Director of Environmental, Health & Safety – EHS

Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc.

. Develop EBAD’s EHS strategy to support growth and manage complex aerospace and defense manufacturing risks.

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeUnited StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in EHS strategy development, regulatory compliance, and risk management within aerospace and defense manufacturing. Proven ability to lead EHS professionals, implement safety standards, and engage employees in safety practices.

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EHS Strategy DevelopmentOSHA ComplianceEPA ComplianceIncident InvestigationEHS Training Development

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Hard Skills

Occupational SafetyEnvironmental ScienceIndustrial HygieneRisk AssessmentLean Daily ManagementRoot Cause AnalysisInjury and Illness RecordkeepingHazardous Waste ManagementAir PermittingProcess Development

Soft Skills

LeadershipEmployee EngagementInfluencing ChangeTalent DevelopmentCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Lean Operating SystemGemba WalksVisual ManagementSafety Observation Programs

Certifications & Qualifications

CSPCIHOSHA General Industry Outreach Trainer

Industry Keywords

AerospaceDefense ManufacturingHigh-Hazard OperationsDoD RequirementsDHS Requirements

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop EBAD’s EHS strategy to support growth and manage complex aerospace and defense manufacturing risks.
Lead and develop EHS professionals across sites, strengthening technical expertise, leadership, and the talent pipeline.
Establish consistent policies and standards, clear ownership, leading and lagging indicators, and routine effectiveness reviews.
Advise senior leaders on emerging risks, resources, and investments in safe, reliable operations.
Lead OSHA, EPA, and federal, state, and local EHS compliance; partner with technical and security leaders on applicable DoD and DHS requirements.
Set standards and verify execution for LOTO, machine guarding, electrical safety, hazard communication, hot work, confined spaces, hearing conservation, and respiratory protection.
Ensure hazard-based PPE and safety equipment selection, availability, use, maintenance, and inspection.
Direct regulatory readiness, inspections, and audits; manage agency relationships and verify timely, effective closure of findings.
Ensure accurate injury and illness records, required reporting, and timely adoption of regulatory changes.
Oversee air permitting, stormwater, wastewater, spill prevention, and hazardous waste processes.
Partner with Operations, Engineering, Facilities, and technical experts to control energetic material, chemical, equipment, and process hazards.
Prevent serious injuries and high-consequence events through risk assessments, PHAs, engineering controls, and verified operating practices.
Integrate EHS into capital projects, equipment selection, process development, facility changes, and production readiness.
Oversee industrial hygiene, occupational health, contractor safety, emergency plans, response capabilities, training, and drills.
Embed safety into daily management, gemba walks, visual management, leader standard work, and kaizen through EBOS.
Lead root cause analysis of incidents, near misses, environmental events, and recurring compliance gaps.
Assign countermeasure owners and deadlines, verify effectiveness, and embed cross-site lessons in standards, training, and processes.
Engage employees and leaders in hazard identification, safety observations, and solutions.
Develop leaders’ ability to recognize risk, reinforce standards, and follow through on commitments.
Set role-based training and qualification expectations and strengthen safety committees and observation programs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
15+ years of progressive manufacturing EHS experience, including leadership of EHS professionals across multiple sites or complex, high-hazard operations.
Extensive OSHA General Industry and applicable EHS regulatory knowledge, with experience leading compliance programs, inspections, audits, and injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting.
Strong EPA and environmental compliance knowledge, including hazardous waste, air permitting, stormwater, wastewater, spill prevention, documentation, and reporting.
Technical depth in manufacturing safety, industrial hygiene, risk assessment, PHAs, and management of change; ability to evaluate controls and guide site teams.
Success leading incident investigations, root cause analysis, lean daily management, and verified corrective actions that prevent recurrence.
Ability to develop EHS talent, translate requirements into practical standards, and influence leaders and employees through change and resistance.
Experience building EHS training, safety committees, and observation programs that sustain employee engagement and ownership in lean manufacturing.
Ability to travel regularly among EBAD sites.
Preferred: Aerospace and defense, energetics, explosives, or other high-hazard manufacturing experience, including applicable DoD and DHS requirements.
CSP, CIH, related credentials, OSHA General Industry Outreach Trainer authorization, and lean operating system experience are valued.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)
Opportunity to lead EHS across multiple manufacturing sites
Ability to travel regularly among EBAD sites