HSE Manager - Siding, Trim and Windows

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.​

Westlake Royal Building Products offers a broad range of exterior siding and trim solutions designed for beauty, durability, and low maintenance. Our innovative vinyl, composite, and specialty materials support residential and commercial construction across diverse styles and climates.

We promote a culture centered on innovation, collaboration, and growth.

About the Role

Lead health, safety and environmental programs across 15 Siding, Trim & Window manufacturing sites. As HSE Manager, you will serve as the subject matter expert for all safety-related activities and manage and support a team of 13 HSE specialists. Working independently with consultative direction from senior leadership, you will help develop HSE strategies, guide consistent implementation of programs and policies, reduce site risk, and strengthen employee awareness of HSE practices. This role combines technical expertise with hands-on people leadership, making previous management experience essential. You will also lead applicable HSE management steering teams and provide technical support to smaller manufacturing sites and other areas within Westlake. 

What You’ll Do

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Implement HSE policies, procedures, standards and operating guidelines using expert knowledge of scientific principles and manufacturing practices, and guide their implementation across sites.
• Lead, manage and support 13 HSE specialists across 15 manufacturing sites, aligning team priorities and site activities with applicable federal, state, regional and country-specific requirements.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for all safety-related activities and the internal authority on applicable HSE laws, regulations and proposed regulatory changes.
• Monitor emerging HSE issues and provide technical analysis and recommendations to senior management.
• Support corporate and site HSE budgets, develop strategies with site teams, and help ensure activities and job-specific tasks meet applicable regulatory requirements.
• Analyze incidents and near misses, identify trends, and recommend actions to reduce risk and prevent recurrence.
• Interpret regulatory and industry requirements and provide technical guidance on compliance, prevention and remediation programs.
• Partner with operations, maintenance and project teams to assess health hazards and recommend engineering controls for modifications, expansions, new projects and plants.
• Serve as an expert witness on health and safety matters when needed.
• Review and evaluate technical and management audits and prepare responses.
• Provide technical leadership and consultation to HSE colleagues and cross-functional partners.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Science or related field, with 10 years of relevant experience.
• Previous people-management experience is required, with the ability to lead, manage and support a team of HSE specialists across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements, including OSHA 1910—General Industry, OSHA 1926—Construction, industrial hygiene regulations and/or applicable environmental regulations.
• Change-management experience, including implementation of new policies and procedures, is valuable.
• Strong facilitation and interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication, and proficiency with relevant databases and computer applications.
• Ability to develop and manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• A positive approach, passion for HSE, integrity and accountability.
• Ability to collaborate in a team-oriented environment and lead cross-functional projects.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk and climb; use hands to touch, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and infrequently lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.   The employee must frequently make minor decisions requiring limited judgement, general decisions in the absence of specific directions, and perform activities requiring sustained concentration.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The noise level in the work environment is sometimes moderate when working in an office, however, some of the work may be required in the operating units which mandates usage of required PPE including safety glasses, hearing protection, etc.  May also result in exposure to outside elements and may require usage of stairs.  50% travel is required.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.

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