The Country EHS Leader, Mexico & LATAM Regional Lead owns environmental, health, and safety performance for Dematic's operations and project sites in Mexico and extends EHS oversight to Dematic project sites across Latin America.
This role combines steady-state regulatory and compliance ownership in Mexico with project-based EHS support across the broader region, reporting directly to the Regional Leader, Americas.
This is a full-ownership role: the incumbent is expected to draft, implement, and maintain EHS standards, protocols, and metrics for Mexico and LATAM projects, subject to final sign-off from the Regional Leader, Americas.
We offer:
Career Development
Competitive Compensation and Benefits
Pay Transparency
General Opportunities
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This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.
Tasks and Qualifications:
Regulatory & Compliance Ownership (Mexico)
Own all STPS filings, NOM standards compliance, permitting, and inspection readiness
Serve as primary point of contact for Mexican labor and safety authorities




Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Mexican EHS regulatory requirements and ensure site-level compliance
Regional Project EHS Oversight (LATAM)
Provide EHS oversight and support across Dematic project sites throughout Latin America
Coordinate with local EHS partners/consultants in non-Spanish-speaking markets (e.g., Brazil) where direct regulatory command requires local expertise
Support project teams during active build-out phases with site-specific EHS planning
Incident Management
Lead incident investigation and root cause analysis for Mexico and LATAM project sites
Own emergency response planning per site
Escalate significant incidents to the Regional Leader, Americas per agreed protocol
Metrics & Reporting
Own EHS metrics tracking and reporting (EMR, TRIR, DART, OTIF-related safety metrics) across Mexico and LATAM projects
Deliver regular performance reporting to the Regional Leader, Americas
Translate EHS data into cost/risk justification for executive audiences as needed
Standards & Training
Draft EHS methodology, audit cadence, and incident-reporting protocols for sign-off by the Regional Leader, Americas
Design and deliver training programs: onboarding, contractor safety orientation, toolbox talks
Contractor & Site Management
Vet and manage EHS compliance of contractors and subcontractors on project sites
Serve as the EHS point of contact for client EHS teams during project execution
What we are looking for:




Fluent Spanish and English (required); Portuguese a plus given regional scope
Demonstrated experience in EHS leadership within industrial, logistics, or material handling/distribution center environments
Working knowledge of Mexican labor and safety regulatory frameworks (STPS, NOM standards)
Experience managing EHS across multi-site or multi-country project portfolios
Strong data fluency - able to build and present EHS metrics (EMR, TRIR, DART) for executive stakeholders
Comfortable operating with full ownership of standards and protocols in a solid-line reporting structure (no dotted-line corporate EHS function)
KION is the Supply Chain Solutions Company.
With over 42,000 employees in more than 100 countries, we enable smart, sustainable, and reliable supply chains worldwide - wherever goods are stored, moved, or delivered.
KION offers its customers the full spectrum of solutions to make their supply chains future-ready.
Our international brands, Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli and our regional brands, Fenwick and OM, stand for outstanding technological innovation, intelligent automation and service excellence in forklift trucks and warehouse equipment.
Dematic complements this expertise with state-of-the-art automation technology and AI-supported software solutions that optimize intralogistics across warehousing, production, and distribution.
Whether locally or globally – we offer exciting career opportunities in an innovative environment shaped by our core values: Integrity, Collaboration, Courage, and Excellence.
Together, we create the magic of supply chain solutions.
Join our team – Push it forward.
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