Director of QHSE

GEA Group, founded in Germany in 1881, is a global leader in engineering solutions, serving industries such as food and beverage, pharma, dairy, and more. With over 18,000 employees worldwide and a strong U.S. presence since 1929, GEA combines the heritage of a well‑established company with the innovation of a forward‑thinking industry leader. At GEA, we’re not just building equipment, we’re building lasting careers with an average employee tenure range from 5 to over 11+ years, reflecting the strong culture, growth opportunities, and support we provide.

Working at GEA Group has significant benefits:

• Start strong – Medical, dental, and vision coverage begins on your first day
• Recharge and refresh – Enjoy 12 paid holidays, including a flexible floating holiday, and 136 hours of PTO to relax or explore
• Invest in your future – A 7% 401(k) employer match helps grow your retirement savings faster
• Keep learning – Take advantage of tuition reimbursement to further your education or skillset
• Live well – Our wellness incentive program rewards healthy habits
• Get support when you need it – Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Program for personal or professional guidance
• Save smart – Flexible Health Savings and Spending Accounts to manage out‑of‑pocket expenses

GEA Group, located in Romeoville, IL, is searching for a Director of Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental to join our Leadership team!

Health, Safety, and Environment

Develop and implement a strategy to ensure HSE compliance in the country operations in line with our GEA Group global objectives and standards/measures. Responsible for 5 sites.

Builds effective relationships with clients, subcontractors and partners to support the Company's core safety values.

Provide ‘consultancy’ support to Senior Managers and local HSE personnel of the GEA operations.

Work with the Management Teams to ensure timely closure of corrective actions arising from audits.

Appoint and manage external advisors as well as establish links to regulatory agencies and environmental authorities.

Undertake and manage ‘risk assessments’ – ensuring that adequate resources are secured where necessary to ensure risk minimization.

Provide a mix of policy development and implementation across all aspects of HSE. Ensure the effective implementation of GEA Group HSE Policies and Standards within the GEA country operations.

Support the development of plant specific HSE Training Needs Analysis. Facilitate the development and roll-out of a range of HSE training & development programs. Personally, deliver elements of training programs.

Communications – establish opportunities for HSE staff throughout the GEA country Operations to link together and support each other via conferences, learning opportunities, joint projects, specialist forums, intranet information pages etc.

Implement an Integrated Management System for Health, Safety, Environment and Quality in the country.

Take ownership for sustainability, emissions projects and initiatives along with site leaders.

Organize and support audits & inspection; manage and support activities during the preparation and ongoing phase of an audit/inspection.

In cooperation with the local team and/or headquarters, perform root-cause-analysis for audit observations/inspection findings, manage and track the corrective and preventive actions as well as coordinate and facilitate the responses to audit/inspection reports.

Internal investigation of serious and major accidents and incidents onboard units as required.

Keep up to date with developments in the HSE field, including legislation, regulations, guidelines, and best practices

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