Manufacturing HSE Specialist | South Boston, United States of America

Are you passionate about creating safer workplaces and driving a culture where people and sustainability come first? At Hitachi Energy, we're looking for an Manufacturing
HSE Specialist to help shape and strengthen health, safety, and environmental performance within our manufacturing operations.

In this impactful role, you'll partner with cross-functional teams to promote a proactive safety culture, ensure regulatory compliance, and support continuous improvement initiatives that protect our people, facilities, and environment. You'll have the opportunity to lead meaningful programs, influence positive change, and help drive operational excellence through effective risk management and environmental stewardship.

If you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, enjoy collaborating with diverse stakeholders, and are motivated by making a real difference every day, we encourage you to join our team and help build a safer, more sustainable future.

Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

How you'll make an impact

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve health, safety, and environmental programs across manufacturing operations.
• Conduct workplace inspections, audits, and risk assessments to identify hazards and drive corrective actions.
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analyses to prevent recurrence and strengthen safety performance.
• Deliver engaging HSE training programs that build awareness, accountability, and safe work practices.
• Maintain HSE documentation, records, permits, and reports to support compliance and operational excellence.
• Partner with engineering, production, and maintenance teams to integrate HSE requirements into projects and process improvements.
• Monitor environmental performance, including waste management, emissions, chemical storage, and discharge activities.
• Support emergency preparedness initiatives, response planning, and drill execution to enhance site readiness.

Your background

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of HSE experience within a manufacturing, industrial, or production environment.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and applicable health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Experience leading incident investigations and applying root cause analysis methodologies.
• Proven ability to deliver training, influence stakeholders, and communicate effectively across all levels of an organization.
• Professional certifications such as CSP, CIH, or other relevant HSE credentials are considered an advantage.

More about us

• At Hitachi Energy, you'll contribute to advancing a sustainable energy future while helping create safer workplaces around the world.
• We foster a collaborative and inclusive culture where innovation, learning, and continuous improvement are encouraged and celebrated.
• We invest in professional development and career growth, providing opportunities to expand your expertise and advance within a global organization.

Location South Boston, Virginia, United States of America

Job type Full time

Work arrangement On-Site

Experience Experienced

Job function Legal, Compliance & Audit

Contract Regular

Publication date

Reference number R0141478

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.

Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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