Environment, Health and Safety Manager

About the Job

Pacific International is partnering with a global industrial manufacturing organization that serves customers across multiple international markets. The company is recognized for its commitment to operational excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement within complex production environments.

As part of its ongoing investment in safety and operational performance, the organization is seeking a Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Manager to lead site-wide HSE initiatives at a key manufacturing facility. This is a high-impact leadership position for a safety professional who enjoys working closely with operations, influencing culture, and driving meaningful change in a hands-on industrial setting.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading health, safety, and environmental programs, ensuring regulatory compliance, supporting risk reduction efforts, and fostering a strong safety culture throughout the site. This role will partner closely with plant leadership and cross-functional teams to implement best practices, develop long-term improvement strategies, and enhance overall operational performance.

The position offers significant visibility, leadership responsibility, and the opportunity to contribute to a growing organization with a strong commitment to employee safety, sustainability, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the site's HSE management system and ensure compliance with company standards, OSHA, EPA, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Maintain HSE policies, procedures, permits, records, and site safety standards.
• Manage safety improvement initiatives including SSIP programs, Group Safety Audits, corrective actions, and action plan execution.
• Conduct risk assessments, workplace inspections, combustible dust reviews, safety audits, and incident investigations.
• Develop and deliver HSE training programs for employees, supervisors, contractors, and visitors.
• Promote a proactive safety culture through coaching, communication, leadership visibility, and employee engagement.
• Support safe execution of high-risk activities including contractor work, maintenance projects, shutdowns, and non-routine operations.
• Manage environmental compliance programs related to waste, air emissions, water, stormwater, spill prevention, and chemical storage.
• Maintain emergency response, evacuation, spill response, and crisis management plans.
• Prepare HSE KPIs, dashboards, regulatory reports, leadership updates, and performance trend analyses.
• Support sustainability initiatives focused on waste reduction, pollution prevention, and resource efficiency.
• Act as the site's primary HSE resource while partnering with global colleagues to implement leading practices and continuous improvement initiatives.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 5-10 years of Health, Safety & Environmental experience within manufacturing, industrial, or similarly complex operational environments.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT, incident investigations, audits, regulatory reporting, and environmental compliance programs.
• Experience leading safety improvement initiatives, corrective action programs, SSIP processes, and safety audit action plans.
• Practical understanding of combustible dust hazards, machine guarding, forklift safety, confined space, hot work, PPE, contractor safety, and chemical safety programs.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, coach, and engage employees at all levels of the organization.
• Strong background in risk assessment, root cause analysis, corrective action management, and HSE reporting.
• Credible, hands-on leadership style with the ability to build relationships and drive behavioral change on the manufacturing floor.
• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field preferred.
• OSHA 30, ASP, CSP, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, or related certifications preferred.
• Experience with ISO 14001, Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and internal auditing is highly desirable.