Health and Safety Manager

Air Products

. Champion Air Products’ goal of zero injuries by driving a strong health and safety culture and partnering with operations and business leaders to integrate safety excellence into operational performance, reliability, and long-term business objectives.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeLA PORTE • Louisiana, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Champion Air Products’ goal of zero injuries by driving a strong health and safety culture and partnering with operations and business leaders to integrate safety excellence into operational performance, reliability, and long-term business objectives.
Provide expert health and safety leadership, including training, site assessments, incident investigation, and implementation of safe systems of work.
Lead and coordinate field support across multiple sites to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and corporate policies.
Ensure health and safety training programs are fully implemented and effective across operations and support functions.
Develop and implement risk assessments for high-risk activities and non-standard operations in collaboration with regional and global teams.
Analyze safety performance data, identify trends, and lead improvement initiatives to reduce incidents and risk.
Support planned and unplanned regulatory inspections and internal or external audits.
Serve as Air Products’ representative with local and regional regulatory agencies.
Lead incident investigation processes and ensure timely corrective actions.
Provide safety leadership for facility outages, repairs, capital projects, and acquisitions, including due diligence and integration activities.
Coach and support site leaders and senior management on health and safety matters.
Own crisis management processes at the senior management level within the region.
Develop talent and build a pipeline of high-potential safety professionals for the broader organization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline (Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical required); advanced degree preferred.
CSP or equivalent safety certification, or comparable professional experience.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in industrial, petrochemical, or gas processing environments.
At least 7 years of progressive safety leadership and field management experience in complex facilities.
Experience across multiple operating areas such as hydrogen, syngas, air separation, ammonia, or related industrial gas technologies preferred.
Prior operational or plant leadership experience strongly preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment
401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions
Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
Health Savings Account
Life Insurance (AD&D), Supplemental AD&D
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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Hard Skills & Tools

risk assessmentsincident investigationsafety performance analysissafety training program implementationcompliance with regulatory requirementscrisis managementsafety leadershipcapital project safetysite assessmentssafe systems of work

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingcommunicationcollaborationorganizational skillsproblem-solvinganalytical skillsmentoringstrategic thinkingteam development

Certifications

CSPsafety certification