We are looking for a talentedHealth, Safety and Environmental Project Specialist – Senior to join our team specializing in Health & Safety for our Cummins location inYork, SC.
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
- Balances Stakeholders: You will anticipate and align the needs of multiple stakeholders, ensuring decisions reflect operational priorities while maintaining strong cross‑functional relationships.
- Builds Effective Teams: You will strengthen team identity by leveraging diverse skills and perspectives, enabling groups to collaborate effectively and achieve shared goals.
- Customer Focus: You will deepen customer relationships and deliver solutions that directly support their needs, improving satisfaction and long‑term partnership.
- Instills Trust: You will build confidence through consistent integrity, transparent communication, and reliable follow‑through, becoming a trusted partner across the organization.
- Interpersonal Savvy: You will engage comfortably with individuals at all levels and backgrounds, fostering an inclusive environment where people feel heard and respected.
- Persuades: You will influence decisions by presenting clear, compelling arguments supported by data and logic, gaining commitment from key stakeholders.
- Plans and Aligns: You will prioritize and organize work to meet commitments, ensuring projects and initiatives stay aligned with organizational goals and deliver predictable results.
- Drives HSE Excellence: You will elevate safety performance by conducting thorough incident investigations, applying management system standards, shaping a strong safety culture, analyzing performance trends, assessing risk effectively, and delivering training that improves on‑the‑job behaviors.
To be successful in this role you will need the following:
- Cross‑Functional Relationship Building: You will need the ability to build strong partnerships across functions, consult with employees at all levels, and create an environment where people feel empowered to contribute to programs, policies, and procedures that directly impact their work.
- HSE Technical Expertise & Continuous Improvement: Success requires deep understanding of hazard identification, environmental aspects, risk assessment, and compliance obligations—along with the ability to interpret data, identify improvement opportunities, and drive continuous improvement using methodologies like Plan‑Do‑Check‑Act.
- Project Leadership & Execution: You must be able to lead cross‑functional project teams, set clear goals and timelines, manage resources and risks, track progress, communicate status, and deliver results from concept through implementation using approved project management methods.
- Training, Coaching & Document Management: You will need strong training and presentation skills to deliver effective learning, coach others on HSE processes, maintain controlled documentation, support audits, and develop materials that strengthen skills, communication, and compliance across the organization.
Education, Licenses, Certifications:
College, university, or equivalent degree required. Occupational Health, Safety or Environmental degree preferred.
Experience:
Intermediate relevant experience required, including team leadership and project management. Experience with Industrial Safety Standards preferred. 3-5 years of experience.
Core Responsibilities
- Document Control: Manage, update, and maintain policies, procedures, and all associated controlled documents.
- Incident Investigation Quality: Oversee the quality and consistency of site incident investigations, ensuring accurate root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Contractor Safety Oversight: Administer and monitor the contractor safety program to ensure compliance and safe work practices.
Required Additional Skills, Education, or Experience
- Training & Facilitation: Strong ability to deliver engaging training and present information clearly to diverse audiences.
- First Aid & Case Management: Experience supporting first aid response and managing injury cases appropriately.
- Engineering‑Focused Solutions: Ability to identify and recommend engineering control solutions as a minimum standard for risk reduction.
Preferred Skills, Education, or Experience
- Communication & Awareness: Background in advertising or marketing to support safety communication and engagement initiatives.
- ISO Expertise: ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001 auditor certification (or internal auditing experience) to support management system compliance.
Job
Health and Safety
Organization
Cummins Inc.
Role Category
On‑site with Flexibility
Job Type
Exempt – Experienced
ReqID
2427453
Relocation Package
No
100% On‑Site
Yes
Due to the operational nature and specific job duties of this role, work is required to be completed 100% in person/On‑site.
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