EHS Director - Operations
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 13, 2026. Daikin Applied scores B on the Alion truth index.
Join the world's largest HVAC company!
Daikin Applied is seeking an Environmental Health and Safety Director! You will have the ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth along with support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best. Come be a part of an exciting journey at Daikin Applied, where innovation and excellence drive our every endeavor!
Location: In office - Faribault, MN
Your Responsibilities:
The Director of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) partners with operations leaders and local EHS managers across our Minnesota manufacturing facilities to drive safety, environmental compliance, risk reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role provides strategic EHS leadership, develops site teams, and influences enterprise-wide programs to ensure a safe and compliant work environment.
- Policies and Procedures: Influence and enforce EHS policy and procedures. Assist business leadership with the development, monitoring and enforcing of specific written environmental, health and safety policies and/or practices to augment legal requirements and corporate policies and practices.
- Leadership: Lead site EHS professional/s of the organization. This individual must deliver feedback, provide guidance and assist leadership in creation of plans for their team.
- Incident Investigation: Assist site Leadership in the review and performance of severe incident investigations to ensure prompt corrective action is taken to minimize company exposure to future incidents and provide a legal record when needed.
- Industrial Hygiene Program: Assist EHS management in the development and enforcement of an industrial hygiene program to monitor and control personal and general work area exposures at sites. Examples include; noise, heat stress, ergonomics, chemical exposure and radiation.
- Inspection and Control: Monitor, review and evaluate sites exposure to risk of injury and loss. Inform and assist executive management in taking action as necessary towards prevention and control.
- Training: Assist sites in the development of effective EH&S training Programs. Assist EHS Management in the delivery of training to employees of all required environmental, health and safety programs.
- Knowledge of Regulations: Maintain knowledge of local, state and federal environmental, health and safety laws and regulations by attending seminars classes and training annually.
- Development of Metrics: Develop and implement a program/system to track required metrics for reporting and monitor performance for continuous improvement.
- Governmental Liaison: Serves as the secondary contact between local government agencies for EH&S concerns. This includes, but not limited to permitting, tracking, inspections, and reporting.
- Other Tasks: Perform other assigned tasks associated with environmental, health and safety activities.
- When applicable, have working knowledge, experience, and competence in managing and maintaining EHS Management Systems i.e. ISO14001, OHSAS 18001 and other third party certificates.
- Address IDLH (immediate danger to life and health) by protecting employees by implementing immediate fixes including, but not limited to, removing equipment from service, stopping production and work stoppage.
- Must have extensive knowledge of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act), state OSHA, DOL (Department of Labor), DOH (Department of Health), EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and local regulations.
Your Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Safety, Industrial Hygiene or related
- 10+ years with leading others in safety and environmental programs in manufacturing and production environments.
Your Benefits:
Daikin Applied offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance
- 401K retirement plan with employer match
- Paid time off and company paid holidays
- Paid sick time in accordance with the federal, state and local law
- Tuition Reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service
Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
The typical annual base salary for this position ranges from $113,800.00 - 193,900.00+ 20% BIP eligibility in Minnesota. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade which this position falls. Individual base pay will depend on a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements, including verification of employment history, education, background screening, and drug testing where permitted by law. Safety-sensitive positions may require cannabis (marijuana) testing. All testing and employment decisions will comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
If you're looking for an engaging career with growth opportunities in a supportive environment, you'll love a career at Daikin Applied!