Plant Quality & HSE Manager

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.

SHEQ Coordinator

Location: Cherokee, AL

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. is seeking a SHEQ Coordinator to join our team! The SHEQ/HSE and Quality Coordinator is responsible for leading and managing all aspects of site safety, health, environmental, quality, and medical GMP programs. This role ensures compliance with internal and external standards, drives continuous improvement, and supports a culture of safety and quality. This position requires a regular on‑site presence during the company’s core operating hours (primarily the 1st shift). As an exempt position, the schedule may extend beyond standard hours to meet operational demands, leadership responsibilities, and business needs, including early mornings, evenings, or weekends as necessary to support plant operations.

What we offer you!

·       Competitive compensation

·       Comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision and more)

·       401(k) retirement savings plan

·       Paid time off (vacation, holidays, PTO)Employee discount programs

·       Career growth opportunities

·       Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level

What you will be doing:

·       Oversee site compliance with company safety, health, and environmental systems, including CGMP for medical gases, and all relevant permits and reporting requirements.

·       Function as the quality control unit for cGMP

·       Manage all medical and food registrations for facility and for any required state the facility ships to.

·       Lead or facilitate plant safety meetings and ensure training needs are identified and completed.

·       Ensure hazardous waste disposal is conducted in accordance with state and federal regulations utilizing approved hazardous waste disposal companies

·       Maintain site emergency plans; organize and support emergency drills

·       Support incident investigation and root cause analysis

·       Manage and maintain safe systems for work such as Permit-to-work/LOTO program and site PPE program

·       Oversee or support site quality management systems, including Customer complaint investigations, internal audits, and site quality leadership team, SPC/IQC/IPQC, OOB, control parameters, trend reviews.

·       Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal environmental and safety reporting

·       Manage HSE database to ensure timely corrective action implementation and incident closure

·       Provide training to staff on SHEQ processes and ensure documentation

·       Represent the site during regulatory, internal, and customer audits.

·       Back-up Site Security Officer

What makes you great:

Required key skills (functional/technical)

·       Proven track record of leading through influence and driving safety/quality improvements

·       Strong organizational skills and root cause analysis/incident investigation skills

·       Experience with FDA CGMP manufacturing.

·       Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SAP

·       Excellent Communication and Presentation Skills

·       Experience in a chemical manufacturing facility and an understanding of chemical process systems and basic chemistry is a significant plus

Required qualifications/experience

·       A SHEQ coordinator requires a bachelor’s degree in an applicable field or relevant experience, typically 5+ years of experience in safety.

·       Experience with drug manufacturing processes a plus

·       Understanding of chemistry and gas properties – particularly for the products and chemicals used in manufacturing on site

·       HSE systems

·       Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders and regulatory agencies both orally and in writing.

·       Ability to translate regulations and customer quality programs into local policies, procedures, and practices, that meet or exceed requirements.

Why you will enjoy working with us: 

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2024 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. (LG&E) is part of the largest Welding, Industrial, Medical, and Specialty Gases companies in the U.S. We carry a comprehensive selection of industrial gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and carbon dioxide, etc. LG&E has an extensive network of production plants, retail stores, distribution centers, and customer service locations with a focus on making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful by helping to sustain and protect our planet.

For more information about the company, please visit our website.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

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