EHS Director

PABCO, Building Products, is seeking a Director of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) to join our leadership team in Rancho Cordova.

This position leads the EHS function across the subsidiary, providing strategic direction for safety, environmental compliance, regulatory programs, workers compensation oversight, wellness initiatives, and continuous improvement. This role partners closely with plant leadership and directly supervises location EHS staff to promote a proactive safety culture, ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, and drive subsidiary-wide EHS excellence. This position reports to the VP of People & Communications.

Why Join PABCO?

This is an opportunity to lead and influence EHS strategy across multiple manufacturing locations while partnering directly with senior leadership. Youll have the ability to shape programs, develop teams, drive meaningful safety improvements, and make a lasting impact on both employee wellbeing and operational excellence.

The Job:

• Lead the subsidiarys safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance programs across multiple locations.

• Build strong partnerships with plant leadership to promote a proactive safety culture and continuous improvement.

• Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to location EHS staff.

• Ensure compliance with OSHA and other federal, state, and local environmental and safety regulations.

• Oversee incident investigations, corrective actions, audits, inspections, and safety performance reporting.

• Direct workers compensation, return-to-work, and modified duty processes in partnership with Human Resources and Risk Management.

• Provide oversight of environmental permits, reporting requirements, waste management programs, and related compliance activities.

• Utilize data, metrics, and reporting to identify trends, reduce risk, and improve EHS performance.

• Support safety training, wellness initiatives, and employee health programs across the subsidiary.

• Stay current on regulatory changes and lead implementation of required program and policy updates.

• Responsible for the recruitment, performance, and development of direct reports.

• All other tasks and/or responsibilities as assigne

Compensation:

$130,000 - $150,000 annually (based on experience).

What Were Looking For:

• Bachelors degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Environmental Engineering, Occupational Safety, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of Environmental, Health & Safety experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of leadership or management experience, including direct supervision of safety professionals.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations, environmental compliance requirements, and safety management systems.
• Experience leading multi-site safety and environmental programs.
• Proven ability to influence leaders at all levels and build strong working relationships across the organization.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience utilizing data, reporting, and metrics to drive safety performance improvements.
• Professional certifications such as CSP, CIH, CHMM, or equivalent are a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 50%
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus but not required.

Benefits:

• Competitive Wages & Salaries
• Employee Referral Program
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Profit Sharing & 401(k)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation & Sick Leave