What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Manager position at HITACHI ENERGY USA INC?
Description
You will carry out HSE management activities to eliminate or reduce occupational health, production safety, environmental and fire risks within company premise and to ensure the normal operation of the company in accordance with national occupational health, safety, environmental and fire related laws and regulations and company HSE requirements.
In your role as an HSE Manager at Hitachi Energy you will be part of our success by:
- Acting as a coach and advisor toward the site leadership team concerning HSE management.
- Assuring the organization’s compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal HSE regulations under your scope of responsibility.
- Help maintain and execute the HSE management systems and carry out inspections and audits, analyze the results, and manage the corrective actions.
- Ensure the effectiveness of corrective actions to ensure prevention of reoccurrence
- Managing the incident reporting, investigation, and analysis program for your area of responsibility.
- Analyzing and monitoring trends regarding incidents, inspections, audits, and corrective measures and keep the HSE Manager informed.
- Contributing to the development and implementation of various Group and Business Unit HSSE programs and procedures (ergonomics, lockout, inspections and scheduled audits, etc.)
- Organizing activities to promote employee awareness, increase their participation and encourage the adoption of safe behaviors.
- Managing the ergonomics program, job analyses, and prioritize and implement corrective actions
- Receiving/collecting HSSE best practices and lead local implementation as appropriate
- Assisting HR and care management representatives regarding return to work strategies
- Maintaining certifications for both ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
- Lead, guide, and coach the local HSE team to achieve optimal results
- Responsible for HSSE strategic planning to help move the organization towards achieving all KPI’s as well as target and objectives
- Responsible for annual HSSE department budgeting and capital expenditure planning
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental or Occupational Health Sciences
- Two to Five years of relevant HSE experience, preferably in manufacturing.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
- Problem solving and decision-making skills
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office and plant specific software systems
- Team player and approachable
Preferred:
- Professional certifications (e.g., CSP, CIH, CHMM)
- Experience with behavior-based safety programs and culture change initiatives
- Experience and/or familiarity with ISO45001 & ISO 14001
- High comfort level with digitized management tools.
- Experience with represented workforce
Ability to operate within and support matrixed leadership and functional teams.
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