Asst. Manager / Deputy Manager, HSE, Consumables

Our world depends on rocks, minerals, metals and other raw materials – the building blocks of modern society. As an industry leader, Metso helps transform these essential materials to enable sustainable modern life.

Our solutions and services support everything from renewable energy and electrification to the infrastructure and digital economy shaping our future. Together, we help our customers meet growing demand while driving the industry toward a more sustainable use of the earth’s natural resources.

Join nearly 18,000 Metsonites worldwide, each bringing unique expertise and experience to positive change. At Metso, you’re supported by a growth culture built on safety, wellbeing, inclusion and collaboration.

This is your opportunity to make an impact and rise above the possible.

Introduction

We are looking for an Assistant Manager / Deputy Manager, HSE to join our HSE team in the Consumables business area. In this role, you will lead the implementation of the CNS HSE Way of Working at Vadodara Foundry, helping to identify, control and verify critical risks while strengthening operational discipline, building competence and driving sustainable HSE improvement.

You will report to Manager, HSE, India Foundry, and the role location is Vadodara, India.

Team you will belong to

You will join the HSE team focused on supporting safe and sustainable foundry operations. The team is responsible for advancing risk management practices, strengthening leadership capability, ensuring compliance, and embedding effective controls that help prevent serious injuries and fatalities. Its work contributes to operational excellence through practical and verified risk reduction.

The team collaborates closely with site leadership, supervisors, contractors and other stakeholders to improve HSE performance and operational learning. Team members are based across global locations and Ahmedabad, with a strong focus on translating HSE requirements into practical actions and measurable outcomes.

What you'll do

• Lead and maintain the foundry risk profile, risk register and critical risk priorities, including HIRAC and other risk assessment processes for high-risk work.
• Define, implement, verify and periodically review critical controls, driving engineering-based risk reduction and escalating ineffective or missing controls.
• Coordinate the annual HSE assessment, roadmap workshops, monthly roadmap reviews, internal audits and management review activities in line with CNS strategy, non-negotiables and Metso directives.
• Coach leaders and supervisors in visible safety leadership, quality risk conversations, Stop Work Authority and competence development for high-risk roles.
• Lead or support incident investigations, including high-potential events, and verify the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions.
• Use audits, inspections, observations and performance data to identify systemic improvement opportunities and strengthen operational learning.
• Embed HSE requirements into Management of Change, capital projects and pre-start safety reviews, ensuring risks are addressed before implementation.
• Maintain compliance with legal requirements and company directives while ensuring audit readiness and disciplined closure of identified gaps.

What you'll bring

• Strong experience in foundry and operational risk management within a high-risk industrial environment.
• Demonstrated capability in critical control verification, barrier thinking and risk assessment methodologies, including HIRAC.
• Experience leading incident investigations and translating lessons learned into sustainable preventive actions.
• Knowledge of Management of Change, pre-start safety reviews and the integration of HSE requirements into operational and project activities.
• Experience in contractor safety management, audit processes and compliance assurance.
• Understanding of environmental and sustainability management practices.
• Proven ability to coach leaders and supervisors, influence line-management ownership and build practical competence in risk management.
• Strong judgement, stakeholder collaboration skills and the ability to prioritize improvements using data and operational insights.
• Practical planning and execution skills with a focus on delivering measurable HSE outcomes.

What's in it for you

At Metso, you will combine meaningful work with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact in a supportive and inclusive environment. You'll be part of a global team where collaboration, wellbeing, and continuous learning are part of everyday work.

We support your growth and wellbeing by offering:

• Purpose-led work: Contribute to enabling sustainable modern life and transforming the industry.
• Wellbeing: Access to wellbeing programs, occupational healthcare, and supportive services.
• Rewards: Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives.
• Growth: Learning pathways, mentoring, internal mobility, and global collaboration opportunities.
• Culture: A caring, collaborative, and inclusive workplace committed to helping you thrive.

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We recognize that highly capable candidates may hesitate to apply unless they meet every listed requirement. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply even if your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification. You may be exactly the right candidate for the role.

Metso is committed to pay equity and transparent reward practices globally. Compensation information is shared in line with local legislation and applicable recruitment practices.
 

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Metso is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increase their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and service expertise. We are the partner for positive change.

Metso is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. At the end of 2025 Metso had close to 18,000 employees in around 50 countries, and sales in 2025 were about EUR 5.3 billion. Metso is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. 

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