HSE Manager

International Paper•White Bear Lake, MN

7d•$69,500 - $92,600

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 implement local, state, and federal regulatory HSE requirements and company HSE programs, and supports the manufacturing facility’s safety culture and environmental compliance. The position reports directly to the Site Manager and works functionally with regional HSE staff. The manager oversees HSE activities, corrective actions, contractor safety, energy control, hearing conservation, chemical management, audits, inspections, incident investigations, workers’ compensation processes, employee training, onboarding, and plant-wide HSE communications. The role also maintains environmental files, permits, inspections, certifications, and submissions; leads efforts to improve HSE performance; and works with the lead team to establish and implement site-specific annual HSE objectives. Travel is required for training, meetings, benchmarking, and weekly support of multiple facilities within the geography.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in HSE.
3–5 years of HSE experience; manufacturing experience is preferred.
Experience with progressive HSE cultures and safety leadership.
Knowledge of HSE compliance and regulatory requirements.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation and delivery skills.
Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks.
Ability to work collaboratively to accomplish HSE requirements and objectives.
Willingness to travel for training, meetings, benchmarking, and weekly support of multiple facilities within the geography.

Nice To Haves

HSE experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Support and foster the facility’s safety culture and environmental compliance.
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 address 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 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 skills needing improvement.
Participate in and support an active cross-functional safety committee.
Maintain environmental files, permits, inspections, certifications, and submissions, including VOC, wastewater, storm water, cyclone, silo, Tier II, DMRs, and air-related materials.
Lead deliberate efforts to improve HSE performance.
Work with the lead team to develop and implement site-specific annual HSE objectives.
Collaborate with local leadership to execute local, state, and federal regulatory HSE requirements and company HSE programs.
Travel for training, meetings, benchmarking, and weekly support of multiple facilities within the geography.