HSE Manager

About the role

The HSE Manager plays a key leadership role within a matrixed organization, driving all corporate and regulatory Health, Safety, and Environmental initiatives at the site.

Responsibilities

• Build, coach, and inspire safety ownership: Provide daily direction and leadership to one full-time HSE professional (non-desk).
• Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement across all levels of the facility.
• Own The HSE Strategy For Your Site: Develop, implement, train, and maintain all HSE policies, programs, and procedures aligned to corporate standards and regulatory requirements (OSHA, EPA, DOT, etc.).
• Lead all environmental compliance activities including permits, reporting, and regulatory interactions.
• Drive Injury Prevention & Safety Excellence: Champion team member engagement initiatives and behavior-based safety programs (Consequence Thinking – Zero & Beyond).
• Provide hands-on support with safety procedure implementation, regulatory interpretation, and corporate mandates.
• Improve Systems, Reduce Risk, And Elevate Performance: Lead incident reporting and investigations, ensuring robust root cause analysis, corrective action development, and best-practice sharing across the business.
• Conduct or support internal/external audits, regulatory inspections, and operational reviews.
• Be a Key Partner In Manufacturing Excellence: Collaborate with the Quality Manager to maintain ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 certifications.
• Serve as a regional representative in cross-site forums, contributing to best-practice exchange and shared learning.
• Participate in corporate initiatives and support strategic HSE projects identified by the Director of HSE or Facility Leader.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Environmental, Engineering, or related field. (Equivalent HSE experience considered in lieu of degree.)
• 3+ years of hands-on HSE experience, ideally within manufacturing.
• Strong background in OSHA compliance, behavior-based safety, incident management, auditing, and training.
• Demonstrated passion for safety excellence and environmental stewardship.
• Environmental compliance experience (permits, waste management, reporting).
• Working knowledge of ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 preferred.
• Familiarity with worker’s compensation programs.
• Ability to travel periodically for audits, cross-site initiatives, or training.