Health, Safety & Environmental Supervisor
Our client is a global manufacturer supplying the automotive industry, with production operations across North America. Their Middle Tennessee plant is a well-established, ISO-certified operation, and they are hiring a Health, Safety & Environmental Supervisor to own the safety and environmental function on site.
This is not a compliance-paperwork role. You will report directly to the Plant Manager, supervise a team of HSE Representatives, and carry real authority over how the plant operates from reviewing new equipment and layout changes before they hit the floor, to driving corrective action after an incident, to owning the environmental management system and the audits that keep it certified. If you have been an EHS specialist waiting for a seat where your recommendations become decisions, this is that seat.
What You Will Own
Team leadership and program ownership
Supervise, develop, and direct a team of Health, Safety, and Environmental Representatives
Report directly to the Plant Manager as the site's HSE authority
Set the standard for safety behavior across the plant, including with visitors and contractors
Compliance and environmental management
Ensure HSE policies, procedures, and programs comply with corporate standards, OSHA, and federal, state, and local regulation
Lead the plant's environmental management system and coordinate the activities required to maintain ISO certification
Manage environmental programs, including chemical inventory logs and corresponding safety data sheets (SDS)
Manage internal audits and annual certification programs
Risk reduction and incident response
Respond to and facilitate investigations of HSE incidents and near misses, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions to closure
Inspect facilities to identify existing and potential hazards, determine corrective or preventative measures, and follow up to confirm implementation
Review new machinery, equipment, and plant layout changes before installation to build safety in up front
Monitor occupational health and industrial hygiene activities, including air sampling and noise measurement
Organize ergonomic assessments and job hazard analyses across all areas of the plant
Ensure appropriate personal protective equipment is available to employees
Training and documentation
Manage position-specific safety and health training covering work site practices, fire prevention, and correct handling of chemicals, toxins, and equipment
Maintain HSE files and records, and compile and submit accident and regulatory reports as required
How Success Is Measured
Recordable and lost-time incident rates trend down year over year
Corrective actions from incidents, near misses, and audits close on time rather than staying open
ISO certification and regulatory audits are passed without major findings
Training completion and PPE compliance hold across all shifts and departments
Environmental reporting is accurate, current, and submitted on schedule
New equipment and layout changes reach the floor with hazards designed out, not retrofitted