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Assurant is seeking a strategic and hands-on Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Manager to lead the development and advancement of our safety culture across our U.S. Device Care Centers (DCCs). This is a unique opportunity to build, influence, and scale a high-impact safety program supporting approximately 3,000 employees across large, technology-driven operations in Texas and Tennessee.
This role is ideal for a collaborative safety leader who can balance technical expertise with relationship building, helping operations teams identify risks, improve processes, and embed safety into everyday decision-making.

What You Will Do

• Develop and implement a comprehensive EHS strategy, policies, and programs across multiple Device Care Center locations.

• Partner with operations, HR, security, and business leaders to strengthen safety awareness and drive sustainable cultural change.

• Utilize findings from third-party assessments, audits, inspections, and risk evaluations to prioritize improvement initiatives.

• Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning.

• Design and deliver engaging safety training, onboarding, hazard communication, and leadership development programs.

• Oversee regulatory compliance with OSHA and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.

• Drive ergonomics initiatives and injury prevention efforts in highly repetitive operational environments.

• Support emergency preparedness planning, drills, and response activities.

• Monitor safety metrics, maintain documentation, and communicate performance trends to leadership.

• Manage and develop an EHS Technician while helping shape the future growth of the EHS function.

What Makes This Opportunity Unique

• Build and mature an enterprise-wide safety program from the ground up.

• Influence operations across three large-scale facilities featuring automation, robotics, material handling equipment, and reverse logistics processes.

• Work directly with senior leaders who are invested in improving safety culture and program maturity.

• Potential long-term opportunity to expand influence across Assurant's global supply chain operations.

Required Qualifications

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

• 10+ years of EHS experience within reverse logistics, distribution, automation, warehouse, or light manufacturing environments.

• 5+ years of EHS leadership or management experience.

• Experience building, implementing, or significantly enhancing safety programs and processes.

• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations, risk assessments, incident investigations, and regulatory compliance.

• Experience conducting ergonomics assessments and reducing repetitive motion injuries.

• Excellent communication, influencing, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills.

• Ability to prioritize initiatives, gain buy-in, and drive results in evolving environments.

• Experience with ISO 9001 certifications and operating within RIOS/R2 certified environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), or equivalent certification.

• OSHA 30 General Industry and/or OSHA 511 certification.

• Ergonomics certification or advanced ergonomics experience.

• Program and project management experience across multiple sites.

Location & Travel

• Preferred location is either our Irving or Lewisville, TX facilities.

• Regular presence at multiple facilities, typically split between Texas locations, with quarterly travel to Mount Juliet, TN.

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Pay Range:

Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.

If there is no posting end date listed then this is a pipeline requisition, and we will continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis.

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What's the culture like at Assurant?
Our unique culture is a big reason why talented people choose Assurant. Named a Best/Great Place to Work in 14 countries and awarded the Fortune America's Most Innovative Companies recognition, we bring together top talent around the world. Although we have a wide variety of skills and experiences, we share common characteristics that are uniquely Assurant. A passion for service. An ability to innovate in practical ways. And a willingness to take chances. We call our cultureThe Assurant Way.

Company Overview
Assurant is a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases. A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant supports the advancement of the connected world by partnering with the world's leading brands to develop innovative solutions and deliver an enhanced customer experience through mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, vehicle protection services, renters insurance, lender-placed insurance products, and other specialty products.

AI and Biometric Usage

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Equal Opportunity Statement
Assurant is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not use or consider race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in employment decisions.

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