HSE Manager - Seattle, WA

Carrix, Inc./SSA Marine, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The HSE Manager at Carrix, Inc./SSA Marine, Inc. in Seattle oversees day-to-day safety across Vessels, Terminals and Maintenance, promoting health, safety and accident prevention while ensuring compliance with state and federal laws.

The role covers Tacoma and Seattle. Requires 5–8 years in safety or environment in maritime settings, knowledge of OSHA and hazardous materials, and union/government interaction experience. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred; TWIC and a driver’s license are required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years, 8+ years preferred, in health and safety and/or environment.
• Knowledge of maritime safety regulatory requirements; strong knowledge of hazardous materials handling in a transportation/maritime setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement safety systems and culture action plans to drive safety vision and reduce risk.
• Investigate employee injuries, identify root causes, maintain statistics, analyze trends, and report safety KPIs.
• Train management in safety programs, Business Continuity Plans and Emergency Action Plans in line with laws.
• Conduct inspections, audits, and observations with Environmental Department for governance and compliance.
• Coach leadership to ensure regulatory health, safety, environmental compliance is maintained.
• Meet with unions and industry safety reps monthly to discuss safety concerns.
• Attend monthly meetings to discuss serious injuries and prevention strategies.
• Conduct periodic shop safety inspections and reinforce safe work practices and initiatives.
• Support legal team to mitigate OSHA citations and liability claims.

Skills

Maritime safety knowledge

OSHA compliance

Injury investigation

Regulatory reporting

Leadership and coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, or related field

High School Diploma

Job description

The HSE Manager monitors the day-to-day safe operations of the Vessels, Terminals, and Maintenance departments. They promote a culture of safety, health, and accident prevention, along with ensuring compliance with state and federal safety laws. This role is based out of Seattle and covers the Tacoma and Seattle area.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assists with the development and implementation of safety systems, programs, culture action plans, and activities to drive safety vision and mission and improve safety performance and reduce risk.
• Investigate employee injuries, including ILWU, ILA, and IAM workforce; work with operations management to identify root causes and corrective actions; maintain injury and incident statistics; analyze trends; and report key safety performance indicators to drive continuous improvement.
• Responsible for training management safety programs, initiatives, Business Continuity Plans (BCP), and Emergency Action Plans (EAP) in accordance with state and federal laws to ensure that they are addressing all aspects of safety during their daily duties.
• Conduct inspections, audits, and observations across departments for governance and compliance in partnership with the Environmental Department.
• Coach local leadership to ensure local regulatory health, safety, and environmental compliance is maintained.
• Responsible for meeting with all union locals and industry safety representatives monthly to discuss any safety concerns arising at any of our facilities.
• Attends monthly meetings with all member companies and union locals to discuss serious injuries and their possible prevention.
• Conduct periodic shop safety inspections and attend regularly scheduled shop safety committee meetings where applicable to reinforce safe work practices, expectations, and new safety initiatives.
• Support local management and partners with the Corporate Legal Department to mitigate OSHA citations and assist in general liability, longshore, and mechanic injury claims litigation.
• Oversee and conduct quarterly safety meetings and update Injury and Illness Prevention Plans.
• May be responsible for creating or assisting to ensure that safety statistics and metric/trend analysis for the location are communicated to executives.
• Represent the Company when interacting with regulatory agencies, e.g., State/Federal OSHA, US Coast Guard, Port Authorities, and Local Fire Departments in partnership on workplace safety.
• Work with facility managers to ensure proper signage, PPE, and controls are in place and effective.
• Work closely with SSA's customers to improve safety on their vessels and facilities where applicable.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma; Bachelor's Degree with concentration in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years, 8 or more years preferred, in related Health and Safety and/or Environment experience.
• Knowledge of maritime safety regulatory requirements; Strong working knowledge of Hazardous Material Handling in a transportation and maritime environment preferred.
• Knowledge of employer union contract documents.
• Good understanding of vessel and terminal cargo handling operations.
• Experience working with government agencies and unionized labor force.
• Valid driver's license and TWIC card.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No

Work environment:

• Required job duties may be partially performed in a climate-controlled office environment.
• Exposure to computer screens.
• Must be able to work in extreme outdoor temperatures, both hot and cold, extremely dusty conditions, and occasionally, conditions of high levels of noise.
• The ability to work in an environment that may be hazardous to persons unable to see and hear fast-moving equipment.
• Will be required to be on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on an as-needed basis.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Salary Range:

$115,000-130,000 per year

The posted compensation range is based on the applicable geographic market for the position and may vary depending on factors such as related experience and skill set. Final compensation will be determined based on these items and other relevant factors.

Our Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer