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Culture
With its rich diversity of people, the Toledo area boasts a nationally recognized zoo, a world-
class art museum, a symphony orchestra, opera, ballet and theater groups, as well as a wide
variety of neighborhood and ethnic festivals.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Director of Global EHS&S will be accountable for all elements of EHS&S performance and
continuous improvement across Cooper Tire and on a global basis. He or she will develop and
oversee all relevant efforts/initiatives and programs in these areas to ensure a safe, healthy,
and environmentally responsible workplace for all Cooper employees. The Director will act as
the Company's chief environmental and safety advocate for continuous improvement of
environmental and safety performance across all Cooper operations and, in concert with all
Cooper Tire leaders and employees, promote a safe, productive, and environmentally sound
work culture through the application of best practices and accountability.
A specific emphasis will be placed on strategies, programs and processes impacting the
continued development of a corporate EHS&S function in addition to driving all programs and
processes for water and waste management, air quality efforts, all elements of personal and
process safety, occupational health efforts and physical security across the Company. He or she
will be expected to navigate, interact and effectively communicate at all levels of the
organization across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asian markets.
From an environmental programming and compliance standpoint, the Director will be
responsible for the ongoing development and implementation of environmental policies and
procedures that will ensure that the company has an effective workplace environmental
compliance program and culture in place. He or she will provide overall leadership, professional
knowledge and expertise in the administration and support of environmental processes for
Cooper around compliance, permitting, policy development and training.
From a health and safety standpoint, he or she will have a direct impact on the organization’s
performance toward achieving the goal of zero injuries and incidents by providing direction and
support to those at the plant-level responsible for health & safety along with Copper’s Senior
Management team. The Director will provide assistance as a mentor and advisor to Cooper
plants and facilities to promote compliance with company policies, industry standards and
governmental regulations with respect to personal and process safety matters and serves to
alert management to deficiencies.
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