Associate Operations Engineer Jobs in Lakeville, MA

Where Performance Meets Purpose

Join a team that values excellence and innovation, at a company known for its iconic golf brands. At Acushnet Company, your background and experience contribute to creating the best products for dedicated golfers worldwide. Here, your performance has purpose.

What You Will Be Doing

The Director, Regulatory Affairs is a strategic leader responsible for ensuring environmental, health, safety, and regulatory compliance across Acushnet's U.S. Golf Ball Operations and Thailand Ball Plant IV. This role provides enterprise-wide leadership in developing and implementing compliance programs that support operational excellence while minimizing business risk and maintaining adherence to applicable federal, state, local, and international regulations. Partnering closely with Senior Leadership, Legal, Operations, Engineering, R&D, and external agencies, the Director oversees environmental permitting, hazardous materials management, site remediation, transportation compliance, chemical control programs, and health and safety initiatives. As a trusted subject matter expert, this leader drives continuous improvement, guides regulatory strategy, supports business growth initiatives, and chairs the Golf Ball Operations Compliance Steering Committee to ensure alignment, accountability, and the highest standards of environmental stewardship and workplace safety across the organization.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Occupational Health & Safety, or a related field required

• Extensive experience leading environmental, regulatory affairs, health and safety, or compliance programs in a manufacturing or industrial environment

• Proven experience managing environmental permitting, compliance, remediation, and risk management initiatives

• Experience partnering with senior leadership, legal, operations, engineering, and regulatory agencies

• Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams and enterprise-wide compliance programs

• Experience with domestic and international environmental and transportation regulations

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, including periodic travel to Thailand

• Ability to visit manufacturing, laboratory, and operational environments as required

• Deep expertise in environmental regulations, permitting, compliance, and reporting

• Strong knowledge of hazardous waste, air emissions, wastewater, stormwater, spill prevention, and site remediation programs

• Understanding of federal and international regulations, including RCRA, CERCLA, TSCA, DOT, IATA, and IMDG requirements

• Knowledge of chemical control regulations, import/export compliance, and hazardous materials transportation

• Experience managing environmental liabilities, contaminated site investigations, and remediation projects

• Strong strategic planning, risk management, and regulatory interpretation skills

• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across leadership, legal, operations, engineering, and R&D teams

• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills

• Strong project management and organizational abilities with a focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence

• Ability to lead cross-functional compliance initiatives and drive alignment across multiple facilities and regions

Our Commitment to You

At Acushnet Company, we are committed to helping our associates thrive both personally and professionally. From the start, you and your family, including domestic partners, will benefit from a comprehensive suite of health and well-being programs.Enjoy the advantages of paid time off, an onsite fitness center, acupuncture, physical therapy, wellness coaches, and more.

Our financial benefits are designed to secure your future, offering a 401k with company match, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.
Additionally, you'll enjoy perks like pet insurance, legal planning, education assistance, and exclusive access to our Associate Store. At Acushnet Company, your performance has purpose, and we're here to support you every step of the way.

Ready to Make an Impact?

Join us at Acushnet Company and be part of a team that values excellence and innovation.

• Describe a time when you led a complex environmental, health and safety, or regulatory compliance initiative across multiple sites or jurisdictions. How did you navigate changing regulations, manage stakeholder expectations, and minimize risk while supporting business objectives?

• Tell us about a situation where you had to influence a diverse group of stakeholders to implement a significant compliance, environmental, or safety program. What challenges did you face, and how did you achieve alignment and successful execution?

EEO and Additional Statements

• Acushnet Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. EEO Employer/Veteran/Disabled.

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