HSE Manager - Manufacturing

About the role

The HSE Manager is responsible for developing and overseeing the Great Valley HSE program. They provide regulatory expertise and leadership to ensure regulatory requirements are known and implemented.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe practices, injury/illness prevention processes, regulatory compliance, and risk management for liability, Workers’ Compensation, safe return-to-work program, and property claims at the manufacturing site.
• Enforce Vanderlande’s Safety policies and procedures, facilitate and maintain behavior-based safety systems, analyze safety incidents and behaviors.
• Partner with HSE NA team, Legal, and HR, and on-site injury management coordinators to facilitate appropriate medical care and ensure a timely, safe return to work for injured employees.
• Develop and oversee onboarding safety training for new hires and transfers, vendors, and contractors, as well as coordinate annual training schedules to meet regulatory and company-specific requirements.
• Analyze, review, prepare, and submit recommendations to the HSE NA and various leadership teams for action plans to minimize company exposure to costs associated with Workers’ Compensation.
• Clearly and effectively share safety goals, progress, and expectations with employees, contractors, and other stakeholders to build a strong culture of safety.
• Integrate safety system elements into roles, responsibilities, and expectations at all levels of the organization.
• Support development of safety performance goals and metrics while working with facility leadership to define short- and long-term safety objectives, strategies, and measurable outcomes using both leading and lagging indicators.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent, preferably in Environmental, Health & Safety Management, with 10 years related experience and/or training in the HSE field.
• Prefer a minimum of 7+ years of experience in a similar role within the manufacturing industry.
• 5 years' experience developing and administering HSE programs & training.
• Thorough knowledge of US General Industry Safety (29 CFR1910).
• Incident / Problem Management, Building best practices/Standard Work, Analysis and Reports, Strong organizational skills, Excellent grammar and writing skills, Strong supervision skills, particularly supervising manufacturing personnel, Proven ability to lead others, Communication and interpersonal skills to effectively manage and motivate employees and communicate objectives and action plans, Proficient use of computers and corresponding programs – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Ability to implement behavior-based safety techniques to improve/maintain safety performance, Ability to establish positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced Distribution Center or Manufacturing facility.
• Experience with a mix of exempt and non-exempt employees at a site of at least 250 people.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
• Experience with R15.06, Industrial Robots and Robot Systems - Safety Requirements, Experience with 1910.147, The control of hazardous energy, Experience with regulatory (EPA, OSHA, other) inspections and inquiries.
• Strong Computer application skills, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Gmail, Google Meet for virtual training, and ability to utilize the Safety Management System.

Skills

• Ability to implement behavior-based safety techniques to improve/maintain safety performance.
• Ability to establish positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

Full-time, benefit-eligible position. Travel up to 10% travel.

Schedule

Manufacturing setting. Need to comply with all required PPE, including any health or pandemic-related requirements. Ability to inspect manufacturing operations on several floors.