Manufacturing & Plant Safety Manager I HSE Manager
About The Position
The HSE Manager leads health, safety, and environmental programs at a manufacturing facility in Richmond, Virginia. Reporting directly to the Site Manager and working closely with regional HSE personnel, the role builds a strong safety culture, maintains regulatory compliance, reduces workplace risks, and improves environmental performance. Responsibilities include overseeing safety programs, incident investigations, contractor safety, employee training, environmental permits, audits, corrective actions, and plant-wide HSE communications. The manager partners with plant leadership, employees, contractors, and cross-functional teams to meet applicable federal, state, and local requirements and promote a safe, healthy, and environmentally responsible workplace. Occasional travel and support for multiple facilities may be required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Health, Safety, Environmental Management, Occupational Safety, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
- Approximately 3–5 years of HSE experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience supporting or leading workplace safety and environmental compliance programs.
- Knowledge of applicable health, safety, and environmental regulatory requirements.
- Experience conducting or supporting audits, inspections, incident investigations, and corrective action management.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to deliver safety training and communicate technical information effectively.
- Strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple HSE activities and deadlines simultaneously.
- Ability to work collaboratively with plant leadership, employees, contractors, and regional teams.
- Willingness to travel occasionally and support multiple facilities as required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in paper manufacturing, packaging, containers, pulp and paper, or other industrial manufacturing environments.
- Experience managing contractor safety and hazardous energy control programs.
- Knowledge of chemical management and hearing conservation programs.
- Experience with environmental permitting, reporting, wastewater, stormwater, and air emissions compliance.
- Experience leading incident investigations and root cause analysis.
- Experience coordinating regulatory inspections and environmental audits.
- Experience developing safety training programs and onboarding procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to improve safety performance and strengthen employee engagement.
- Experience supporting multiple manufacturing facilities or regional HSE programs.
- Relevant professional certifications such as CSP, ASP, CHMM, or equivalent.
Responsibilities
- Lead health, safety, and environmental programs at the manufacturing facility.
- Build a strong safety culture, maintain regulatory compliance, reduce workplace risks, and improve environmental performance.
- Oversee safety programs, incident investigations, contractor safety, employee training, environmental permits, audits, corrective actions, and plant-wide HSE communications.
- Partner with plant leadership, employees, contractors, and cross-functional teams to ensure regulatory compliance and promote a safe, healthy, environmentally responsible workplace.
- Support multiple facilities as required, including occasional travel.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
