Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play.

Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day.

We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Opportunity :

This EHS Manager supports the global EHS strategy by driving EHS operations at our North America locations including corporate offices, distribution centers, and American Girl retail stores.

In this position you will lead a team of EHS professionals with a focus on EHS performance improvement, develop partnerships and engage stakeholders at our North America site to ensure alignment to EHS programs and regulatory compliance, and develop annual operating plans to support the development and implementation EHS programs in our North America region.

What Your Impact Will Be :

• Monitor and review EHS performance of responsible sites on a regular basis
• Manage and support the implementation of Mattel EHS bulletins, policies, principles, procedures, and standards
• Coordinate global EHS initiatives at the site level (through the respective site Safety Improvement Plan SIP)
• Support site leaders by partnering and strategizing to remove barriers to implementing / executing global EHS initiatives and programs.
• Leverage your ability to influence stakeholders (internal and external) to foster a culture of safety and adherence to regulatory standards compliance
• Apply change management skills to effectively implement new EHS initiatives and standards
• Provide EHS support to Mattel’s North America operations through risk assessments / gap analysis, planning, implementation, post implementation analysis and best practice sharing.

Extend sharing of best practices across our global network

• Ensure consistency of safety practices across sites based on one Mattel global standard
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external resources to develop training and capability-building strategies that address knowledge gaps
• Support rollout and implementation of EHS / sustainability initiatives per Global EHS annual operating plans
• Other responsibilities and projects as assigned by your manager.

What We’re Looking For :

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in EHS management, preferably in the manufacturing, distribution centers, or consumer goods industry
• Hands-on experience in project management
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders (internal and external) and manage change effectively within the organization.
• Thorough knowledge of practices and methods for developing and administering comprehensive EH&S program, including designing employee EH&S training programs
• Proficient in performing EH&S (in particular ergonomic) assessments to identify workplace hazards and determine appropriate control measures
• Broad knowledge of methods and practices for conducting accident and workplace safety audits and investigations
• Extensive technical understanding of environmental health and safety principles, concepts, theories, regulations, and practices
• Strong leadership skills, including organizing, planning, budgeting, scheduling, and coordinating workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to accurately document, report, and present findings
• Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively interface with all levels of employees, senior management, and senior outside representatives
• Experience writing technical business policies, procedures, and reports
• Be flexible and adaptable
• Willingness to travel regionally in North America (approximately 25% annually depending on projects)
• Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or other relevant certifications
• Experience working in both site-level and corporate environments
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering, or a related field

The annual base salary range for this position is between $133,000 to $167,000.

This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

How We Work :

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors :

We collaborate : Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results.

Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.

We innovate : At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact.

We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.

We execute : We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes.

We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.