Vice President, Environmental Health & Safety, Global Supply Chain

Johnson Controls

. Lead EHS for Johnson Controls' global manufacturing and supply-chain network, including factories, warehouses, distribution centers, logistics activities and related locations worldwide .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeRemote • Wisconsin • United StatesLead💰 $225,000 - $351,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) leadership, with a focus on developing and implementing global EHS strategies, management systems, and performance frameworks. Proven ability to prevent serious injuries and fatalities through critical-risk identification and engineering-led risk reduction in complex manufacturing and supply-chain environments.

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EHS LeadershipGlobal EHS Strategy DevelopmentSIF PreventionEHS Management SystemsRegulatory Compliance

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Hard Skills

Environmental Health & SafetyOccupational SafetyIndustrial HygieneRisk-Based AuditISO 45001ISO 14001Critical-Control ManagementExposure AssessmentPerformance MeasurementEngineering Controls

Soft Skills

Influencing Senior LeadersBuilding Operational AccountabilityEmployee ParticipationLeadership DevelopmentSafety Culture Building

Industry Keywords

ManufacturingSupply ChainEnvironmental ComplianceHazardous MaterialsContinuous ImprovementCapital ProjectsOperational ExcellenceSafety GovernanceRisk ManagementPerformance Frameworks

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead EHS for Johnson Controls' global manufacturing and supply-chain network, including factories, warehouses, distribution centers, logistics activities and related locations worldwide
Translate enterprise EHS direction into the network's framework, standards, expertise, assurance and performance system
Lead through regional and site EHS teams and partner with Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Human Resources, Sustainability and regional leadership
Make serious injury and fatality (SIF) prevention the primary safety priority across the network
Identify high-energy and high-consequence exposures and define and verify critical controls
Own the EHS management system, risk-based assurance and performance framework
Develop and execute a multi-year EHS strategy for manufacturing and supply-chain operations
Establish standards and governance for occupational safety, critical exposures and environmental management
Build leadership accountability, employee participation, stop-work authority and safety culture
Implement and improve a global EHS management system and risk-based audit and assurance program
Coordinate significant regulatory matters with Legal and enterprise EHS leadership
Embed EHS requirements into capital planning, equipment procurement, facility design, automation, construction, expansions, relocations, acquisitions and network changes
Build performance frameworks, executive dashboards and regular reviews; support executive and Board reporting
Lead, develop and strengthen the global, regional and site EHS organization
Establish network-wide learning from significant incidents and high-potential events
Deliver first- and second-year outcomes including critical-risk baselines, verified controls, strategy approval, audit programs, performance dashboards, reduced serious injuries and sustained environmental compliance

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of relevant experience in EHS
Significant progressive EHS leadership across a large, geographically dispersed manufacturing, industrial or supply-chain network, with practical factory-floor experience
Executive-level experience developing and implementing global EHS strategies, standards, management systems and assurance programs
Demonstrated success preventing serious injuries and fatalities (SIF) through critical-risk identification, verification of controls and engineering-led risk reduction
Record of building operational accountability and influencing senior leaders across a complex matrix without relying solely on functional authority
Development of regional and site EHS leaders, succession planning and resource alignment
Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science or a related technical discipline
Experience in organizations with large global manufacturing footprints and mature operational-excellence systems
Experience integrating EHS into capital projects, engineering, automation and continuous improvement
Experience establishing global standards across different regulatory and cultural environments and levels of site maturity
Core knowledge of SIF prevention, high-energy hazard identification and critical-control management
Knowledge of occupational safety, industrial hygiene, occupational health and exposure assessment
Knowledge of environmental compliance covering air, wastewater, waste, hazardous materials, spills and permits
Knowledge of EHS management systems and risk-based audit and assurance, including ISO 45001 and ISO 14001
Knowledge of design-for-safety, engineering controls and management of change for capital, equipment and network changes
Knowledge of EHS performance measurement, leading indicators and analytics

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Bonus plan based on individual, group, and corporate performance
Competitive benefits package