HSE Manager - University Park, IL
- Frontline Impact: your presence on the plant floor directly shapes behaviors and reduces risk in real time
- Behavior Over Checklists: move beyond compliance to drive true safety ownership and accountability
- Operational Integration: safety is embedded in production—not separate from it
- Culture Builder: influence how employees think about and act on safety every day
- Real-Time Decision Making: identify, assess, and mitigate risks as operations happen
- System Ownership: ensure safety systems are effective, practical, and sustainable—not just documented
- Maintain a strong daily presence on the production floor engaging operators and supervisors
- Observe, coach, and reinforce safe behaviors in real time
- Intervene using a coaching-based approach to correct unsafe actions
- Build trust with frontline teams and promote a strong “stop work” culture
- Identify behavioral trends and address systemic risks
- Design and deliver impactful safety training programs (monthly and as needed)
- Ensure training drives understanding and behavior change—not just compliance
- Coach supervisors to reinforce safety expectations across shifts
- Continuously improve training based on incidents and observations
- Lead incident investigations with focus on root cause and human factors
- Drive near-miss reporting and learning culture
- Oversee job safety analysis and hazard identification processes
- Ensure effectiveness of critical systems:
- Permit to Work
- LOTO / Energy Isolation
- Confined Space
- Line Break / Process Safety
- Drive closure and sustainability of corrective actions
- Maintain compliance with OSHA, EPA, and applicable state regulations
- Prepare and submit required reports (SARA, TRI, EPA, etc.)
- Serve as site contact for regulatory agencies
- Maintain permits and compliance systems
- Lead audits and support inspections
- Partner with Operations, Maintenance, and Quality teams to align safety with execution
- Address risks created by production demands
- Support Management of Change (MOC) and capital project safety
- Participate in daily plant and leadership meetings
- Identify gaps in safety performance and systems
- Implement practical, sustainable improvements
- Eliminate low-value “check-the-box” activities
- Adapt corporate HSE initiatives to site-specific needs
- Strong field presence and ability to influence at all levels
- Coaching mindset with ability to change behaviors—not just enforce rules
- Deep understanding of industrial safety and risk management
- Ability to balance regulatory compliance with operational realities
- Strong investigative and root cause analysis skills
- Effective communicator across frontline teams and leadership
- Independent, action-oriented problem solver
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Biology, or related field
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a chemical or industrial environment (7+ preferred)
- Strong knowledge of OSHA and EPA regulations
- Experience with environmental permitting and reporting
- Familiarity with process safety and industrial hygiene principles
- Experience with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 preferred
- Proven ability to lead safety initiatives in a plant environment
This role is based at our University Park, IL manufacturing facility and requires daily presence in the plant.
- Exposure to chemicals, noise, and industrial operations
- Required use of PPE
- Frequent walking, climbing stairs, and conducting field observations
- Participation in incident response and emergency situations
- Occasional travel (5–10%)
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- High-impact leadership role with direct influence on plant safety culture
- Opportunity to shape and improve safety systems and behaviors
- Exposure to regulatory, operational, and corporate HSE initiatives
- A collaborative, plant-focused environment where your work matters every day
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