HSE Manager

The Health, Safety and Environment Manager leads the implementation and continuous improvement of health, safety, and environmental programmes across assigned adidas locations and operations in the United States. The role provides technical and operational leadership to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local requirements, reduce workplace and environmental risk, and embed consistent, scalable HSE practices into business operations. Sitting within the Real Estate & Facilities team, the manager partners with site and operations leadership, Facilities, HR, Legal, and other relevant functions to translate regulatory and company requirements into practical controls, governance, training, and performance measures.

• Lead the implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of HSE programmes across assigned locations and operations, ensuring alignment with adidas policies and applicable legal requirements.
• Translate federal, state, and local HSE requirements into scalable standards, written programmes, operating procedures, tools, and controls that can be consistently applied across a multi-site environment.
• Own occupational health and safety compliance for assigned locations, including requirements administered by federal OSHA, applicable OSHA-approved State Plans, and other federal, state, or local authorities having jurisdiction, covering applicability assessments, required written programmes
• Regulatory postings, recordkeeping and reporting obligations, and timely implementation of regulatory changes.
• Oversee OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting, including case determinations, OSHA 300, 301 and 300A records, annual posting, electronic submissions where required, and routine data-quality reviews in partnership with HR, Legal, and Workers' Compensation stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary HSE contact for regulatory inquiries, inspections, notices, citations, and abatement activity involving applicable federal, state, and local authorities, coordinating site response, document production, corrective actions, and communications with Legal and business leadership.
• Develop, maintain, and verify execution of applicable occupational health and safety programmes and controls, including hazard communication, personal protective equipment, ergonomics, walking-working surfaces, electrical safety, contractor safety, indoor air quality, heat illness prevention
• Wildfire-smoke response, workplace violence prevention, and exposure-response protocols.
• Maintain legal compliance registers, monitor federal, state, and local regulatory developments, coordinate required permits, plans, filings, fees, and reports, and verify compliance with occupational health, safety, environmental, fire and life-safety, hazardous-materials, waste, air, water
• Spill-prevention, and emergency-planning obligations.
• Lead or oversee HSE risk assessments, inspections, and internal audits covering facilities, work activities, equipment, contractors, projects, events, and operational processes, aligning audit methods, standards, and best practices with regional, global, and local HSE stakeholders.
• Define corrective and preventive actions, assign accountability, monitor timely closure, verify effectiveness, and escalate material HSE risks that exceed established tolerances.
• Lead incident notification, investigation, root-cause analysis, corrective-action tracking, and organisational learning for occupational injuries, illnesses, environmental events, and near misses.
• Partner with HR, Legal, insurers, brokers, and third-party administrators on Workers' Compensation case review, documentation, trend analysis, return-to-work coordination, and risk-reduction actions.
• Develop and deliver role-based HSE training, communications, and awareness programmes for employees, managers, and relevant contractors, and assess completion and effectiveness.
• Support emergency preparedness, evacuation, first response, fire prevention, and crisis-management arrangements, including exercises and follow-up actions for assigned locations.
• Partner with Facilities and operational teams to identify environmental aspects and impacts and implement controls for waste, hazardous materials, spill prevention and response, and applicable air, water, and chemical requirements.
• Establish and monitor HSE objectives, leading and lagging indicators, audit results, incident trends, and action plans, providing clear risk insights and recommendations to business and site leadership.
• Provide HSE input for new locations, construction and renovation projects, equipment installations, events, and operational changes to ensure risks are assessed and controls are in place before launch or implementation.
• Manage HSE vendors and consultants, including scope definition, procurement support, budget oversight, performance monitoring, and quality assurance.
• Manage, coach, and develop direct reports, setting clear priorities and performance expectations and allocating work based on risk, business priorities, complexity, and capability.
• Advise business and local leadership on occupational health, safety, and environmental responsibilities in accordance with applicable laws, adidas policies, and IMS Policy Annexes.

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• A minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in Health, Safety and Environmental management, including responsibility for regulatory compliance and multi-site programme execution.
• Demonstrated experience supporting diverse operational environments and adapting HSE programmes to varying workplace activities, risk profiles, and business needs in the United States.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local occupational health, safety, environmental, fire and life-safety, hazardous-materials, public-health, and emergency-planning requirements relevant to operations across the United States
• Including the ability to manage differing State Plan and jurisdiction-specific obligations across assigned locations.
• Advanced working knowledge of OSHA general industry standards, injury and illness recordkeeping, written-programme requirements, regulatory inspection protocols, citations, and abatement.
• Experience with HSE management systems, legal compliance, risk assessment, incident investigation, internal auditing, emergency preparedness, training, performance reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Experience leading employees or project teams and influencing cross-functional stakeholders in a matrixed organisation.
• Experience supporting Workers' Compensation processes, including incident intake, case review, return-to-work coordination, documentation, trend analysis, and partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
• Working knowledge and experience of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. occupational health, safety, and environmental requirements, with the ability to interpret regulations and convert them into practical, scalable business controls.
• Demonstrated ability to lead HSE governance, risk assessment, incident investigation, auditing, corrective action, emergency preparedness, and continuous improvement across multiple locations.
• Strong analytical capability, including the ability to identify trends, evaluate risk, define meaningful performance measures, and translate data into clear recommendations and business decisions.
• Proven ability to influence leaders and cross-functional partners without direct authority and to balance regulatory requirements with operational realities.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical and regulatory matters to employees, managers, senior leaders, and external authorities.

• Internal auditor qualification.
• Professional certification such as CSP, ASP, CIH, or an equivalent credential.

• Ability to work on-site as required by operational needs and company policy, including flexibility to support activities outside regular business hours when necessary.

• Robust and progressive medical coverage, including an HSA with employer funding or FSA options, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Adoption support, including surrogate and fertility support.
• Short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance.
• Enrolment in the adidas 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match.
• Education assistance for full-time employees.
• Generous leave policies, including 14 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Eligibility to earn an annual bonus based on company performance.
• Prorated flexible time off accruing at 0.4388 hours per day, increasing with years of service.
• Twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.

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