Manager, HSE

Manager, HSE 

LOCATION: Hanover / Maryland (US-MD), United States | BRAND: Sheppard | REQUISITION ID: 7651 | JOB GRADE: 18

| ON-SITE/REMOTE: On-site 

 

Founded in 1937, R.H. Sheppard Co. Inc. has a rich history of innovative design and American manufacturing excellence. Headquartered in Hanover, Pa., our dedicated team of over 700 employees supply components for the trucking and transportation industry worldwide. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC and a proud member of Knorr-Bremse.

Whatever your career path – whether it’s product innovation through engineering, working directly with our customers, manufacturing quality products or supporting our business in some other way, Sheppard – a Bendix CVS Company – delivers. Visit us online at www.rhsheppard.com/careers

 

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) leader is responsible for implementing all the HSE programs at the RH Sheppard campus at Hanover, PA by ensuring compliance with corporate HSE requirements and governmental regulations. The ultimate goal is to drive HSE excellence in all areas and drive HSE continuous. The HSE Manager must demonstrate a progressive leadership style to manage, coach and mentor a small staff and have uncompromising standards & integrity. This position must be open to new and innovative ideas and focus on a positive approach to drive ownership of HSE in the workplace. He/she must have good communication skills, both written and oral and be able to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with the ability to manage a complex workload.

 

Specific duties include:

• Maintain all HSE compliance programs
• Develop annual program to achieve corporate defined targets in safety and environmental performance.
• Drive HSE accountability through all levels of the site from management to the shop floor.
• Member of site management team.
• Lead the implementation and execution of HSE processes, procedures and standards
• Lead incident investigations (first aid, near misses, recordable, environmental and property damage) using a team-based approach to problem solving and six sigma tools to effectively implement corrective actions.
• Work and communicate with injured employees, medical professionals, claims staff and others to obtain the necessary information to make medical assessments in the best interest of employees and the company.
• Develop monthly awareness trainings and publications and deliver HSE training on regulatory, corporate-mandated and site-related procedures and measure their effectiveness for improvements including new employee orientation.
• Develop, implement and review an appropriate risk management and emergency preparedness strategy to ensure the safety and protection of the sites and its occupants.
• Provide day-to-day technical HSE advice and consultation to employees and contractors.
• Lead & Facilitate joint employee-management EHS committees.
• Conduct job safety analysis, safety risk assessments, and ergonomics analyses of all manufacturing workstations and other site functions such as but not limited to: office, engineering test areas, maintenance, etc. 
• Manage site air permit, wastewater permits, stormwater permits, RCRA and remediation programs and acts as a primary liaison with government inspectors.
• Develops an