Director of QHSE

. Crane Worldwide Logistics . • Houston, TX

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of QHSE will be responsible for standardizing the global safety program across all operations, establishing safety training, equipment maintenance, and forklift training tracking mechanisms. This role ensures dangerous goods regulatory compliance in all countries and modes of transport, and maintains a non-conforming commodities list. The Director will support the development and maintenance of the company’s safety vision, objectives, strategies, policies, and procedures to continuously improve and grow the company’s safety culture. They will create and implement programs that ensure a safe workplace, including near miss programs, safety audits, safety orientations, skills training, emergency preparedness, proper job instruction, hazardous material procedures, and the distribution and use of personal protective equipment. This position drives continuous improvement of safety behaviors and outcomes by delivering methodologies and tools to effectively mitigate identified risks. The Director will develop a systemic process to collect data and analyze the causes of incidents and crashes, generate required reporting, and drive accountability for performance through company leadership and associates. They will oversee and guide safety performance programs and drive leading performance indicators through a safety dashboard and metrics, implementing initiatives to reduce and prevent incidents and injuries. The role ensures operations are sustainable and compliant with company goals, regulatory standards, industry standards, and other safety requirements. The Director will visit jobsites and work areas to support the implementation of hazard identification and control plans and confirm compliance to Federal/State OSHA and company standards. They will champion a culture of safety throughout the organization, promoting open communication and fostering a sense of shared responsibility for quality, health, and safety. The Director will develop and deliver quality, health, and safety training programs to engage employees and encourage the proactive reporting of safety concerns. They will establish and lead safety committees, facilitating cross-functional collaboration to drive safety initiatives and address quality, health, and safety challenges. The Director will develop and execute a comprehensive quality, health, and safety strategy aligned with Crane's core values and objectives, ensuring full compliance with local, state, federal, and industry-specific quality, health, and safety regulations, including OSHA, EPA, and other relevant standards. They will continuously monitor regulatory changes and adapt quality, health, and safety strategies to maintain compliance, and develop and maintain incident reporting and investigation procedures, emergency response plans, and crisis management protocols. Collaboration with local authorities and emergency services is key to ensure readiness for incidents. The Director will utilize data-driven insights to assess the effectiveness of quality, health, and safety programs, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement. They will develop and maintain a robust quality, health, and safety reporting system, ensuring transparency and accessibility of data. Initiatives will be implemented based on data analysis and feedback, striving for quality, health, and safety excellence. The role involves developing policies, programs, and initiatives to improve the culture of safety and quality of organizational processes and services, establishing quality improvement project teams, and overseeing progress and results. The Director will develop new and advanced tools, methods, and systems to ensure quality improvement throughout the organization and drive compliance to “Living the ISO Way.” Effective use of quality tools such as LEAN, Zero Defect Programs, Six Sigma, Kaizen, root cause analysis, etc., is expected. Extensive knowledge and expertise in Project/Program management, portfolio management methodologies, and tools are required, along with the ability to think ahead and plan over a 12-24 month time span, strong client orientation, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Requirements

• In depth knowledge of OSHA standards and regulations
• Minimum 5 years of experience with ISO, LEAN, Zero Defect Programs, Six Sigma or other quality management methodology preferred
• Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in Project/Program management, portfolio management methodologies and tools
• Strategy and planning: must possess an ability to think ahead and plan over a 12-24 month time span as well as strong client orientation and excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in quality and/or safety management or related field preferred
• Minimum 5 to 10 years supervisory or managerial experience preferred
• Total Quality Management, LEAN or Six Sigma certification is preferred
• At least one safety certification such as CDS, ASP or CSP is preferred

Responsibilities

• Standardize Global Safety Program and establish into all operations
• Establish safety training, equipment maintenance and forklift training tracking mechanism
• Ensure Dangerous goods regulatory compliance in all countries and modes of transport
• Maintain non-conforming commodities list
• Supports development and maintenance of the company’s safety vision, objectives, strategies, policies, and procedures to continuously improve and grow the company’s safety culture
• Creates and implements programs that ensure a safe workplace, including near miss programs, safety audits, safety orientations, skills training, emergency preparedness, proper job instruction, hazardous material procedures, and the distribution and use of personal protective equipment
• Drives continuous improvement of safety behaviors and outcomes by delivering methodologies and tools to effectively mitigate identified risks
• Develops a systemic process to collect data and analyze the causes of incidents and crashes and generate required reporting
• Drives accountability for performance through company leadership, and associates
• Oversees and guides the safety performance programs and drives leading performance indicators through a safety dashboard and metrics
• Implements initiatives to reduce and prevent incidents and injuries
• Ensures operations are sustainable and compliant with company goals, regulatory standards, industry standards and other safety requirements
• Visits jobsites and work areas to support implementation of hazard identification and control plans and confirms compliance to Federal / State OSHA and company standards
• Champion a culture of safety throughout the organization, promoting open communication and fostering a sense of shared responsibility for quality, health and safety
• Develop and deliver quality, health and safety training programs to engage employees and encourage the proactive reporting of safety concerns
• Establish and lead safety committees, facilitating cross-functional collaboration to drive safety initiatives and address quality, health and safety challenges
• Develop and execute a comprehensive quality, health and safety strategy aligned with Crane's core values and objectives
• Ensure full compliance with local, state, federal, and industry specific quality, health and safety regulations, including OSHA, EPA, and other relevant standards
• Continuously monitor regulatory changes and adapt quality, health and safety strategies to maintain compliance
• Develop and maintain incident reporting and investigation procedures, emergency response plans, and crisis management protocols
• Collaborate with local authorities and emergency services to ensure readiness for incidents
• Utilize data-driven insights to assess the effectiveness of quality, health and safety programs, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement in quality, health and safety practices
• Develop and maintain a robust quality, health and safety reporting system, ensuring transparency and accessibility of quality, health and safety data to internal and external stakeholders
• Implement initiatives based on data analysis and feedback, striving for quality, health and safety excellence
• Develops policies, programs and initiatives to improve the culture of safety and quality of organizational processes and services
• Establishes quality improvement project teams and oversees progress and results
• Develops new and advanced tools, methods and systems to ensure quality improvement throughout the organization
• Drives compliance to “Living the ISO Way”
• Effective use of quality tools such as LEAN, Zero Defect Programs, Six Sigma, Kaizen, root cause analysis, etc.
• Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in Project/Program management, portfolio management methodologies and tools
• Strategy and planning: must possess an ability to think ahead and plan over a 12-24 month time span as well as strong client orientation and excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Benefits

• Quarterly Incentive Plan
• 136 hours of Paid Time Off which equals 17 days for the year, that can be used for Sick Time or for Personal Use
• Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement for education related to your job
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Employee Recognition and Rewards Program
• Paid Volunteer Time to support a cause that is close to your heart and contributes to our communities
• Employee Discounts
• Wellness Incentives that can go up to $100 per year for completing challenges, in addition to a discount on contribution rates

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager