HSE Manager

Position Summary

As an innovation leader, we look for ambitious, forward-thinking, open-minded and well-rounded individuals to join our global team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain safety and environmental programs, policies, and procedures, to manage all HSE compliance and risks applicable to the facility.
• Promote awareness in the organization, as well as the company's security policy and objectives.
• Follow up on internal and external audit processes and government inspections.
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight to ensure ongoing compliance, including all training and record-keeping activities in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal rules and regulations.
• Establish, implement, and sustain ISO 14001, ISO 45000, and Gates HSE Management System to assess and control HSE risk.
• Conduct audits and inspections to identify system-level weaknesses and recommend solutions for corrective actions.
• Main point of contact for third-party management systems audits with responsibility for responding to audit findings
• Establish and maintain a contractor HSE program to manage HSE risks associated with contractor activities on site.
• Develop Emergency Response plans, ensuring drills are conducted and corrective actions are identified and implemented.
• Create and manage budgets for HSE activities.
• Drive efforts to reduce the environmental impact of manufacturing processes including hazardous and solid waste minimization and reduced water and energy consumption.
• Manage all requirements related to chemical management including chemical approvals, GHS complaint labeling, employee training, and proper disposition.
• Responsible for designing and monitoring training programs that comply with Gates, regulatory, governmental, and other applicable requirements.
• Listen to and follow up on ideas for improvement or comments regarding safety, health, and the environment from workers and third parties.
• Select and lead the appropriate personnel to support the design, implementation, management, and evaluation process of the HSE System.

Keys to Success

• Keeps self-control in hard situations.
• Strong Communication skills
• Problem Solving and decision making.
• Costumer focus (internal and external)
• Negotiation skills
• Creativity, proactivity, and teamwork.
• Problem Solving process.
• Exceptional attention to   internal and external customer requests
• Negotiation skills

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Leadership experience, developing and driving initiatives.
• Experience preparing and delivering HSE training.
• In charge of at least three people who will report directly to you.
• Good personnel management.

Requirements and Preferred Skills

• 8 -10 years of health, safety, and environment experience required, manufacturing industry preferred.
• Fluent English Language
• Environmental, chemical, industrial engineering or career related to the position
• Business, or closely related field strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with ISO Management Systems (14001, 45001)
• Working knowledge of safety codes, EPA regulations, and other regulatory agencies
• Control of Hazardous Energy
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
• Electrical Safety
• Machinery and Machine Guarding
• Powered Industrial Vehicles (PIV)
• Confined Space Entry
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Working knowledge of environmental codes, EPA, and other regulatory agencies
• Air Quality & Emissions
• Energy Management
• Solid & Hazardous Waste
• Wastewater / Storm Water
• Above- & Under-Ground Storage Tank Management
• Experience with Lean Problem Solving (8D/A3 tools), Incident Investigation, and Root Cause Analysis
• Mexican environmental legislation