HSE Manager

International Paper•Fort Worth, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The HSE Manager leads systems, processes, and procedures that promote a positive safety culture and an injury-free, healthy workplace. The role collaborates with local leadership to execute local, state, and federal HSE regulatory requirements and company HSE programs, supporting safety culture and environmental compliance at a manufacturing facility. The position reports directly to the Site Manager and works functionally with regional HSE staff. The manager oversees HSE activities, corrective actions, facility programs, contractor safety, energy control, hearing conservation, chemical management, audits, inspections, incident investigations, employee training, plant-wide communications, safety leadership development, and cross-functional safety committee participation. The role also maintains environmental permits and required records, leads HSE improvement efforts, and works with the lead team to develop and implement annual site-specific HSE objectives. The position is based at the Fort Worth facility and includes weekly support of multiple facilities within the geography, as well as travel for training, meetings, and benchmarking.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in HSE.
3–5 years of HSE experience.
Knowledge of HSE compliance and regulatory requirements.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Presentation and delivery skills.
Organization, prioritization, and ability to manage multiple tasks.
Ability to work collaboratively to accomplish HSE requirements and objectives.
Willingness to travel for training, meetings, and benchmarking and provide weekly support to multiple facilities within the geography.
Ethics and values.
Business acumen.
Process management and drive for results.
Command skills.
Customer focus.
Managing through systems.
Problem solving.

Nice To Haves

HSE experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience with progressive HSE cultures and safety leadership.

Responsibilities

Lead systems, processes, and procedures that promote a positive safety culture and an injury-free, healthy workplace.
Collaborate with local leadership to execute local, state, and federal regulatory HSE requirements and company HSE programs.
Support and foster safety culture, safety, and environmental compliance at the manufacturing facility.
Assign and track HSE activities, corrective action plans, and tasks through completion; update them as needed and maintain appropriate documentation.
Assess facility programs against performance standards and develop corrective action plans to close gaps.
Lead and maintain contractor safety efforts, assist with contractor work plans, and monitor compliance.
Manage energy control, hearing conservation, and chemical management programs.
Participate in required internal and external HSE audits and inspections; coordinate and review results to ensure deficiencies are corrected.
Lead incident investigations, complete investigation files, develop corrective action plans, and manage the workers’ compensation process.
Plan, communicate, deliver, and track required employee training; manage makeup training and new-hire onboarding.
Lead plant-wide HSE communications, use resources from the HSE function, participate in Area HSE calls, distribute materials to site leaders, and provide information at plant-wide meetings.
Promote the sustainability of safety leadership tools and provide leaders with feedback on areas for skill improvement.
Participate in and support an active cross-functional safety committee.
Maintain files, environmental permits, inspections, certifications, and submissions, including VOC, wastewater, storm water, cyclone, silo, Tier II, DMRs, and air records.
Lead deliberate improvement efforts to improve HSE performance.
Work with the lead team to develop and implement site-specific annual HSE objectives.
Travel for training, meetings, and benchmarking, and provide weekly support to multiple facilities within the geography.