Director, HSE - Manufacturing

Integra•Houston, TX

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, HSE Manufacturing is a senior enterprise leadership role responsible for developing and executing a Health, Safety, and Environmental strategy across a growing manufacturing and construction organization. The role partners with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Construction to integrate safety into operational performance, Lean Enterprise principles, and business growth objectives. It provides strategic direction, subject matter expertise, and executive-level reporting to strengthen governance and promote consistent safety performance across multi-site modular factories, yards, and data center construction projects. The Director leads a proactive safety environment across business units, improving risk visibility, critical-control execution, manufacturing throughput, and operational readiness. The role advances an integrated OHSMS aligned with ISO 45001, corporate standards, SafeState, and high-energy hazard controls. It embeds serious injury and fatality (SIF) prevention, critical-control verification, and PausePoint decision-making into manufacturing and construction work, including high-risk factory activities and factory-to-site transitions. This leader works across a matrix organization to align cross-functional stakeholders, support safe capacity expansion and operational transformation, and build workforce capability. The position also oversees incident prevention and learning, compliance, audits, emergency response, and enterprise risk governance. The work is primarily office-based with frequent site visits; site walk-throughs, audits, field support, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use in field settings are required.

Requirements

Minimum 15 years of progressive Health, Safety & Environmental leadership experience.
Minimum 10 years supporting large-scale manufacturing operations.
Minimum 5 years in a senior leadership role managing multi-site operations.
Demonstrated experience in Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, or Lean Enterprise environments.
Proven experience partnering directly with Manufacturing Operations leaders on production growth, facility expansion, and operational transformation.
Experience implementing and sustaining Kaizen, 5S, Visual Management, Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping, Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA), and Daily Management Systems (MDI).
Strong background supporting high-volume manufacturing, modular assembly, industrial production, automated equipment, and material flow operations.
Proven success leading within matrix organizations and aligning diverse stakeholders.
Experience supporting production ramp-ups, new product introductions, facility expansions, and organizational growth initiatives.
Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification required.
First Aid/CPR certification required.
Ability to conduct site walk-throughs, participate in audits, and support field operations.
Ability to use required personal protective equipment (PPE) in field settings.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 500 or equivalent authorized trainer qualification.
CHST, OHST, or CIH certification.
Experience in modular construction, power systems, electrical equipment manufacturing, data center infrastructure, or industrial assembly operations.
Master's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Safety, or Business Administration.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent Operational Excellence certification.
Experience implementing ISO 45001 in manufacturing environments.
Experience in organizations undergoing rapid growth and large-scale operational transformation.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute an integrated HSE strategy across manufacturing and construction operations.
Partner with Operations leadership to integrate HSE into Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives, including Value Stream Design, Standard Work, Kaizen, MDI, Visual Management, and capacity expansion.
Support waste reduction, variation reduction, and improved production flow while maintaining safety standards.
Integrate safety metrics into SQDCC performance management and use Lean problem-solving to address ergonomic, process, and industrial risks.
Lead cross-functionally in a matrix organization, aligning Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Construction, Logistics, and Human Resources on safety objectives.
Build relationships across business units and sites to align priorities, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies.
Facilitate executive discussions on operational risks, manufacturing readiness, capacity expansion, and safety performance.
Develop and execute an OHSMS aligned with ISO 45001, corporate standards, SafeState, and high-energy hazard controls.
Integrate pSIF identification, aSIF prevention, and critical-control verification into construction workflows and modular manufacturing lines.
Drive adoption of PausePoint before high-hazard work, including factory rework, lifting operations, testing, and factory-to-site transitions.
Align safety strategy with modular production schedules, task planning, logistics timelines, and site commissioning milestones.
Integrate SafeState onboarding, competency pathways, and readiness metrics into factory operations and mobilization planning.
Integrate safety requirements into capital equipment selection, facility layout design, and production engineering to support safe capacity growth.
Drive accountability through leading and lagging indicators, including SIF metrics, SafeState verification rates, quality escape trends, and PausePoint adherence.
Oversee regional and site safety leadership to ensure consistent high-hazard controls across production lines, test areas, electrical integration bays, and installation activities.
Establish governance for incident prevention, emergency response, investigation, root-cause analysis, and organizational learning.
Ensure incidents and near misses receive energy-based hazard reviews and critical-control effectiveness analyses.
Lead enterprise risk councils and learning teams addressing modularization risks, including crane and rigging, testing bays, pinch/crush points, powered-industrial-truck traffic, shipping stability, and load securement.
Manage compliance with OSHA, EPA, NFPA, ANSI, ISO 45001, and relevant manufacturing regulations.
Direct audits and gap assessments across factories, integration facilities, and job sites.
Promote SafeState readiness, PausePoint, and human performance principles across manufacturing teams, construction trades, and commissioning personnel.
Implement learning pathways and capability development for modular manufacturing.
Represent the organization in legal, regulatory, insurance, client, and industry safety forums.
Serve as a primary safety liaison to senior leadership and communicate SIF exposure trends, manufacturing capacity risks, and readiness indicators.
Oversee integration of human performance, PSM principles, and energy-control protocols across modular manufacturing, including electrical integration, mechanical assembly, and high-density testing environments.
Align factory-built system safety with site installation procedures across the factory, transport, installation, and commissioning lifecycle.