HSE Manager

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

The Health, Safety and Environment Manager leads the implementation and continuous improvement of health, safety, and environmental programs across assigned adidas locations and operations in the United States. The role provides technical and operational leadership to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local requirements; reduce workplace and environmental risk; and embed consistent, scalable HSE practices into business operations.

In partnership with site and operations leadership, Facilities, HR, Legal, and other relevant functions, the HSE Manager translates regulatory and company requirements into practical controls, governance, training, and performance measures. The role identifies and communicates material risks, drives corrective action, and builds capability across the organization to protect employees, contractors, visitors, operations, and brand value.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of HSE programs across assigned locations and operations, ensuring alignment with adidas policies and applicable legal requirements.
• Translate federal, state, and local HSE requirements into scalable standards, written programs, operating procedures, tools, and controls that can be consistently applied across a multi-site environment.
• Own occupational health and safety compliance for assigned locations, including requirements administered by federal OSHA, applicable OSHA-approved State Plans, and other federal, state, or local authorities having jurisdiction. Responsibilities include applicability assessments, required written programs, regulatory postings, recordkeeping and reporting obligations, and timely implementation of regulatory changes.
• Oversee OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting, including case determinations, OSHA 300, 301, and 300A records, annual posting, electronic submissions where required, and routine data-quality reviews in partnership with HR, Legal, and Workers’ Compensation stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary HSE contact for regulatory inquiries, inspections, notices, citations, and abatement activity involving applicable federal, state, and local occupational safety, environmental, fire and life-safety, public health, emergency-management, and other authorities having jurisdiction; coordinate site response, document production, corrective actions, and communications with Legal and business leadership.
• Develop, maintain, and verify execution of applicable occupational health and safety programs and controls, including, without limitation, hazard communication, personal protective equipment, ergonomics, walking-working surfaces, electrical safety, contractor safety, indoor air quality, heat illness prevention, wildfire-smoke response, workplace violence prevention, and exposure-response protocols, as required by federal, state, or local law and company standards.
• Maintain legal compliance registers; monitor federal, state, and local regulatory developments; coordinate required permits, plans, filings, fees, and reports; and verify compliance with occupational health, safety, environmental, fire and life-safety, hazardous-materials, waste, air, water, spill-prevention, and emergency-planning obligations administered by applicable agencies having jurisdiction.
• Lead or oversee HSE risk assessments, inspections, and internal audits covering facilities, work activities, equipment, contractors, projects, events, and operational processes.
• Define corrective and preventive actions, assign accountability, monitor timely closure, verify effectiveness, and escalate material HSE risks that exceed established tolerances.
• Lead incident notification, investigation, root-cause analysis, corrective-action tracking, and organizational learning for occupational injuries, illnesses, environmental events, and near misses.
• Partner with HR, Legal, insurers, brokers, and third-party administrators on Workers’ Compensation case review, documentation, trend analysis, return-to-work coordination, and risk-reduction actions.
• Develop and deliver role-based HSE training, communications, and awareness programs for employees, managers, and relevant contractors; assess completion and effectiveness.
• Support emergency preparedness, evacuation, first response, fire prevention, and crisis-management arrangements, including exercises and follow-up actions for assigned locations.
• Partner with Facilities and operational teams to identify environmental aspects and impacts and implement controls for waste, hazardous materials, spill prevention and response, and applicable air, water, and chemical requirements.
• Establish and monitor HSE objectives, leading and lagging indicators, audit results, incident trends, and action plans; provide clear risk insights and recommendations to business and site leadership.
• Provide HSE input for new locations, construction and renovation projects, equipment installations, events, and operational changes to ensure risks are assessed and controls are in place before launch or implementation.
• Manage HSE vendors and consultants, including scope definition, procurement support, budget oversight, performance monitoring, and quality assurance.
• Align audit methods, standards, and best practices with regional, global, and local HSE stakeholders while adapting execution to business needs and regulatory requirements.
• Manage, coach, and develop direct reports; set clear priorities and performance expectations; allocate work based on risk, business priorities, complexity, and capability.
• Advise business and local leadership on occupational health, safety, and environmental responsibilities in accordance with applicable laws, adidas policies, and IMS Policy Annexes. The federal, state, and local occupational safety, environmental, fire and life-safety, public-health, emergency-management, and other regulatory responsibilities identified in this job description are illustrative and not exhaustive; the role is accountable for other duties and compliance obligations that apply to assigned locations, activities, or emerging regulatory requirements.

Key Relationships:

• Site, operations, and business leadership
• Facilities, Engineering, Maintenance, Security, and other relevant operational functions
• Regional, global, and local HSEE teams
• Human Resources, Legal, and Workers’ Compensation partners
• Global Operations and Non-Trade Procurement
• Applicable federal, state, and local occupational safety, environmental, fire and life-safety, public health, emergency-management, and other authorities having jurisdiction; insurers, brokers, external vendors, and consultants

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of U.S. occupational health, safety, and environmental requirements, with the ability to interpret regulations and convert them into practical, scalable business controls.
• Demonstrated ability to lead HSE governance, risk assessment, incident investigation, auditing, corrective action, emergency preparedness, and continuous improvement across multiple locations.
• Strong analytical capability, including the ability to identify trends, evaluate risk, define meaningful performance measures, and translate data into clear recommendations and business decisions.
• Proven ability to influence leaders and cross-functional partners without direct authority and to balance regulatory requirements with operational realities.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical and regulatory matters to employees, managers, senior leaders, and external authorities.
• Strong project and change-management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing demands, manage deadlines, and deliver consistent outcomes in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.
• Demonstrated people leadership, including setting expectations, coaching, developing capability, allocating work, and managing performance.
• Working knowledge of Workers’ Compensation requirements, claims administration, return-to-work coordination, and collaboration with HR, Legal, insurers, brokers, and third-party administrators.
• Ability to build effective relationships and deliver practical, service-oriented support while maintaining sound professional judgment and appropriate escalation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HSE data, reporting, audit, or management systems.
• Ability to work on-site as required by operational needs and company policy, including flexibility to support activities outside regular business hours when necessary.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• A minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in Health, Safety and Environmental management, including responsibility for regulatory compliance and multi-site program execution.
• Demonstrated experience supporting diverse operational environments and adapting HSE programs to varying workplace activities, risk profiles, and business needs in the United States.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local occupational health, safety, environmental, fire and life-safety, hazardous-materials, public-health, and emergency-planning requirements relevant to operations across the United States, including the ability to manage differing State Plan and jurisdiction-specific obligations across assigned locations.
• Advanced working knowledge of OSHA general industry standards, injury and illness recordkeeping, written-program requirements, regulatory inspection protocols, citations, and abatement.
• Experience with HSE management systems, legal compliance, risk assessment, incident investigation, internal auditing, emergency preparedness, training, performance reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Experience leading employees or project teams and influencing cross-functional stakeholders in a matrixed organization.
• Experience supporting Workers’ Compensation processes, including incident intake, case review, return-to-work coordination, documentation, trend analysis, and partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
• Working knowledge and experience of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001; internal auditor qualification is preferred.
• Professional certification such as CSP, ASP, CIH, or an equivalent credential is preferred.
• Ability to travel around 25%-30% to support assigned locations and business operations.

• adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance. Employees are able to enroll in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 14 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on company performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.
• Ability to work on-site as required by operational needs and company policy, including flexibility to support activities outside regular business hours when necessary. The working location of this position is Indianapolis, IN.