Regional HSE Manager

About the role

The Regional HSE Manager will oversee health, safety, and environmental practices at three manufacturing sites: Rock Island, IL (Inpro/Seal), Jeffersonville, IN (Cook Compression), and Antigo, WI (Waukesha Bearings). The home office is in Rock Island, IL with regular travel to Indiana and Wisconsin sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement regional HSE strategies aligned with organizational goals.
• Champion a proactive safety culture by managing, mentoring, and developing direct reports.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations like OSHA and EPA.
• Conduct risk assessments, audits, and inspections to identify and mitigate hazards.
• Create, implement, and manage regional HSE programs, policies, and procedures.
• Lead HSE continual improvement to minimize risk and improve workers' safety and efficiency.
• Lead investigations into incidents, accidents, and near misses to determine root causes and implement effective corrective actions.
• Monitor and report on HSE performance metrics (KPIs) to regional and executive leadership.
• Act as a primary contact for regulatory agencies during inspections and communicate safety issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Occupational Safety and Health, Engineering, Health Sciences, or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in occupational health and safety in manufacturing environments, including developing, training on, and managing safety programs.
• Experience in incident management, resolution, and communication.
• Experience leading and participating in safety audits.
• Experience in people management, including leadership and delegation, within a matrix organization is preferred.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including excellent presentation skills.
• Strong KPI/metrics experience with analytical skills.
• Effective organizational and time management skills.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite and HS&E system expertise.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Incident management, resolution, and communication experience.
• Experience in people management, including leadership and delegation, within a matrix organization is preferred.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including excellent presentation skills.
• Strong KPI/metrics experience with analytical skills.
• Effective organizational and time management skills.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite and HS&E system expertise.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Skills

• CSP Certification.
• OSHA 10, OSHA 30, NEBOSH or equivalent safety courses.
• Experience in similar manufacturing settings.

Benefits

• 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Wellness programs.
• Health savings account, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability.
• Employee basic life and AD&D insurance.
• Supplemental employee and dependent life insurance.
• Optional accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance.
• Adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Paid time off, including 9 paid holidays per calendar year, 15 paid vacation days annually, prorated the first year based on hire date, 16 hours floating holiday.
• Wellness reimbursement, tuition reimbursement.
• Business travel services.
• Employee discounts.
• An employee assistance program that includes company-paid counseling sessions and legal services.