Health & Safety Manager

Health & Safety (HSE) Manager

Based primarily at the Chicago, US office and traveling as needed to perform duties, the Health & Safety (HSE) Manager will be responsible for ensuring end-to-end compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations as well as company policies and procedures across all Dyson locations within the Americas. You will support our leaders and business partners by acting as the subject matter expert for all HSE related matters.

You will partner regularly and proactively with the network of Global Dyson Safety professionals to deliver localized requirements in adherence to globalized policies and procedures. The main duties of the role are defined below but there is an overriding expectation that as an HSE professional you will undertake any related tasks as outlined by your manager and HSE Leadership to ensure the safety and compliance of our spaces.

This role supports a diverse portfolio of locations across multiple countries, including corporate offices, retail stores, refurbishment centers, repair facilities, distribution and logistics operations. Key accountabilities for this role are risk identification, regulatory compliance, incident management, training program development & execution, site & process audits, emergency preparedness planning, and related continuous improvement initiatives. To achieve these objectives the HSE Manager must partner closely with business leaders, facilities teams, HR, operations, retail leadership, and employees to ensure compliance with applicable health and safety regulations while fostering a proactive culture of safety and well-being.

Key Accountabilities

Health & Safety Program Management

• Develop, implement, and maintain health and safety policies, standards, procedures, and programs relevant to your portfolio of work spaces, supporting as necessary our global workplace policy creation, adaptation, and enhancement processes.
• Ensure alignment of EHS programs with business objectives while meeting regulatory requirements in identified countries.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure safety performance and drive continuous improvement. Be ready and able to report these KPIs at a standard business and board level at all times.
• Lead annual safety strategy planning and execution across all facility types.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state/provincial, and local occupational health and safety regulations.
• Maintain awareness of evolving regulatory requirements and communicate impacts to business leaders. Be proactive in socializing forthcoming regulatory changes and prepare proactive plans to guide the business successfully through these changes.
• Coordinate inspections, audits, and interactions with regulatory agencies as needed, partnering with local and global team members to ensure all necessary access and information is available at the time of inspection.
• Manage required permits, records, documentation, and compliance reporting.

Incident Management

• Lead investigations of workplace related injuries, illnesses, near misses, and other employee-centric incidents. Be a collaborative team member for all relevant country level Incident Management Teams, supporting and leading on necessary root cause investigations, testing, lab reports, and critical findings documentation.
• Maintain incident reporting systems and manage all regulatory reporting requirements.
• Analyze trends and proactively identify opportunities to reduce risk and prevent recurrence across the business, partnering with the necessary functions to enable and drive reasonable proposals in line with business risk acceptance protocols.

Safety Audits and Inspections

• Partner with the key functions accountable for Safety (Facilities, HR, Legal, Security, Business Leadership) to execute comprehensive, cross functional audit and inspection programs. Work with key department leaders to propose efficiencies to the audit and inspections processes to enable the business to operate safely within acceptable risk tolerances.
• Conduct site visits to assess compliance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Partner with site leaders to address findings and track corrective actions to closure.
• Support external audits and certification programs as required.

Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity

• Design and maintain emergency response procedures for all facility types.
• Coordinate emergency action plans, evacuation programs, crisis response protocols, and business continuity planning (BCP) in line with the other functions accountable for Safety, minimizing redundancy and ensuring cross-functional synergies throughout.
• Lead emergency drills and preparedness exercises.

Training and Safety Culture

• Develop and deliver health and safety training programs for employees, contractors, and relevant vendor partners.
• Support onboarding and ongoing safety education initiatives.
• Promote employee engagement through safety committees, awareness campaigns, and recognition…