Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Manager

Location: Nashville, TN

About the Role

The Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Manager reports to the Plant Director, is a member of the plant Senior Leadership Team, and is responsible for the overall management and direction of Health, Safety and Environment within the site. This critical role understands the interworking relationship between safety and productivity, profits, Associate engagement, retention, and corporate communication. As a site leader, the HSE Manager sets the overall site HSE vision of excellence and ensures overall Mars HSE programs are vital and relevant. This position is accountable for ensuring compliance with national and local HSE laws, regulations, and Corporate HSE Standards, driving the overall Mars HSE Culture and Vision at the site.

The HSE Manager translates and executes the site’s overall HSE strategy (as set by the Global HSE Team), executes and improves site policies and procedures consistent with the Company’s vision, principles, and behaviors, drives the HSE Culture of the site, collaborates on non-HSE site critical issues, and champions external efforts to ensure safety and environmental stewardship in the communities in which Mars operates.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to ensure the site maintains a continuous “audit ready” state of compliance with company and governmental HSE Standards and reduces risk to the business resulting from non-compliance.
• Responsible for the development, deployment, and management of all company HSE Standards as they specifically apply to the site. Sets the overall HSE vision of the site.
• Develop and deploy site-specific HSE strategies, programs, and plans to position the site as a best-in-class organization.
• Develop, coach, recruit, and lead the site safety, environmental, and security team(s) to ensure a robust succession plan of safety and environmental professionals to properly support the site.
• As a member of the Site Leadership Team, share responsibility for creating, owning, and deploying the plant site strategy.
• Deliver training and coaching to establish a clear understanding by all site Associates of HSE expectations.
• Develop a prioritized, multi-tiered risk-based prioritization plan. Work with site and central resources to execute the plan.
• Accountable for the execution of each site’s Environmental Permit Compliance, including the site's air permit, Stormwater, Water, Spill Control, and Wastewater. Ensure all testing required through permits and company standards is met on time.
• Execute proper management of the site’s hazardous waste management activities to ensure 100% compliance with federal, state, local, and company regulations and standards.
• Ensure investigation of all HSE-related incidents utilizing specific tools to drive to root cause and identify actions to prevent recurrence. Drive completion of recognized corrective actions to prevent incident recurrence, including execution of corrective actions developed from other site incidents.
• Collaborate with the Occupational Health and Wellness Management team to ensure an effective injury case management process is fully implemented, well understood, and functioning as desired.
• Serve as the site-level HSE technical expert, providing technical expertise/coaching as needed in all areas and initiatives of the function, including capital project review and risk management associated with non-capital modifications.
• Achieve desired results through a manage-by-influence model where direct lines of authority do not exist.
• Manage the overall site HSE Budget to ensure proper fiscal stewardship of department funds. Understand budgetary processes and pressure but also articulate and justify HSE spending.

Requirements

• 2+ years of progressive experience in implementing and managing health, safety, & environmental and/or industrial hygiene programs in a manufacturing arena.
• B.S. in Safety Management, Industrial Safety, Sciences, Engineering, or Industrial Hygiene.
• Strong technical & regulatory knowledge/expertise, including EPA, OSHA, and DOT.
• Experience with hazard recognition, behavioral-based safety, job hazard analysis, and Process Hazards Analysis desired.
• Ability to positively influence safe behaviors and train technical materials.
• Effective leadership and personnel management skills.
• Ability to interact with site-level manufacturing/business management, community, elected officials, non-government organizations, and state and federal regulatory agencies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including an elevated level of comfort developing and delivering training and motivational presentations to all levels of associates.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in driving continuous improvement in HSE program and system execution in a manufacturing environment.
• Recognized third-party certifications (CSP and/or CIH).
• Basic knowledge and experience in food manufacturing and GMP.
• Experience in the management of security functions.

Benefits

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose-driven company, striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to in-house Mars University.
• An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.