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We Create Products and Brands That People Trust to Clean, Sanitize, and Protect Their Homes and Pools

When you join KIK Consumer Products, you're joining a team that cares about the work we do and also about each other. We bring exceptional brands and products to consumers that help them protect the health and wellness of their families and the cleanliness of their homes and pools. We are committed to building a culture of performance driven by accountability, collaboration, and agility that enables timely fact-based decision-making and exceptional execution with unwavering ethics. As one of North America's largest independent manufacturers of consumer products, KIK helps a large portfolio of brands and retailers bring their products to life.

Your Role at KIK

The Director of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) is responsible for leading the strategic direction, implementation, and continuous improvement of environmental, health, safety, and process safety management (PSM) programs across multiple manufacturing facilities. Based in Lake Charles, Louisiana, this role provides direct EHS leadership for the Lake Charles site while overseeing Process Safety Management (OSHA PSM) and Risk Management Plan (EPA RMP) programs for up to six manufacturing facilities across the United States.

This hands-on leadership role requires a seasoned EHS professional with deep expertise in OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, environmental compliance, occupational health and safety, and regulatory compliance within the chemical manufacturing industry. The Director will lead the local EHS team, partner closely with site and operations leadership, and drive standardized EHS management systems and best practices across the organization. Reporting to the Vice President of EHS, this individual will play a critical role in strengthening regulatory compliance, operational excellence, sustainability, and security while fostering a proactive, safety-first culture throughout KIK's manufacturing network.

What You'll Do

• Lead and manage the EHS team, including recruitment, training, development, and performance oversight

• Develop and implement environmental programs for air quality, permitting, waste management, water management, spill prevention, and resource conservation

• Oversee environmental remediation projects and drive waste reduction strategies

• Create and execute plans to enhance divisional environmental programs and compliance

• Provide technical expertise on EHS matters and ensure regulatory compliance

• Set and achieve EHS objectives while optimizing resource allocation

• Oversee incident reporting, investigations, recordkeeping, and worker's compensation claims

• Ensure timely follow-up on corrective and preventive actions

• Manage process safety, risk management, and security programs

• Implement and maintain environmental, health, safety, and sustainability program

• Ensure effective EHS communication and reporting across all sites

• Lead emergency preparedness and response efforts

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Environmental Science or Chemistry

• 10+ years of EHS compliance experience in manufacturing with a proven track record of continuous improvement

• Minimum 5 years of process safety experience including direct PSM/RMP leadership

• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing and developing EHS teams

• Strong knowledge of federal, state/provincial, and local EHS regulations

• Multi-site experience strongly preferred

• Certifications such as CSP or CHMM are a plus

• Experience with hazardous chemicals, PSM, RMP, E2, and CFATS

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); experience with Benchmark Gensuite preferred

• Travel up to 50-60% for onsite support; based at a manufacturing site when not traveling

• 24/7 Emergency Response Lead, serving as the primary contact for EHS emergencies, ensuring swift incident response and resolution

What You Will Get

KIK offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including health, wellness, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. You can plan for your future with KIK's retirement savings options including employer match. KIK also recognizes the importance of continuing education and offers Education Assistance to our employees to encourage continued personal development and growth. 

About KIK

We create the products and brands that people trust to clean, sanitize, and protect their homes, pools, and cars. We are one of North America's largest independent consumer product manufacturers with 16 North American manufacturing facilities. We also operate globally in Canada, Europe, South Africa, and Australia. We are known for our portfolio of notable brands including Spic and Span and Comet cleaning products, Clorox Pool&Spa (under license), BioGuard, and Natural Chemistry pool chemicals. We are also the #1 producer in North America of store-brand bleach and a leading private-label provider of laundry detergent and additives, dishwashing products, general-purpose cleaning, and other home care products.

Our global team of over 2,300 employees drives our capabilities in product development, product formulation, strategic sourcing, manufacturing, packaging design, brand marketing, project management, quality assurance, compliance, distribution, and logistics.

Our organization is constantly evolving and is driven by a set of "One KIK" values - a dedication to following through on commitments in a customer-focused, profit-motivated way; while never compromising on safety, ethics, or integrity.

KIK is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. KIK does not discriminate against qualified applicants or employees based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or uniformed services status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or any other status protected by law. 

KIK is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application, or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the job, please contact Human Resources immediately.

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