Health, Safety and Environmental Specialist

Valmet•Columbus, MS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Health, Safety and Environmental Specialist supports Valmet operations in Columbus, Mississippi, and Florence, Alabama, ensuring health, safety, and environmental standards are upheld. The role provides standardized HSE services and functional support, strengthens local HSE management and safety culture, and helps meet legal, customer, and company requirements. It is a new position within Valmet’s HSE team and requires regular travel to Florence, Alabama, with travel to other locations varying according to business needs, audits, training, incident response, and project support. The specialist works closely with local managers and employees, the assigned business line HSE Manager, North American HSE professionals, the local Quality Manager, local HR, and local Occupational Health Services. The position coordinates global and area HSE processes, supports continuous improvement, manages compliance and reporting, and contributes to HSE performance reviews and preventive initiatives. The role also serves as the local point of contact for ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certification management and as a key user for the Spotlight HSE event, risk, and audit management solution. This position is based in the United States and is not available for international relocation. Applicants must be living in and authorized to work in the US. Any employment offer is contingent on a background check, pre-employment physical, and drug screen.

Requirements

Minimum high school graduate.
At least 5 years of HSE experience in a similar environment.
Experience driving continuous improvement activities.
Knowledge of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management system standards and certifications.
Proficiency with local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations.
Result-driven, with the ability to structure own work.
Good communication, teamwork, and relationship-building skills.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Teams.
Ability to travel up to 25% to other Valmet facilities and customer sites.
Must be living in and authorized to work in the United States.
Successful completion of a background check, pre-employment physical, and drug screen is required for an employment offer.

Nice To Haves

A secondary degree in safety, environmental, or another relevant field is preferred.
Experience working with standards other than ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 is merited.

Responsibilities

Deliver local HSE services and functional support to Valmet operations in Columbus, Mississippi, and Florence, Alabama.
Coordinate and implement Global and Area HSE processes and develop location-specific HSE procedures as needed.
Manage local internal and external HSE issues and communicate with relevant stakeholders.
Ensure the quality of internally and externally shared local HSE documentation.
Identify HSE risks and opportunities and propose and communicate solutions to stakeholders.
Plan and implement the Location Annual HSE improvement plan in line with Global and Area HSE strategy, targets, and initiatives.
Coordinate and facilitate HSE training programs for Valmet employees and external workers.
Assist managers with HSE hazard and risk assessments for normal and abnormal operations and planned operational changes.
Lead local incident investigations, root-cause analyses, and corrective-action implementation.
Coordinate regular identification of environmental aspects and impacts for local operations.
Ensure local HSE compliance through a local law register, regular compliance evaluations, and an annual compliance calendar.
Plan and deliver local HSE communications.
Participate as the HSE specialist in the local HSE committee.
Represent the location on the North American HSE team and participate in associated workgroups, tasks, and programs.
Manage customer information requests regarding local HSE.
Analyze local HSE performance needs, gaps, and opportunities as input to reviews, targets, plans, and preventive initiatives and actions.
Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on local HSE performance.
Ensure regulatory and Valmet HSE record-keeping and reporting requirements are met at the location.
Manage the CSM environmental reporting database and lead location reporting of environmental KPIs.
Serve as the Spotlight key user for the location’s HSE event, risk, and audit management solution.
Serve as the local point of contact for GMS certification management for ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, including expansion roadmap implementation, audit management, and global learnings.
Coordinate and conduct internal and other HSE audits and inspections according to annual Valmet, Area, and local plans, including at project and service sites.