Associate Director, Environmental Health and Safety

About the position

At Chewy, we want all Chewtopians to feel safe, secure as they work, learn and grow as members of our Chewy team! Chewy is seeking an Associate Director of Environmental Health and Safety to support the Chewy Fulfillment Core and Corporate teams. This role will lead development of Chewy’s International EHS program, launch and construction safety, design and engineering safety, safety change management, HAZMAT compliance, environmental programs, EHS standards, and corporate safety for Chewy. The successful candidate will lead multiple high-level programs, crafting international safety programs adhering to all regulations, and drive EHS regulatory requirements for the Chewy Fulfillment Core and Corporate teams. This includes creating, maintaining, and ensuring all regulatory compliance to local, state, federal, and international environmental, health, and safety regulations. In addition, this role will coordinate HAZMAT programs, new launch and construction safety, as well as design and engineering safety program management. This role requires an experienced EHS leader with direct people leadership, standing up international EHS programs, strong HAZMAT or environmental background, and new construction or design safety experience. As well as ability to work with autonomy, develop positive relationships across partners, and coordinate with local officials/regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own EHS standards, programs, and policies that support Chewy Fulfillment Core & Corporate teams.
• Develop and own international EHS standards for future expansion.
• Develop and lead a comprehensive environmental program.
• Develop and own design, engineering, construction, new launch, and change management safety programs.
• Provide standard methodologies to reduce hazards and implement risk mitigation, improving safety for both Chewy Fulfillment Core & Corporate teams.
• Led a core team to develop, maintain, and continuously improve programs mentioned above.
• Develop and deliver on business objectives, critical metrics, and team goals to drive safety and environmental performance across Chewy Fulfillment Core & Corporate teams.
• Develop data driven initiatives supporting Chewy’s short and long-term strategies.
• Report into the Sr. Director, Safety & Loss Prevention partnering with HR, Finance, and Operations to implement Chewy’s strategies focused on company vision, people, process, and technology.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in EHS, Safety Management, or Environmental Sciences.
• Certified Safety Professional or equivalent required.
• 15 + years of experience in EHS, Environmental Engineering, or Industrial Safety required.
• Experience in international large-scale EHS operations across multiple countries.
• Experience standing up new organizations, focused on EHS excellence, and regulatory compliance by country.
• Experience leading multiple high impact projects simultaneously and ensuring regulatory compliance against all agencies.
• Experience running multiple small teams across different EHS fields, developing EHS programs, and change management required.
• Strong people leader with 5-10 years of experience developing a diverse and dispersed team of health and safety professionals required.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written, being able to communicate across internal partners and with executive leadership.
• Highly unified teammate who can build strong relationships with internal and external Team Members including third-party vendors.
• Experience interacting and driving partnership with emergency agencies, regulatory authorities, and government officials at multiple levels required.
• Capable of delivering high quality work and data driven initiatives on time with the ability to lead multiple different projects or programs simultaneously.
• Ability to be flexible, work through ambiguity, succeed in a fast pace environment while having the foresight to build mechanisms and develop strategies.
• Willing to learn new skills and implement new technologies across Chewy.
• Experience with Gensuite, Avetta, Smartsheets, Safety Management Systems, Microsoft Office, Google platforms, and other workspace software.
• Must be willing to travel up to 40%.