Health, Safety and Environment Site Warehouse Leader
About The Position
Cummins is seeking a Health, Safety and Environment Site Warehouse Leader to join its Health and Safety team in Florence, Kentucky. The role provides HSE leadership and support, with primary coverage of operations and facilities in Kentucky and Indiana. The leader aligns HSE initiatives with organizational objectives and operational priorities; promotes a strong safety-first culture; interprets and implements applicable regulations, standards, and management systems; and manages risks and compliance. The position coordinates emergency preparedness and response planning, tracks and analyzes HSE performance indicators, investigates incidents, and leads corrective actions and improvement efforts. The role also involves leading and developing teams, coaching and mentoring employees, building trust and cross-functional relationships, managing site objectives and improvement plans, and leading management system reviews. The successful candidate applies local regulatory and operational knowledge to facility-specific risks, supports regulatory interactions and incident response, and ensures site practices align with Cummins/CDBS global HSE requirements and applicable state and local regulations.
Requirements
- College, university, or equivalent degree in Occupational Health, Safety, or Environmental field.
- Significant relevant experience, including management of health, safety, and/or environmental ISO Standards.
- 5–7 years of experience.
- 1–2 years of management experience.
- Working knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations in Kentucky and Indiana.
- Ability to interpret and implement occupational safety, environmental, emergency response, workers’ compensation, and related regulatory requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Professional certification in an HSE-related field.
Responsibilities
- Lead health, safety, and environmental programs and provide subject matter expertise on complex HSE matters.
- Ensure regulatory compliance and manage risk-reduction initiatives.
- Identify hazards, assess risks, analyze performance data, investigate incidents, and implement corrective actions.
- Build cross-functional relationships, promote accountability, lead employee engagement, and foster a positive HSE culture.
- Coach and develop teams and support talent development.
- Manage site objectives and improvement plans, lead management system reviews, and execute HSE strategies, programs, and compliance initiatives.
- Coordinate emergency response planning, preparedness activities, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Establish and monitor HSE performance indicators, analyze trends, and drive targeted improvement initiatives.
- Maintain working knowledge of Kentucky and Indiana HSE regulations and manage differences in state requirements, reporting, and enforcement practices.
- Interpret applicable occupational safety, environmental, emergency response, workers’ compensation, and related requirements and translate them into procedures, controls, training, and compliance programs.
- Apply local operational knowledge to assess risks, support incident response, and develop solutions for facility-specific HSE challenges.
- Build and maintain relationships with regulatory agencies, emergency response organizations, contractors, service providers, and community stakeholders.
- Support investigations, regulatory interactions, and corrective actions using local knowledge and external partnerships.
- Ensure site practices meet or exceed Cummins/CDBS global HSE requirements and applicable state and local regulations.
- Provide HSE leadership and support primarily to facilities and operations in Kentucky and Indiana.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
