HSE Manager

Position Title:

HSE Manager

Pay Rate:
$60,200 to $80,300
Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range. Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP’s annual incentive plan.

Category/Shift:
Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location:
Minneapolis Sheet Plant
3558 N 2nd St
Minneapolis, MN 55412

The Job You Will Perform:

This position reports to the Complex General Manager at the Minneapolis Sheet Plant and will work functionally with regional HSE staff. The HSE Manager is responsible for leading systems, processes and procedures that promote a positive safety culture, which results in an injury free and healthy workplace.

• Collaborate with local leadership to execute on all local, state, federal regulatory HSE requirements and company HSE programs.

• Responsible for supporting and fostering the safety culture, safety and environmental compliance of the manufacturing facility

• Assign and track all HSE activities, corrective action plans and tasks to completion and update as needed; Maintain appropriate documentation

• Assess facility programs against performance standards and develop corrective action plans to close gaps

• Manage leading indicator efforts including safe work observation process, 5S, hazard recognition and controls

• Lead and maintain Contractor safety effort; assist in development of contractor work plans and monitor compliance

• Manage energy control, hearing conservation and chemical management programs

• Participate in required internal and external HSE and food safety audits and inspections; Coordinate and review results to ensure deficiency correction

• Responsible for facility management of quality processes

• Lead incident investigations, complete investigation files, develop corrective action plans and manage worker's compensation process

• Lead initiatives to strategically plan, communicate, deliver and track required employee training. Responsible for makeup training process and new hire onboarding

• Responsible for plant-wide HSE communications; utilize resources from HSE function, participate in Area HSE calls and communicate/distribute materials to site leaders; prepare and present info at weekly plant-wide meetings

• Promote sustainability of safety leadership tools; provide feedback to leaders on skill improvements needed

• Participate and support an active cross functional safety committee

• Maintain files, environmental permits, inspections, certifications and submissions (VOC, waste water, storm water, cyclone, silo, Tier II, DMR's, Air, etc)

• Lead deliberate improvement efforts to improve HSE performance

• Work with lead team to develop and implement site-specific annual objectives for HSE

• Responsible for management of Quality processes at the facility including training.

• Actively participate in Customer audits and communication. Maintain knowledge of customer specific quality testing, expectations, and requirements.

• Monitor Tracking Incidents and Credits System status and reporting.

The Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge You Will Bring:

• Minimum of 3 years HSE experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment

• Experience with progressive HSE cultures and safety leadership

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred

• Knowledge of food safety audit processes

• Knowledge of HSE compliance and regulatory requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; Presentation and delivery skills

• Aptitude for organization, prioritization and managing multiple tasks

• Ability to work in a collaborative fashion to accomplish HSE requirements and objectives

• Willingness to travel for training, meetings and benchmarking and weekly support of multiple facilities within geography

• Ethics and Values

• Business Acumen

• Process Management\Drive for Results

• Command Skills

• Customer Focus

• Managing through Systems

• Problem Solving