS management experience in a manufacturing industrial environment (chemical manufacturing preferred)
-Multi-site experience preferred
-Strong background and experience in environmental permitting and chemical management
-Working knowledge of Federal/State Regulatory Requirements
-Demonstrated good judgment and strong ethical standards.
-Well-organized and ability to relate to management, line workers, government officials, customers, and visitors.
-Proficient in Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word and other related programs.
-Ability to travel up to 25%, multi-site and states.
-Experience creating and implementing a safety program.
 

Our Values

At Zep, we have developed a set of values focused on bringing even greater cohesion to our workplace. As part of this plan, we introduced a values framework called S.P.E.E.D. to align with our purpose of making the planet cleaner, safer, and more productive.

• Stewardship: We continuously improve the safety of our people and products, and we protect the planet by innovating solutions to reduce our environmental impact.

• Passion for Problem Solving: We listen to our customers and actively work to find solutions for unique situations. We think creatively to innovate and seize opportunities that will drive growth and make all our customers’ and consumers’ lives better.

• Empowerment: We encourage and lead our people to be accountable by equipping them to make decisions and own the outcome

• Expertise: We create innovative solutions and partnerships that are relevant to service our communities and customers.

• Doing the Right Thing: We expect our people to understand ethical boundaries and be inclusive of other backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives. Demonstrating honesty, respect and integrity in all actions is always expected.

Zep Inc. is an organization that is committed to diversity within its workforce and encourages all interested candidates, including women, minorities, & former military personnel to apply.  It is the policy of Zep Inc. that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability or sexual orientation.

As an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, Zep Inc. provides full employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, ancestry, or veteran status or any other distinction outlined in all applicable federal, state, and local laws.