HSSE/QA Management Advisor/Project Management

HSSE

• Develop and implement the Company’s safety program by maintaining policies, regulations, and industrial safety processes and to ensure policies and procedures are in place and enforced.
• Monitors facility and processes for adherence to OSHA guidelines and the elimination of industrial accidents. Develops health and safety programs for various facets of the organization and performs activities to promote the maintenance of safe and healthy working conditions through subordinate supervisors.
• Recommends measures to reduce or eliminate industrial accident and health hazards. Ensures compliance with OSHA regulations.
• Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and preventive measures.
• Review and report findings from accident investigations, facilities inspections, or environmental testing.
• Inspect facilities, machinery, and safety equipment in order to identify and correct potential hazards, assess the risks and report potential hazards to ensure safety regulation compliance with applicable regulations including but not limited to OSHA, EPA, DOT, etc.
• Conduct or coordinate worker training in areas such as safety laws and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment.
• Review, update, and maintain employee safety programs to determine their adequacy.
• Review plans and specifications for the installation of new machinery or equipment in order to determine if all safety requirements have been met.
• Compile, analyze, and interpret statistical data related to occupational illnesses and accidents.
• Conduct or direct testing of air quality, noise, temperature, and/or radiation levels to verify compliance with health and safety regulations. Conduct drills such as fire drills to ensure equipment is properly functioning and staff are aware of what to do in an emergency.
• Maintain liaisons with outside organizations, such as fire departments, mutual aid societies, and rescue teams, so that emergency responses can be facilitated.
• Provide leadership and support for the organization’s safety committee.
• Serve as the designated Company Safety Officer.
• Perform work duties according to all safety standards, policies, procedures, and rules as set by federal and state regulations and the Company. Maintain a safe and clean work environment. Support the Company’s Safety Initiatives.
• Perform work duties according to, and in support of, organizational quality management system standards.
• Advise management on the HSSE performance of the organization and recommend improvements for HSSE standards and practices for implementation.
• Act as focal point for addressing HSSE issues raised internally and externally.
• Other duties as assigned.

Quality Assurance

• Lead the organization in Quality Assurance in process-oriented efforts that focuses on eliminating process variation by creating, revising and strictly implementing a set of tightly and precisely defined procedures or quality standards that when exactly followed, ensure the final quality of the product.
• Evaluate, develop, and implement QA training programs throughout the organization
• Review documentation related to internal manufacturing processes to ensure requirements are achieved.
• Utilize current NCR and Customer Complaint data/information as a tool to drive process improvements and measure results.
• Continuous education, review, and development of industry standards for best practices in QA processes, etc. for consideration in achieving the Company’s QA initiatives.
• Provide functional support for analysis of quality data to drive overall process quality improvements, facilitation of root cause analysis, recommend containment activities, and perform process audits.
• Set up primary, secondary, and support processes in the QA system and ensure date/information is maintained and up-to-date.
• Challenge the overall business and adjust processes where necessary.
• Provide substantive support across the organization developing QA processes to achieve improvements, high efficiency and low failure costs.
• Ensures the business implements and records QA corrective and preventive actions. Shares lessons learned with the organization.
• Focus on organizational KPI’s to increase efficiencies, lower costs, drive quality, and ensure process improvement repeatability throughout the organization.
• Report to and advise management on the QA performance of the organization and recommend improvements for QA standards and practices for implementation.
• Provide internal consultancy in regards to the interpretation of QA standards and requirements.
• Act as focal point for addressing QA issues raised internally.
• Other duties as assigned.

Project Management

• Defining project goals, creating detailed plans, and developing scope documents.
• Creating and maintaining project schedules to track progress and ensure deadlines are met.
• Communicating with internal teams, management, and other departments to align on project needs and provide status updates.
• Selecting and managing external contractors, architects, and engineers, ensuring their work adheres to plans, specifications, and quality standards.
• Ensuring projects comply with all federal, state, and local building and safety codes.
• Overseeing project execution and performing inspections to ensure plans and specifications are implemented correctly.
• Managing project documentation, including plans, specifications, RFIs, and progress reports.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Education/Training/ Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Safety, Environmental Health, or related field; or the equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years direct work experience in environmental health and safety and construction and facility operations in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem resolution skills, along with customer service and team orientation skills.
• Must have knowledge or training in the following: occupational health, safety and environmental compliance with applicable federal and state regulations and standards.
• Understanding of construction, infrastructure, and facility operations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of delivering hands on health, safety and environmental training.
• Demonstrated proactive approach in recognizing and correcting safety issues and continuous improvement of organizational safety.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop a strong team.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, practices and procedures.
• Understanding of Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Experience in performing Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Experience in developing charted workflow processes and procedures.
• Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook and Internet required.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions of the job; however, it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks, duties or responsibilities that may be assigned. It is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the incumbent a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.

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