Senior HSSE Advisor

Cortland Biomedical; City of Cortland (NY); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cortland Biomedical, a unit of Enerpac Tool Group, seeks an HSSE professional to drive safety, health, environmental and security programs at the Cortland facility in Cortland, NY. You will develop policies, lead audits, train staff, and coordinate incident learning while collaborating with a global team.

This role is ideal for early‑career HSSE professionals with experience in warehousing, manufacturing or hazardous industries, offering growth, cross‑functional exposure and opportunities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
• 3 years of experience as a safety professional.
• Experience in manufacturing environments preferred.
• Solid knowledge of OSHA and EPA regulations.
• ISO 45001 knowledge or related certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead HSSE programs for Cortland Biomedical facility.
• Develop and execute site HSSE plans and KPIs.
• Train staff on safety, environmental and security issues.
• Prepare OSHA/EPA/DNR compliance documentation.
• Maintain Internal Assurance Audit Program across HSSE areas.
• Travel within the US approx. 10% as required.

Skills

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Influence skills

Organizational skills

Lean tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Enerpac Tool Group Corp. is a premier industrial tools, services, technology, and solutions provider serving a broad Cortland Biomedical custom builds high-performance biomedical textile structures. The company applies over 40 years of experience in textile engineering and advanced fabric design methods to braid, knit and woven products that meet the demands of a diverse set of customers in the biomedical product space. The company also offers a full range of design, development and manufacturing services as well as a wide variety of biomedical materials. Never comfortable with the status quo, complex biomedical textile challenges are tackled with agility, credibility and curiosity.

Cortland Biomedical is wholly owned by Enerpac Tool Group. Enerpac Tool Group Corp. is a premier industrial tools, services, technology, and solutions provider serving a broad and diverse set of customers and end markets for mission-critical applications in more than 100 countries. The Company makes complex, often hazardous jobs possible safely and efficiently. Enerpac Tool Group’s businesses are global leaders in high pressure hydraulic tools, controlled force products, and solutions for precise positioning of heavy loads that help customers safely and reliably tackle some of the most challenging jobs around the world. The Company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Enerpac Tool Group common stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol EPAC.

For further information on Cortland Biomedical, visit the Company's website at https://www.cortlandbiomedical.com

For further information on Enerpac Tool Group and its businesses, visit the Company's website at https://www.enerpactoolgroup.com

Summary – basic function of the role

This role is responsible for driving HSSEQ programs within our Cortland Biomedical business unit and falls within the Americas HSSEQ Organizational Structure, reporting into the Regional HSSEQ Manager – Americas.

This role is a great fit for someone who is in the early stages of their HSSE career and looking for a growth opportunity –if you have experience in warehousing, manufacturing, construction, or other hazardous industries, we would be interested in hearing from you.

As you grow within this role, you’ll take on daily leadership of our HSSE programs within the Cortland Biomedical business unit, advising business leaders and driving injury & illness prevention programs for our facility. You should be able to laterally influence your peers and colleagues, and be able to build strong relationships from the get go. Additionally, you should be comfortable working with a team that is globally situated, utilizing teleconferencing platforms to collaborate and communicate. You should have experience developing HSSE policies/programs and rolling them out.

This is a role with a single facility responsibilities, however travel may be required. All travel is expected to be planned in advance to facilitate for a good level of work/life balance.

You’ll be joining a diverse team of safety professionals and business leaders who are committed to creating a safe work environment for all of our employees, and minimizing our impact on the environment. As a team, we aim to work with agility to pivot to meet the needs of our customers, both internal and external – with innovation and integrity at our core. We are taking our safety programs to the next level, and we’d love you to join us on that journey.

Work Schedule:

Monday – Friday; weekends and evenings may be required

Location:

In-office Monday – Thursday, Friday optional work-from-home

850 Lime Hollow Rd.

Cortland, NY13045

Salary Range:

$86,330 - $129,500

This role is not eligible for sponsorship.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Proactively seeking to avoid HSSE hazards by promoting and increasing safety & environmental awareness within Cortland Biomedical and assisting with the development and roll out of site HSSE initiatives
• Training new employees for safety, environmental and security issues and administering the training management system, and training matrices.
• Ensuring that all tasks are furnished with suitable and sufficient hazard/risk assessments, documented, and communicated to appropriate personnel.
• Contribute to the development and execution of site specific HSSE plans, including Key Performance Indicator scorecards.
• Develop & improve management system elements, including policies, procedures, and work instructions to reflect changing operational circumstances, compliance requirements, and industry best practices.
• Lead, conduct, and participate in, incident learning teams, facilitating the usage of root cause analysis tools, and drafting and distributing lessons learned reports.
• Facilitate communication through site and regional HSSE forums / meetings and to drive consultation and participation through an active site Safety Committee.
• Assist with the drafting of compliance reports including OSHA, EPA & DNR documentation.
• To maintain and implement a robust Internal Assurance Audit Program in each of the areas of HSSE; to drive compliance to Legal requirements, Company Standards and the ISO 45001Standard.
• Drive the solicitation and support the implementation of actions, ideas and initiatives that aim to prevent injuries, illness, and damage to the environment from all employees.
• Take an active role in HSSE Management Reviews to drive Continuous Improvement.
• Perform security assessments as required.
• Perform administrative maintenance of the Qualityze Data Management System as required.
• Support Senior Management with their planned Site Inspections.
• Use the VOC to develop mutually beneficial relationships with key customers and ensure customer expectations are met at every opportunity.
• Travel within the US approximately 10% of the time.

Skills and Competencies

• Intermediate computer skills and experience including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Sharepoint experience is preferred.
• Ability to influence others through reasoning and communication (written and oral)
• Ability to execute on multiple tasks to deadlines
• Extremely detail oriented daily work habits with excellent organizational skills
• Independent decision making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team-based, high paced, manufacturing environment
• Good working knowledge of EPA & government environmental regulations
• Good working knowledge of OSHA regulations.
• Good understanding of lean tools (error proofing, 5S, takt time, Kanban, standard work)
• Passion for the health, safety, and security of all employees and the environment

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university, or equivalent vocational qualification. 3 years of experience as a safety professional. Preferred experience working in and around manufacturing environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• OSHA 501 Certificate
• Lead Auditor –ISO 45001
• Graduate Safety Professional (GSP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• JSA or Behavioral Based Safety Training Certification.

Physical Demands

Employee may have to lift documents/work materials up to 30 pounds in weight. Employee will have to be able to walk/climb to a variety of primary work locations, including traveling by air/auto to remote sites. Employee will need to listen, understand, and speak with team members in person, telephonically, and electronically at all levels within a diverse workforce and with supported organizations. Employee is able to work in front of a personal computer and telephone for long periods of time.

Primary work environment is a temperature-controlled office and cleanroom setting but may also be visiting different service job sites where following appropriate safety protocols at the location would be required, including the usage of respiratory protective equipment, hearing protection, and fall protection. Employee will be exposed to low levels of noise in the office, cleanroom, and elevated levels of noise on job sites.

The employee will be expected to gown for the cleanroom in a compliant and safe manner. The cleanroom manufacturing environment requires safety glasses and hearing protection is encouraged within designated areas. Safety shoes and hard hats are required within designated areas.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.