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Safety is the first priority — the Director is a visible, hands-on safety leader who also ensures compliant, high-quality execution across Westvaco Surface Plants, the Westvaco Mine, and Granger Plant.\nKey Accountabilities\nHealth & Safety Leadership & Culture\nAct as a visible, felt safety leader across all sites, working through the Safety Manager and Safety Representatives to maintain regular presence in the field and direct engagement with the workforce.\nSustain and strengthen the site reporting culture for hazards, near misses, and unsafe conditions using leading indicators and trend analysis to drive prevention and champion safety programs, including reinforcing safety rules and stopping unsafe work where necessary.\nPartner with the Safety Manager to advance the maturity of the established safety culture benchmarking against industry leaders, coaching site leaders to own performance, and sustaining employee-driven initiatives while embedding safety into real-time operational decisions and change management.\nHealth & Safety Risk Management & Critical Controls\nHold overall accountability for site-wide identification, assessment, and verification of critical risks and controls, with the Safety Manager responsible for and carrying out the work; maintain personal focus on the highest-consequence hazards and provide technical leadership to departments in hazard identification, risk assessment, and control development.\nHold overall accountability for the investigation of all significant incidents, accidents, and near misses using structured Root Cause Analysis (RCA), with the Safety Manager responsible for conducting the investigations and ensuring corrective actions are implemented and sustained.\nHealth & Safety Management Systems & Compliance\nOwn and continuously improve the Health & Safety Management System and build the roadmap for ISO 45001 certification, ensuring accreditation processes remain current.\nCoordinate with Procurement to oversee contractor safety management systems and work-permit training in operational areas.\nDevelop, implement, and monitor HS-related KPIs in partnership with other departments.\nEnsure full MSHA/OSHA compliance across Westvaco, Granger, and the Mine — including training plans, Part 50 recordkeeping, and inspection readiness — and serve as senior company liaison for inspections, citations, and enforcement matters.\nQuality Management Systems & Compliance\nOwn and continuously improve the integrated Quality Management System — ISO 9001 together with the FDA cGMP requirements applicable to the regulated product streams (21 CFR Part 117 human food, 21 CFR Part 507 animal food, and ICH Q7 for pharmaceutical- and hemodialysis-grade product) — jointly with the Quality Manager, covering QC (site-level and lab) and QA across all products to ensure consistent conformance to customer specifications.\nHold accountability for the facility's certification portfolio across all seven schemes — ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, Kosher, Halal, NSF, OMRI, and Safe Feed/Safe Food — with the Quality Manager responsible for maintaining continuous audit readiness and running the surveillance, recertification, and finding-closure cycle for each.\nHold accountability for a current, hazard-based Food Safety Plan for each regulated product stream (21 CFR Part 117 / Part 507 Subpart C) — hazard analysis, preventive controls, monitoring, corrective actions, verification, and reanalysis at least every three years or upon significant change — with the Quality Manager responsible for developing and maintaining the plans.\nLead and develop the Quality Manager, who owns day-to-day QC/QA performance and customer-facing quality matters, including QC processes (incoming, in-process, and outgoing inspection) and QA system design (non-conformance, RCA, and CAPA) to prevent recurrence of quality incidents.\nSupport the Quality Manager, who leads FDA inspections and customer, certification-body, and third-party audits, with the Director and VP of Manufacturing representing the company when needed; support product traceability, Reportable Food Registry determinations, and market withdrawals; and support the drive toward specialty products and long-term contracts by upgrading QA/QC discipline, testing capability, and documentation.\nEnvironmental Management Systems & Compliance\nOwn and continuously improve the Environmental Management System and build the roadmap for ISO 14001 certification aligned with IRMA requirements where applicable.\nEnsure full compliance with environmental permits and federal, state, and local regulatory requirements (EPA, Wyoming DEQ, BLM); direct environmental permitting strategy for capital projects and serve as senior regulatory liaison on escalated submittals and non-compliance matters.\nSupport the US Sustainability Director in delivering environmental performance initiatives — emissions, waste, water, land, wildlife, and resource management — and in ESG reporting and GHG emissions data governance, ensuring effective site-level execution.\nSupport the US Sustainability Director's beyond-compliance agenda, including nature protection, tailings safety, and closure planning, at the operational level.\nSupport water rights strategy, agency engagement, easement negotiations with landowners, and crossing agreements with third parties, as driven by the US Sustainability Director.\nSupport the Environmental Managers in partnering with operations, engineering, HR, tech, and sustainability teams on environmental priorities, while maintaining strong relationships with external regulatory agencies.\nManagement of Change (MOC)\nOwn the design, implementation, and governance of a Management of Change system covering any change with potential Quality, Environmental, or Safety impact — specification changes, material substitution, process/equipment modifications, and relevant organizational changes — requiring formal risk assessment and cross-functional sign-off before implementation.\nEnsure temporary changes are time-bound and closed out or standardized, and audit MOC compliance across sites to close gaps in how changes are proposed, reviewed, approved, and communicated.\nGovernance, Reporting & External Engagement\nControl and review monthly and weekly HS, Quality, and Environmental statistical reports for accuracy and timeliness.\nEngage external consulting organizations to source expertise and evaluate system revisions and enhancements.\nStay informed on U.S. federal and Wyoming state regulations and global best practices, ensuring ongoing compliance and adoption of industry developments.\nStrategic Leadership & Team Development\nDevelop and deliver an integrated HS, Quality, and Environment strategy aligned to business objectives, with safety as the non-negotiable first priority, and lead organizational change to embed accountability at all levels.\nBuild and develop high-performing HS, Quality, and Environmental teams, and lead the periodic review of related policies, procedures, and training materials aligned with industry best practice.\nPerformance & Success Measures (KPIs)\nPerformance in this role is measured through a balanced set of outcome, compliance, and leading indicators, including:\nZero fatalities and high-consequence injuries, with sustained reduction in high-potential incidents\nDemonstrable, frequent visible safety leadership (site walks, engagements) across sites\n≥97% closure of audit, inspection, and incident actions within defined timelines\n100% regulatory compliance across HS, Quality, and Environment, with no significant enforcement actions or repeat violations\nZero off-specification, below-weight, or mis-graded product shipments to customers\n≥95% first-pass quality yield, with sustained reduction in non-conformance rate\n100% on-time HS, Quality, and Environmental reporting across sites\nEnvironmental permits and approvals secured on schedule, with no material project delays attributable to environmental compliance or permitting\nAudit and assurance scores above corporate thresholds (customer, ISO, regulatory)\n100% maintenance of all seven certifications (ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, Kosher, Halal, NSF, OMRI, Safe Feed/Safe Food), with no lapse, suspension, or major non-conformance carried past its closure deadline\nZero product recalls, market withdrawals, or reportable food safety events\nMeasurable improvement in safety, quality, and environmental culture maturity\nEducation & Experience\nBachelor's degree in engineering, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health, or Occupational Safety and Health, OR a master's degree in safety, Quality, or Environmental Management (or related field), required.\n10+ years of senior HS, Quality, or Environmental leadership experience in Chemical, Mining, Oil & Gas, or Manufacturing, required.\nDemonstrated, hands-on track record of personally driving safety culture and behavioral change on the ground, required.\nExperience building and sustaining integrated management systems (ISO 9001) required; experience with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 22000 strongly preferred.\nDirect experience leading safety, health, and environmental performance in MSHA-regulated mining operations strongly preferred.\nProfessional certifications (CSP, CMSP, CIH, ASQ CQE, or equivalent) preferred.\nDemonstrated experience with multi-agency environmental permitting, land and water rights, and large capital project environmental strategy strongly preferred.\nGeneral Qualifications\nStrong proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).\nIn-depth understanding of U.S. federal, Wyoming state, and international HS, Quality, and Environmental regulations (MSHA, OSHA, EPA, Wyoming DEQ, ISO 9001/14001/45001, and FDA cGMP under 21 CFR Part 117, 21 CFR Part 507, and ICH Q7).\nProven ability to organize, plan, and lead complex, cross-functional projects while managing competing priorities.\nStrong leadership, decision-making, and communication skills, with a proactive approach to problem-solving and risk management, and the ability to perform effectively under pressure.","description_format":"text","description_chars":10300,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-13T04:10:53Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":74,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.827,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":14,"expected_fill_days":26,"reasons":["conf:1","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-13T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/wesoda-quality-ehs-director","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/wesoda-quality-ehs-director.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-13T11:23:43Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":17591,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3141386},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3141386"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fwesoda-quality-ehs-director"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fwesoda-quality-ehs-director"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fwesoda-quality-ehs-director"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/wesoda-quality-ehs-director\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fwesoda-quality-ehs-director"}]}