Health & Safety Manager - Automation Solutions & Customer Sites

We are ready for you to join our team! Deciding on a new career at Valmet can be an exciting opportunity! Every day there are teams of Valmet employees around the world who share the feeling of achieving something great – that feeling when everything works together. Apply your expertise in new ways to continue on the path of growth as a Health & Safety Manager at Valmet.

In this position you play a critical role in ensuring health, safety, and environmental standards are upheld in Valmet's Automation Solutions group as well as lead HSE initiatives at customer locations. You will collaborate deeply with the local as well as global organizations, and take strong responsibility for achieving world‑class HSE performance.

This position can be located in Beloit, Wisconsin or Atlanta (Norcross), Georgia. The candidate must be living and authorized to work in the U.S., as this position is not eligible for domestic or international relocation or sponsorship.

• Act as the HSE Manager for delivering HSE services and functional support to all Valmet operations in United States and Canada for Customer Sites and Automation locations.
• HSE responsibility across three business areas (Customer Sites, Automation Solutions, Global Supply).
• Coordinate and implement the global/area HSE processes and develop additional location‑specific HSE procedures.
• Manage internal and external HSE issues under the direction of the HSE Director, Automation, and communicate with relevant stakeholders. Assure the quality of the internally and externally shared local HSE‑related documentation.
• Identify HSE risks and opportunities and propose and communicate solutions to stakeholders in the locations and for customer site projects.
• Drive location annual HSE improvement plan for must‑wins to HSE improvement in line with global and business areas HSE strategy, targets and initiatives.
• Coordinate and facilitate local HSE‑related training programs for Valmet employees and external workers.
• Assist managers in conducting HSE hazard and risk assessments for normal and abnormal operations as well as when operation changes are planned.
• Lead incident investigation, root cause analysis and corrective action implementation for customer sites and automation BA in the region.
• Co‑coordinate regular environmental aspect and impact identification for local operations.
• Ensure local HSE compliance by local law register and regular compliance evaluations, and implement an annual compliance calendar at the locations.
• Plan and deliver local HSE communication to the locations.
• Help facilitate HSE committees at the automation locations.
• Represent locations in the regional HSE team and participate in associated work groups, tasks and programs.
• Manage customer information requests regarding HSE in the United States.
• Regularly analyze and assess the needs, gaps and opportunities in location HSE performance as input to reviews, target setting, plans and preventive initiatives and actions.
• Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting on location HSE performance status.
• Ensure regulatory, as well as Valmet HSE record‑keeping and reporting requirements are met in the locations.
• Manage CSM environmental reporting database and lead location reporting of environment KPIs.
• Act as a spotlight key user for HSE event, risk and audit management solution.
• Act as the point of contact for the GMS certification management in the location for ISO 14001 and 45001, including implementation of expansion roadmap, audit management and global learnings.
• Coordinate and perform internal and other HSE audits & inspections as per annual Valmet, area and local planning in location & on project and service sites.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in HSE in a similar environment.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in health & safety, environment, manufacturing or mechanical engineering.
• Experience driving continuous improvement activities.
• Knowledge of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management system standards and certifications. Work with other standards is merited.
• Proficiency with local, state and federal safety/environmental regulations.
• Good communication, teamwork and relationship building skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Teams.
• Several years’ experience in multi‑cultural customer project and site HSE work.
• Ability to travel 35% to other Valmet facilities and customer sites.

We offer a dynamic work environment that values innovation and suits development‑mindful people who enjoy working in a fast‑paced and energetic setting with opportunities for continual growth. We provide a generous wage and benefits package that offers a 401(k) with company match as well as company‑funded pension.