Nam Hse Manager

**Company presentation**
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

**Entity and activity description**
Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability - with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy. The company’s customer-centric transformation strategy aims at profitable, regular and responsible growth over the long term. It relies on operational excellence, selective investments, open innovation and a network organization implemented by the Group worldwide.

Through the commitment and inventiveness of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.

Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 20 billion euros in 2020. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO STOXX 50 and FTSE4 Good indexes

**Missions and Responsibilities** KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Owns the execution and monitoring of HSE processes within scope including identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Works collaboratively with peer HSE managers and directors to identify and improve common HSE processes.
- Develops and implements HSE standards, work instructions, guidelines and communicates change management plans.
- Acts as a liaison between HSE functional areas and business operation stakeholders through structured leadership standard work and scheduled touch point cadence.
- Develop a culture of trust with all AL NAM employees by establishing and cultivating relationships through effective interactions and timely response to employee concerns and requests.
- Maintain accurate and current records in accordance with guidelines.
- Proactively develop and implement HSE key performance indicators that measure and track HSE support performance (e.g. metrics, improvement goals, resource prioritization, etc.).
- Represents Air Liquide during agency inspections.
- Support external customers (commercial or regulatory) as a primary contact to resolve non-compliance, at-risks conditions, or customer needs.
- Drive culture transformation principles to HSE excellence in responsible geographies such that compliance imperatives with all HSE rules and regulations is understood, achievable, and interdependent HSE leadership practices are established.
- Influence and drive the delivery of all HSE activities in - manufacturing facilities and commercial areas (offices, Sales, Warehouses), capability processes, new operations startup, site closures, HSE KPI reporting, regulatory compliance and culture assessments.
- Manage a team of HSE Specialists to further advance safety culture and alignment across NAM Business Units, implementing best practices and encouraging employee ownership.
- Ensures vertical alignment with HSE strategic objectives by setting annual goals and through regular scheduled assessments of HSE Specialist standard work.
- Exemplify leadership qualities to ensure employee development of direct and matrixed reports, knowledge acquisition, and optimum use of talents and capabilities.
- Work closely with NAM and AL corporate peers to develop north america HSE efficiencies.
- Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when developing improvement plans and contributing to the HSE strategy.
- Partners closely with audit and training support groups to align strategic goals for HSE improvement initiatives.
- Develops turn around (TAR) maintenance and improvement project HSE support schedules and activities with cross-functional teams including operations and HSE Specialists.

**Competencies and Profile** REQUIRED EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS**:

- 10+ years in a professional HSE operations role working in industrial gas, energy, manufacturing, or construction operations. Advanced degree may be substituted for years of experience requirements.
- Established a professional career with proven results in an EH&S background
- Experience leading a multi-site team, including motivating, coaching, and developing
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% including domestic and outside united states travel
- Bachelor’s degree in a HSE field or STEM discipline. Master’s degree preferred.
- Advanced understanding of life safety elements including confined space entry; energy isolation; fall protection; and process safety management.
- Auditor certification or demonstrated experience.
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