Process & HSE Engineer
Position Summary
The Plant Process/HSE (Health, Safety, and Environmental) Engineer reports directly to the Plant Manager. This position serves a dual purpose: providing technical manufacturing and process engineering support to the Operations team and supporting the entire facility by ensuring compliance with HSE legal requirements and Cooper Standard policies and procedures.
Primary Responsibilities
Study, analyze, and implement improvements to manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, quality, safety, and cost performance.
Implement engineering change requests (ECRs).
Serve as an operational liaison for non-compliance issues and participate in 8-D problem-solving teams.
Support the preventive maintenance program.
Reduce manufacturing costs through continuous process improvement initiatives.
Conduct time studies and apply industrial engineering techniques.
Redesign plant layout to support changes in business needs.
Provide technical support and guidance to the manufacturing floor and daily operations.
Facilitate coordination of facility upgrades through licensed external contractors.
Interface with outside equipment and service suppliers.
Review and approve plant capital projects for HSE considerations.
Prepare budgets and justifications for HSE-related capital investments.
Recommend and manage the HSE operating budget.
Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Leadership
Provide technical expertise and ownership to drive continuous improvement in occupational health, safety, and environmental matters.
Serve as the technical authority for HSE legal requirements and recommend best practices, tools, processes, and initiatives to plant leadership.
Recommend safety and environmental KPIs and evaluate trends to support data-driven decision-making.
Advise frontline teams on HSE matters and provide tools and training to enable ownership of workplace safety.
Partner with operations to ensure Job Hazard and Risk Assessments (JHRAs) are completed for routine and non-routine work and that identified risks are effectively managed.
Develop and maintain plant HSE procedures, standards, and guidelines, ensuring roles and responsibilities are clearly understood and adhered to.
Maintain HSE management systems and documentation (safety & health, environmental, energy management).
Ensure required HSE data (incident reports, environmental metrics, etc.) is accurately and timely entered into corporate systems.
Lead and support cross-functional incident investigations and develop plant-wide competency in investigation methodologies.
Lead the effective "read-across" of incidents occurring at other locations.
Act as the local champion for regional or global HSE initiatives.
Assemble and lead the development of HSE training programs.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE training programs.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE audits.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE inspections.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE corrective action plans.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE risk assessments.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE monitoring and measurement systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE performance management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE policy development and review.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE planning and control systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE risk management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE sustainability management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE training and development systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE waste management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE water management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE air management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE energy management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE transportation management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE emergency preparedness and response systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE security management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE supply chain management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE human resources management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE financial management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE information technology management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE procurement management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE contract management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE project management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE quality management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE environmental management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management systems.
Lead the effective implementation of HSE occupational health and safety management