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Health, Safety and Environmental Manager at Cooper Standard Automotive Inc.

Posted in General Business 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: New Philadelphia, Ohio





Job Description:

Position Summary:

The Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Manager serves as a member of the plant manager's staff and is a peer to other direct reports to the plant manager. The position serves as the subject matter expert for HSE legal requirements as well as the thought leader for related best practices, tools, processes and initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities:


  • Provides leadership, strategy and tactics to enable continuous improvement in occupational health, safety and environmental matters.

  • Recommends safety and environmental improvement KPIs for plant use and assesses trend information for problem-solving and decision-making.

  • Serves as the subject matter expert for HSE legal requirements and recommends to the plant manager and other direct staff related best practices, tools, processes and initiatives.

  • Advises the front-line organization on HSE matters and is responsible for providing tools and training to allow the front-line organization to own and be responsible for the safety of their people.

  • Partners with operations to ensure job hazard & risk assessments (JHRA) are conducted for both routine and non-routine work and monitors that identified hazards are managed by operations.

  • Conducts assessments to determine legal and company standards gaps and improvement needs for HSE.

  • Manages applications and amendments for environmental permits, licenses and authorizations and co-determines with operations and maintenance follow-up responsibilities and recordkeeping.

  • Manages and documents the interface with regulatory authorities, both verbal and written.

  • Provides technical training materials for occupational health, safety and environmental topics and ensures that regulatory-required training is conducted and documented.

  • Maintains plant procedures, standards and guidelines for HSE topics and works with plant staff to ensure that roles and responsibilities are understood and accepted.

  • Develops plant-wide competency in incident investigation and leads cross-functional (operations, maintenance, engineering, etc.) investigation teams.

  • Reviews and approves plant capital projects for HSE considerations; prepares the budget and justification for HSE-related capital investments

  • Recommends and manages HSE operating budget.

  • Maintains plant HSE management systems and documentation (environmental management, safety & health management, energy management) and serves as the coordinator for implementation and compliance.

  • Participates in Continuous Improvement events.

  • Ensures required HSE data (incident information, environmental metrics, etc.) is entered in corporate databases in a timely manner.

  • Manages the effective read-across for incidents occurring at other locations.

  • Works with regional HSE team and local HR team to continuously develop HSE knowledge, skills and capabilities for both self and the local organization.

  • Serves as a role model for safe personal practices.

  • Act as local champion for regional or global HSE initiatives.

  • May, on occasion, be required to perform duties other than those specified in this description

Education and Qualifications:


  • High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree in safety engineering, environmental science or other related science preferred.

  • Minimum of six years of experience working in industrial settings with progressive experience

  • Strong knowledge of the national and local HSE laws and regulations

  • Knowledge of HSE systems, metrics, KPIs and tools, including knowledge of statistics

  • Good interpersonal skills and can relate well to all organizational functions and levels

  • Ability to influence others without direct supervision

  • Demonstrated understanding of how to drive plant cultural elements

  • Fluent in English, both written and verbal

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and deliver sustainable and superior results

  • Ability to manage the flow of all required reports and documentation

  • In-depth understanding and application of concepts, theories and principles in own discipline

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Willingness and ability to travel, as necessary

Work Environment/Work Conditions:


  • Professional Office Environment

  • Must wear proper personal protection equipment while on manufacturing floor

  • Travel to manufacturing facilities or customer locations when required

  • Equipment used requires proper training on the potential for and avoidance of injury

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. Minority/Female/Disabled/ Veteran VEVRAA. View the Equal Opportunity is the Law Poster here .

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete our online application or to participate in an interview, please let us know by emailing recruitment@cooperstandard.com with the subject line "Accommodation Request". Application materials submitted through this email will not be considered.





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