HSE Lead

Company Description

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. 

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards. 

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

Job Description

John Crane is seeking a Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Lead to support and drive HSE compliance and continuous improvement across one or more of our sites. This role partners closely with site leadership and cross-functional teams to manage and enhance the site's HSE management systems, lead internal and external audits, and ensure compliance with both regulatory and company standards. The HSE Lead will also be responsible for driving incident investigations, reporting, and corrective actions, as well as developing safety programs, supporting training initiatives, and identifying opportunities to reduce environmental impact and advance sustainability goals.

• Leads with site leader and other departments to ensure compliance with site/company HSE requirements. Manages site(s) based HSE Management systems and leads HSE Improvement activities for a site(s)
• Collaborating with site leader/HSE Manager and other departments to drive continuous HSE improvement. Manage multiple priorities and multiple sites to ensure HSE objectives are met.  Ability to complete projects to support the Global Regional Manager objectives.
• Identify improvement opportunities to improve HSE performance above basic legal and company compliance.  Identity efficiencies and new technologies to further drive the companies HSE and sustainability objectives at the site level.
• Complete HSE reporting for HSE programs and incidents in Smiths/JC database. Drive the sites incident management program including incident classification, investigation and creating actions.
• Support assigned site(s) in planning and execution of Safety Leading Indicator program activities and Smiths JC initiatives including the internal and/or ISO management system.
• Develop safety programs based on incident and audit trends to reduce workplace hazards and correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions.
• Ensure site training program addresses gaps in knowledge.  Develop programs to improve Site Leadership and employee understanding of HSE programs and cultures.
• Support the review and management of the Contractor Safety Management and Work Permit Program as required to ensure a safe work environment.  Ensure Emergency Management Practices are robust and properly tested and understood.
• Lead in conjunction with Site Leadership. Drive and manage internal and external HSE audits for assigned sites and manage the reports in PRISM.
• Collaborate with peers and other employees to align HSE and company objectives across working groups. Drive continuous improvement.
• HSE Data Collection and Validation; Trends analysis
• Entry, implementation and verification of corrective and preventive actions
• Maintaining site(s) Internal and/or ISO HSE Management System. Conducting HSE internal audits & Managing External Audits for compliance, regulatory or management system as assigned.
• Implementing HSE programs such as Leading Indicator Program, Industrial Hygiene Monitoring, HSE Training Plan, SDS Management System, All legally required programs, etc.
• Conducting HSE reviews for new processes & projects.
• Implementation of HSE programs; reduction in environmental impact for site(s) activities

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Sciences, Engineering, or a related technical discipline is required.
• 3 to 5 years HSE experience plus strong working knowledge of HSE regulations and requirements.
• Working knowledge of ISO 14001 and 45001 HSE management systems required.
• Demonstrated skills must include strong written and oral communication, creative problem solving, process improvement, conflict resolution and process deployment administration and change management.
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong knowledge of local, state, and federal HSE regulations
• 30% travel is required
• Fluent in English language

Additional Information

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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