EHS Director

Sealed Air

Charlotte, NC

Estimated pay: Est. $38–$40/hr (market estimate, not employer-stated)

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com . What will you do as an EHS NAM Director at Sealed Air? The North America Director, Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S) will lead the EHS&S strategy and execution across more than 48 manufacturing facilities throughout North America. This role will partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Human Resources, and senior leadership to strengthen EHS&S performance, improve consistency across the manufacturing network, and ensure that critical operational risks are effectively identified, prioritized, and controlled. The Director will lead through experienced Regional EHS Managers and site-level EHS professionals, balancing strategic leadership with strong operational and technical credibility. The role requires significant visibility across manufacturing locations and approximately 60% travel throughout North America. Why do we need you? Lead the development and execution of the North America EHS&S strategy across a complex, multi-site manufacturing network. Strengthen and standardize EHS management systems, policies, governance, audit processes, corrective-action systems, and regional deployment of global EHS standards. Lead the identification and reduction of critical manufacturing risks, including machine safety, guarding, hazardous-energy control / LOTO, electrical safety, contractor safety, serious-injury and fatality risks, and Management of Change. Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance leaders to integrate EHS requirements into plant operations, new equipment, capital projects, maintenance strategies, and operational decision-making. Lead and influence capital planning and EHS investment prioritization, including development of risk-based business cases for significant and multimillion-dollar projects. Drive environmental compliance and sustainability performance across the region, including regulatory compliance, waste, emissions, water, environmental management systems, and broader sustainability initiatives. Establish and monitor meaningful EHS metrics, KPIs, leading indicators, audit findings, incident trends, and corrective actions to identify systemic risks and improve organizational performance. Lead, coach, and develop Regional EHS Managers and site-level EHS teams while creating accountability and consistency across locations with different levels of maturity. Influence Plant Managers, Operations leaders, Engineering, HR, and senior executives without always relying on direct authority. Lead significant incident investigations, root-cause analysis, CAPA, and systemic risk-reduction initiatives. Support EHS integration for acquisitions, organizational changes, new operations, and major manufacturing projects. Build a strong EHS culture where Operations owns risk and EHS serves as a strategic business partner rather than a stand-alone compliance function. What do you need to succeed? Significant progressive EHS leadership experience within manufacturing environments . Strong experience leading EHS across multiple manufacturing facilities , preferably at regional or North America scale. Demonstrated technical depth in machine safety, guarding, LOTO / hazardous energy, equipment risk, electrical safety, operational risk, and Management of Change . Demonstrated experience influencing or managing significant capital investments and CAPEX prioritization , including development of business cases and risk-based investment decisions. Strong knowledge of U.S. EHS regulatory requirements, including OSHA and EPA requirements, with additional familiarity with applicable DOT and NFPA standards. Strong environmental-management experience and demonstrated exposure to sustainability initiatives. Experience implementing and governing enterprise EHS management systems, audits, standards, corrective-action processes, and performance metrics. Demonstrated ability to lead experienced EHS professionals and influence senior Operations and Plant leaders with strong and diverse leadership styles. Strong change-management capability, including experience driving adoption of new systems, standards, a