HSE and Facility Specialist
Gutor · Greater Houston · 1 mo ago
Management$85k–$95k/yrFull-time
About the role
Gutor is a leading international manufacturer of UPS systems for industrial applications with over 75 years of experience, serving industries such as oil & gas, petrochemical, chemical, nuclear, and transportation. The company operates globally with over 600 employees across more than 30 countries, including branches in Brazil, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the U.S.A. Gutor is committed to delivering high-quality products and exceptional customer support through a team of experienced engineers and technicians.
Responsibilities
Health & Safety
- Conduct workplace safety analysis and develop measures to prevent occupational accidents and diseases.
- Provide information, support, and coaching to all departments on security issues.
- Report, monitor key figures, and document safety performance for management and the group.
- Perform regular safety audits, risk analyses, and generate reports.
- Optimize Health, Safety, and Facility Management (HS/FM) processes in alignment with company objectives.
- Investigate accidents and near misses to eliminate root causes.
- Ensure compliance with legal, statutory, and group-specific requirements.
- Develop processes, guidelines, and recommendations to continuously improve the safety culture.
- Collaborate with internal and external departments and support functions.
- Oversee company paramedics, evacuation teams, and their education and training.
Environment
- Promote environmental programs within the plant.
- Ensure legal compliance with the latest regulations and standards.
- Develop, implement, communicate, and maintain an environmental plan to align the company’s Environmental Management System (EMS) with standard requirements.
- Perform periodic internal audits and risk analyses.
- Ensure awareness of customer environmental requirements throughout the organization.
- Review the performance of the EMS at planned intervals to assess suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness, including opportunities for improvement.
- Ensure EMS objectives are set by top management and regularly reviewed for performance measurement.
- Control and update documented information, ensuring changes to critical EMS documents are tracked.
- Maintain documented information to demonstrate EMS compliance and establish a system for identification, storage, protection, retrieval, retention, and disposition of records.
- Induct new staff into EMS requirements relevant to their roles and provide ongoing training as necessary.
- Adopt an internal audit program to verify EMS conformity and effectiveness; take corrective action when necessary.
- Analyze EMS effectiveness data to identify opportunities for continual improvement, including data from monitoring, measurement, and other sources.
- Coordinate continual improvements of the EMS and record evidence of corrective and preventive actions.
- Complete customer questionnaires and support sales efforts.
- Provide monthly reporting of achieved environmental results to management.
Facility Management
- Conduct risk analyses and implement measures to protect buildings and facilities, focusing on fire safety and access control.
- Create OPEX/CAPEX budgets considering overall economic efficiency and operational continuity.
- Ensure the trouble-free operation of the entire infrastructure used by the company.
- Monitor technical equipment such as the technical center (alarm systems) and fire alarm systems.
- Represent company interests with authorities (e.g., fire police, air hygiene office, accident regulation) and consulting firms (e.g., security institutes).
- Derive and implement measures in collaboration with external service providers and internal teams.
- Oversee maintenance and support measures from request for quotation through order completion and work supervision.
Requirements
- Basic technical training.
- Continuing education in the field of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE), with further training as a security assistant or security expert (EKAS) desirable.
Skills
- Prior experience with SAP (desired but not essential).
- Independent, proactive, and structured approach to work.
- Reliable, resilient, and strong communication skills.
- Strong cost awareness and ability to act economically.
- Strong ability to identify risk and hazard potentials.
Benefits
- Paid holidays.
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation.
- 401(k) plan with up to 6% company matching contribution.
- Cigna Dental and Vision Insurance.
- FSA and HSA savings account options.
- Basic Life and AD&D Insurance.
- Voluntary supplemental life insurance.
- Health & Fitness Reimbursement.