Health Safety Environmental Engineer, Service Centers

US641 Valmet, Inc.; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 85,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Company funded pension

Job summary

Valmet is seeking an experienced HSE Engineer in Massachusetts to lead health, safety and environmental initiatives across Service Centers. You will manage standardized HSE services, build strong safety culture, and ensure compliance with legal and customer requirements.

The role requires collaboration with local managers, other HSE professionals, and HR to drive safety improvements. Applicants should have at least a secondary degree in safety or related field, 5+ years HSE experience, knowledge

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in/with HSE.
• Experience driving continuous improvement activities.
• Proficiency with local, state and federal safety/environmental regulations.
• Ability to travel up to 50% to other Valmet facilities and customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver the provision of standardized HSE services and support to all Valmet operations in the Service Centers.
• Support and develop effective local HSE management and safety culture to meet legal, customer, and Group requirements.
• Drive ownership and leadership of the HSE system and culture at management level.
• Coordinate and implement Global/Area HSE processes and location-specific procedures.
• Identify HSE risks and opportunities and communicate solutions to stakeholders.
• Plan location annual HSE improvement plans and drive continuous improvement in line with strategy.
• Facilitate local HSE training for employees and external workers.
• Be the point of contact for Global Operations in Shrewsbury facility and ensure initiative success.

Skills

HSE Management

Regulatory compliance

ISO 14001

ISO 45001

Education

Secondary degree in safety, environmental, or relevant field

Job description

We are ready for you to join our team! Deciding on a new career at Valmet can be an exciting opportunity! Every day there are teams of Valmet employees around the world who share the feeling of achieving something great – that feeling when everything works together. Apply your expertise in new ways to continue on the path of growth as a HSE Engineer. As part of the Valmet Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) team, this is a new role waiting for you to bring your best to uphold and continuously improve HSE standards into the Flow Control Service Centers business. To excel in this role, you should:

• Manage and deliver the effective and efficient provision of standardized HSE services and functional support to all Valmet operations in the Service Centers.
• Support and develop effective local HSE management and strong safety culture to support business objectives, including fulfilment of legal, customer and Group requirements, for all operations in the Service Centers and support of Global Operations.
• Drive manager and supervisor ownership and leadership of the system and culture.
• Drive employee participation in the North American and Local safety culture.
• You will work closely with Local managers and employees, assigned business line HSE Manager, other HSE professionals in North America, the local Quality Manager, local HR and local Occupational Health Services.
• Act as the local HSE specialist for delivering HSE services and functional support to all Valmet operations in the Service Centers and support local HSE functions in Global Operations.
• Coordinate and implement the Global/Area HSE processes and develop additional needed location specific HSE procedures.
• Manage internal and external HSE issues in the service locations and communicate with relevant stakeholders.
• Assure the quality of the internally and externally shared local HSE-related documentation.
• Identify HSE risks and opportunities and propose and communicate solutions to the stakeholders in the service locations.
• Plan and implement location annual HSE improvement plans for must-win initiatives and continue HSE improvement in line with Global & Area HSE strategy, targets, and initiatives.
• Co-ordinate and facilitate local HSE related training programs for Valmet employees and external workers.
• Assist managers in the conduct of HSE hazard and risk assessments for normal and abnormal operations as well as when operation changes are planned.
• Be a point of contact for auxiliary support for Global Operations in the Shrewsbury facility and ensure local, regional, and global initiative success.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Secondary degree in safety, environmental, or other relevant fieldpreferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in/with HSE in a similar environment.
• Experience of driving continuous improvement activities.
• Knowledge of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management system standards and certifications.
• Work with other standards is merited.
• Proficiency with local, state and federal safety/environmental regulations.
• Ability to travel up to 50% to other Valmet facilities and customer sites.

We offer. We offer a challenging work environment that values innovation and suits development-minded people who enjoy working in a fast-paced and dynamic setting. This includes a generous wage starting between $85-$98k/annual* and a benefits package that offers a 401k with company match as well as company funded pension. *Salary range is intended to provide a general guideline. Actual compensation will be determined based on market data, internal equity, and candidate credentials.”

Please note that any offer of employment is contingent upon a background check.

Additional Information Delivering competitive technologies and services is what we do best. At Valmet, we continue to push forward and develop ourselves, concentrating on technology, services, sustainability, local presence, and our people. When everything works together Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With over 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries. Our commitment to moving our customer’s performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how, and above all, teamwork. Valmet is a global technology leader serving process industries. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow. In 2024, Valmet’s net sales totaled approximately EUR 5.4 billion. Our head office is in Espoo, Finland, and we have experts in approximately 40 countries around the world. Valmet’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.

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