Head, QESH Americas

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

About the role

Essential Functions

• Lead the QESH strategy, objectives, and performance management processes across MTCS Americas.
• Develop and promote a culture where safety is the highest operational priority and quality is embedded in all activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, corporate, MTCS and ChemTech policies, and customer requirements across all Americas locations.
• Maintain and continuously improve integrated management systems including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.
• Lead internal audit programs, management reviews, and external certification audits.
• Oversee incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Develop and maintain safety, quality, environmental, and compliance training programs.
• Support manufacturing, service operations, and project teams in identifying and mitigating operational risks.
• Establish and monitor regional QESH KPIs, dashboards, and management review processes.
• Produce monthly ESH MIS and QESH reports as necessary.
• Lead environmental compliance activities, sustainability initiatives, and reporting requirements.
• Support field service safety programs, contractor management processes, and customer site compliance requirements.
• Ensure TFS operations are compliant with Sulzer, ChemTech and MTCS ESH requirements.
• Partner with Operations, Service Operations, APT, Sales, and HR to drive operational excellence.
• Lead the regional NCR, CAPA, and Lessons Learned processes across manufacturing, service, and project execution activities.
• Establish and maintain a structured Lessons Learned program for Quality, Environment, Safety, and Health events, audit findings, customer complaints, and project execution issues.
• Ensure lessons learned are communicated, tracked, and incorporated into standards, procedures, training, and best practices across MTCS Americas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Safety, Environmental Sciences, Industrial Management, Quality Management, or related discipline required.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Quality, Safety, Environmental, Health, or Operational Excellence leadership roles.
• Minimum 5 years leading multi-site QESH organizations.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, field service, and industrial operations environments.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, OSHA requirements, incident investigations, and continuous improvement methodologies.

Success Measures

• Major Accident Frequency Rate, Accident Severity Rate and Toal Accident Rate performance is below corporate targets
• Leading Indicator Reporting: Including Near Miss reporting, Safety Observations, Safety Walks and Safety Walks With Management are above target.
• Audit performance and compliance
• Corrective action closure effectiveness
• Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
• Customer quality complaints
• ISO certification compliance
• Environmental compliance performance. Environmental Indicators to meet. Corporate Requirements – Waste Recycling >70%. Waste to Landfill <10%.
• Training completion rates
• NCR closure performance
• Recurrence rate of Quality and ESH incidents
• Lessons Learned implementation effectiveness
• CAPA completion rate

What we offer you

What We Offer You

• PTO and 12 company-paid holidays
• 401K plan with a 6% match
• Comprehensive health plan including medical, dental, vision, Life, short-term & long-term disability
• Health savings account matching
• Motivating wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid paternal leave
• Gym reimbursement

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.
 

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