HSE Lead

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Full time

R-178030

** Job Description*
* ** Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?*
* ** Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.*
* The HSE Lead plays a key role in advancing Health, Safety & Environment performance at the Richmond Bakery by providing technical expertise, leadership, coaching, and support across a complex manufacturing environment.

This role partners with site leadership and cross-functional teams to strengthen HSE culture, manage risk, improve the HSE Management System, and ensure compliance with company standards and applicable regulatory requirements.

The HSE Lead will maintain a strong presence on the manufacturing floor while partnering with leaders to integrate HSE into daily operations and continuous improvement.

** How you will contribute*
* You will:

+ Partner with the HSE Manager and site leadership to execute HSE strategy, priorities, and continuous improvement plans.

+ Drive a proactive HSE culture by strengthening risk awareness, leadership accountability, employee engagement, and ownership across the organization.

+ Provide day-to-day HSE leadership, technical guidance, and coaching across manufacturing operations.

+ Maintain strong floor presence to understand work processes, identify risk, verify controls, and coach employees and leaders.

+ Support implementation and continuous improvement of the site's  
** HSE Management System
** and assigned HSE standards.

+ Partner with Standard Owners and serve as HSE Champion for assigned standards, providing technical expertise, coaching, verification, and support.

+ Lead and support incident investigations and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), ensuring effective corrective and preventive actions are implemented and sustained.

+ Facilitate risk assessments and promote effective application of the hierarchy of controls.

+ Provide technical guidance on manufacturing HSE risks including machine safety, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), contractor safety, ergonomics, hazardous materials, and powered industrial vehicles.

+ Provide HSE expertise for equipment modifications, projects, and Management of Change (MOC) activities.

+ Use HSE data, incidents, observations, and audit findings to identify trends, recurring risks, and continuous improvement opportunities.

+ Participate in audits, assessments, inspections, training, and emergency preparedness activities.

+ Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Sanitation, Human Resources, and other functions to integrate HSE into operational decision-making.

+ Support the site's  
** Integrated Lean Six Sigma (IL6S)
** journey by integrating HSE into daily management, problem solving, and continuous improvement.

+ Coach and support HSE team members and provide HSE leadership continuity when the HSE Manager is unavailable.

** What you will bring*
* A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

+ Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, or a related field preferred, or equivalent relevant experience.

+ HSE experience within manufacturing or another complex operational environment.

+ Working knowledge of OSHA and applicable HSE regulatory requirements.

+

Experience with HSE management systems, incident investigation, root-cause analysis, risk assessment, and corrective action management.

+ Knowledge of manufacturing safety programs including LOTO, machine safety, contractor safety, hazardous materials, ergonomics, and powered industrial vehicles.

+ Experience working with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams.

+

Experience with IL6S, Lean, Six Sigma, or another structured continuous-improvement system is preferred.

+ Strong communication, coaching, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

+ Demonstrated ability to influence and challenge individuals at all levels of an organization.

+ Ability to prioritize and operate effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

** More about this role:*
* *
* Education / Certifications:

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* Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, or a related field preferred, or equivalent relevant experience.

** Job specific requirements:*
* 5 years or more of HSE experience within manufacturing or another complex operational environment.

** Relocation:
Not Offered - Relocation is not offered…