HSE Manager

International Paper•Omaha, NE

7d•$69,500 - $92,600•Onsite

About The Position

The HSE Manager leads systems, processes, and procedures that foster a positive safety culture and support an injury-free, healthy workplace. The role collaborates with local leadership to meet local, state, federal, and company HSE requirements and programs, and supports safety culture and environmental compliance at manufacturing facilities. It reports directly to the Plant General Manager and works functionally with regional HSE staff. The position oversees HSE activities, corrective actions, facility program assessments, leading indicators, contractor safety, energy control, hearing conservation, chemical management, audits, inspections, incident investigations, employee training, plant-wide communications, environmental records and permits, and continuous improvement. The HSE Manager also works with the lead team to set and implement site-specific annual HSE objectives, supports a cross-functional safety committee, and travels 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 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, and benchmarking, and to provide weekly support to multiple facilities within the geography.
Business insight.
Courage.
Customer focus.
Drives results.
Instills trust.
Manages complexity.
Optimizes work process.

Nice To Haves

HSE experience in a manufacturing environment.

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 the safety culture and safety and environmental compliance of manufacturing facilities.
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.
Manage leading indicator efforts, including safe work observations, 5S, hazard recognition, and controls.
Lead and maintain contractor safety efforts, assist in developing 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.
Manage 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 sustainability of safety leadership tools and provide feedback to leaders on skill improvements.
Participate in and support an active cross-functional safety committee.
Maintain files, environmental permits, inspections, certifications, and submissions, including VOC, wastewater, stormwater, cyclone, silo, Tier II, DMR, 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.