HSE Manager
Posted Sep 16, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you reduced injuries or environmental incidents at a manufacturing site.
What they are checking: Whether they can point to a specific program and a measurable result rather than general safety talk.
How do you coach production supervisors to own safety on their lines instead of relying on you?
What they are checking: Whether they build safety leadership in operations, which is the only way one HSE manager covers multiple sites.
Tell me about a time you had to deliver bad news about a compliance issue to senior leadership.
What they are checking: Whether they communicate risk clearly and honestly with a plan, even when leaders do not want to hear it.
What would you do
You would oversee HSE for the Terex Utilities site in Waukesha and support setting up future locations. How would you approach standing up an HSE program at a new manufacturing site?
What they are checking: Whether they can build programs from the ground up with permits, training and risk assessments in the right order.
A production manager wants to bypass a machine guard to hit a delivery date for a big utility customer. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they hold firm on safety while helping solve the production problem behind the request.
You travel 15 percent or more to support other sites. How do you keep standards consistent across locations with different cultures?
What they are checking: Whether they can create common standards while respecting local practices and leaders.
About the work
Which OSHA and EPA requirements do you expect to matter most in a site that builds and services utility equipment?
What they are checking: Whether they know relevant rules like lockout, cranes and rigging, welding, hazardous waste and air permits.
How do you run an incident investigation so it leads to real corrective action?
What they are checking: Whether they use root cause methods, look beyond the individual and follow through until fixes are verified.
The role includes loss prevention and risk mitigation. How do you decide which risks to tackle first with limited time and budget?
What they are checking: Whether they prioritize using severity and likelihood instead of working on whatever came up most recently.
What safety records and monitoring programs do you keep, and how do you use them?
What they are checking: Whether they treat OSHA logs, audits and training records as tools for improvement, not just compliance paperwork.
How do you manage environmental compliance like waste handling, stormwater and chemical storage?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the environmental side of HSE as well as the safety side.
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