Health, Safety, Environment Director - Africa, Middle East

We’re looking for a collaborative and strategic Health, Safety & Environment leader to work closely with our Distribution leadership team across Mining, Power Generation and additional markets. This Johannesburg‑based role gives you the opportunity to guide and influence HSE practices across Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. You will bring the power to unite and inspire change by leading a diverse regional HSE team with empathy, clarity, and accountability. Your ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and align the region to global priorities will drive forward performance and strengthen our culture. In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways: Lead the implementation of regional HSE programs while integrating 6–8 disparate management systems to create a more cohesive, efficient framework. Build strong, trust‑based relationships across the region to influence business leaders and senior managers to inspire meaningful change. Partner with the Global HSE team to deliver core global objectives and be a key contributor to a global cross functional project focused on the mining sector. Drive improvements in audits, reporting, and individual accountability to support the achievement of our HSE targets. Coach and support a diverse team, fostering psychological safety, proactive behaviors, and a culture of continuous improvement. Provides hands-on support to regional sites for the implementation of health, safety, environment, and sustainability programs. Solves non-routine and or common HSE and sustainability problems across the region while driving standardization and best practice implementation. Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.