Director Environment Health Safety

Company: Mount Franklin Foods

Location: El Paso, TX (Multi-site – US & Mexico)

Reports to: Vice President of Human Resources / Executive Leadership

Position Summary: The Director of Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) leads the enterprise EHS strategy, governance, and performance across Mount Franklin Foods’ multi-site operations in the U.S. and Mexico. This role ensures regulatory compliance, standardizes systems, and embeds safety as a core value across manufacturing, distribution, and support functions. Leads Senior EHS Managers and site EHS teams and serves as the executive subject matter expert for EHS.

Key Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Set and lead the enterprise EHS strategy and annual priorities aligned to business goals.
• Provide executive oversight, governance, and reporting across sites and regions.
• Advise executive and site leaders on risk, compliance, and safety culture. Regulatory & Environmental Compliance
• Ensure compliance with applicable U.S. and Mexico EHS laws and standards (OSHA/EPA and local requirements).
• Lead permitting, reporting, audits, and agency interactions; oversee corrective actions.
• Serve as escalation point for complex compliance issues and enforcement actions. Operational Risk Management
• Lead enterprise risk assessments and prevention programs to reduce incidents and exposures.
• Oversee serious incident investigations and ensure effective corrective/preventive actions.
• Manage EHS metrics and trend reporting to drive performance. Leadership of the EHS Organization
• Lead, coach, and develop Senior EHS Managers, EHS Managers, and site EHS teams.
• Set team structure, capability expectations, and succession plans.
• Standardize core EHS processes while addressing site-specific risk. Culture, Training & Engagement
• Build an engagement-based safety culture through visible leadership and consistent accountability.
• Ensure effective EHS training for leaders and employees; partner with HR on onboarding and leadership development. Continuous Improvement & Sustainability
• Drive continuous improvement in ergonomics, environmental impact, and waste reduction.
• Lead internal/external audits and sustainability/environmental stewardship initiatives. Cross-Functional Partnership
• Partner with Operations, HR, Security, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain to embed EHS into business processes.
• Support start-ups/expansions and organizational change; communicate risk, compliance status, and priorities.

Qualifications: Required

• Bachelor’s degree in EHS, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years EHS leadership experience in manufacturing (food/CPG preferred), including multi-site responsibility.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and environmental regulations. US / Mexico Operations – Required
• Experience leading EHS programs across U.S. and Mexico operations; able to align standards while managing local requirements.
• Bilingual English/Spanish communication and cultural agility to influence leaders across geographies. Preferred
• CSP, CIH, or similar certification.
• Experience improving EHS maturity in legacy sites and closing compliance/performance gaps.
• Strong executive presence; proven change management.

Competencies: (Company & Role)

• Safety culture leadership ("walk the talk") — visible floor presence, stop-work authority, recognition, and accountability
• Leader engagement & coaching to reinforce safe behaviors
• Strategic EHS planning aligned to the business
• U.S./Mexico regulatory & environmental compliance
• Risk assessment, prevention & operational excellence
• Incident investigation & root-cause problem solving
• Standardization & change management across sites
• Metrics, audits & data-driven performance management
• Multi-site team leadership & talent development
• Executive communication & influence
• Cross-functional partnership (Ops, HR, Quality, Engineering, Security, Supply Chain)
• Ethics, integrity & accountability
• Bilingual communication (English/Spanish) & cultural agility