Manufacturing HSE Specialist

Hitachi•South Boston, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing HSE Specialist helps strengthen health, safety, and environmental performance within manufacturing operations. The role partners with cross-functional teams to promote a proactive safety culture, ensure regulatory compliance, and support continuous improvement initiatives that protect people, facilities, and the environment. It is responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines. The position develops and improves HSE programs, evaluates workplace risks, investigates incidents, delivers training, maintains compliance records, and works with engineering, production, and maintenance teams to integrate HSE into projects and process improvements. It also monitors environmental performance and supports emergency preparedness and site response readiness.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum 3 years of HSE experience within a manufacturing, industrial, or production environment.
Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and applicable health, safety, and environmental regulations.
Experience leading incident investigations and applying root cause analysis methodologies.
Proven ability to deliver training, influence stakeholders, and communicate effectively across all levels of an organization.

Nice To Haves

Professional certifications such as CSP, CIH, or other relevant HSE credentials.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and continuously improve health, safety, and environmental programs across manufacturing operations.
Conduct workplace inspections, audits, and risk assessments to identify hazards and drive corrective actions.
Lead incident investigations and root cause analyses to prevent recurrence and strengthen safety performance.
Deliver HSE training programs that build awareness, accountability, and safe work practices.
Maintain HSE documentation, records, permits, and reports to support compliance and operational excellence.
Partner with engineering, production, and maintenance teams to integrate HSE requirements into projects and process improvements.
Monitor environmental performance, including waste management, emissions, chemical storage, and discharge activities.
Support emergency preparedness initiatives, response planning, and drill execution to enhance site readiness.
Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.