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Health, Safety and Environment Site Leader

Cummins · Plainfield, IN

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Level
Manager
Team
Manufacturing
Degree
Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked
7+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management manufacturing role at Cummins (industrial) in Plainfield, IN. In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways.

They ask for
7+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names
Root cause

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Manufacturing Engineer roles in Indiana: typical posted base $98k–$146k.

Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 48 manufacturing engineer openings in Indiana, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Indiana plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 47 other live manufacturing postings in Indiana.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $97k–$135k, from 7 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (7+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Lean 52%
  • New product launch 40%
  • Tooling 38%
  • ✓ Team leadership 35%
  • Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 35%
  • ✓ Root cause 33%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 7+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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    Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Cummins

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  2. 2

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  3. 3

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    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
    • How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
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This plant: Cummins in Plainfield

1 other open role at this site.

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In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways

Build High-Performing Teams: Foster an inclusive and collaborative environment where diverse perspectives are valued, enabling teams to work together effectively toward shared safety, operational, and business goals.

Drive Business Performance: Leverage business insight to align team priorities with organizational objectives, ensuring strong results in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and overall plant performance.

Lead with Courage and Accountability: Address challenges directly, make informed decisions, and hold individuals and teams accountable for meeting expectations and maintaining high standards.

Develop Talent and Future Leaders: Coach, mentor, and develop employees to strengthen capabilities, support career growth, and build a sustainable pipeline of talent for the organization.

Deliver Results in Complex Environments: Navigate competing priorities, analyze complex situations, and implement effective solutions that achieve operational targets even under challenging circumstances.

Strengthen Trust and Workplace Culture: Build credibility through honesty, integrity, and authenticity while effectively managing conflict and fostering positive working relationships across teams.

Champion Health, Safety, and Environmental Excellence: Ensure compliance with regulatory

requirements

and management systems, influence positive safety behaviors, coordinate emergency preparedness efforts, and promote a culture focused on protecting employees and the environment.

Drive Strategic and Continuous Improvement: Utilize performance data, KPIs, and trend analysis to identify opportunities, inform strategy, and implement improvements that enhance operational effectiveness, safety outcomes, and long-term business success.

To be successful in this role you will need the following

  • ◆Lead HSE Strategy and Risk Management: Serve as a trusted member of the Plant Leadership Team by identifying, assessing, and mitigating health, safety, and environmental risks while aligning HSE priorities with business objectives.
  • ◆Drive Compliance and Operational Excellence: Ensure the effectiveness of the site's HSE Management System, maintain ISO certifications, lead audits and regulatory compliance efforts, and translate evolving

requirements

into actionable site improvements.

  • ✓Champion a Proactive Safety Culture: Strengthen incident prevention through high-quality reporting, thorough investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, near-hit reporting, employee coaching, and leadership engagement across the organization.
  • ✓Deliver Continuous Improvement and Sustainable Results: Lead strategic initiatives focused on machine safety, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, environmental sustainability, emergency preparedness, and risk reduction projects while using data and cross-functional partnerships to improve safety performance and reduce organizational risk.

Education, Licenses, Certifications

College, university, or equivalent degree in Occupational Health, Safety or Environmental required. Professional certification in HSE-related field preferred.

Experience

Significant relevant experience required, including management of health, safety and/or environmental ISO Standards required. 5-7 years of experience, 1-2 years management experience.

  • ✓Serve as a key member of the Plant Leadership Team, influencing business decisions to ensure health, safety, and environmental risks are identified, assessed, and appropriately mitigated.
  • ✓Drive excellence in incident and case management by ensuring robust reporting, investigation, root cause analysis, corrective action implementation, and organizational learning from incidents, near hits, and occupational health cases.
  • ✓Drive the site's Health, Safety & Environmental Management System (HSEMS) and maintain all applicable HSE-related ISO certifications, ensuring ongoing compliance, successful internal and external audits, and continuous improvement of site HSE processes and performance.
  • ✓Lead the site's HSE strategic roadmap, including execution of Road to Resilience initiatives, machine safety improvements, ergonomics programs, industrial hygiene monitoring, and environmental sustainability objectives.
  • ✓Provide leadership for major risk assessment activities, including machine guarding evaluations, ergonomics assessments, material handling risk reviews, contractor safety reviews, and process safety initiatives.
  • ✓Drive a culture of proactive reporting by improving the quality and quantity of near-hit, hazard identification, and safety observation reporting across all functions.
  • ✓Facilitate cross-functional reviews of incidents, near hits, and audit findings to ensure robust root cause analysis, effective corrective actions, and sustainable risk reduction.
  • ✓Partner with Engineering, Operations, Materials, Maintenance, and Quality teams to incorporate HSE

requirements

into process design, equipment procurement, facility modifications, and continuous improvement initiatives.

  • ✓Establish and maintain site governance processes including HSE steering committees, management reviews, compliance audits, risk reviews, and leadership safety engagement activities.
  • ✓Lead emergency preparedness and crisis management programs, including emergency response planning, drills, business continuity support, and coordination with local regulatory agencies and emergency responders.
  • ✓Develop HSE capability across the organization by coaching leaders, supervisors, and employees on risk identification, compliance requirements, incident investigation, and safety leadership expectations.
  • ✓Monitor regulatory developments and corporate requirements, translating them into site-specific action plans to ensure ongoing co
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We’re seeking a Health, Safety and Environment Leader-Moderate Complexity to join our team specializing in Health and Safety for our Plainfield, IN location.

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