The Health and Safety Environmental (HSE) Engineer will be responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and managing a variety of environmental and safety programs to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for all employees providing optimal environmental protection and preventing injury to employees along with preventing damage to property and equipment. This is an onsite role with site presence required all 5 days of the week.

The successful candidate must be able to communicate effectively with other departments and managers to provide support to the overall operation as this position will interface with almost every area of the operations.  This includes working closely with Production, Quality, and Human Resources to ensure the best business solutions.  Individual must foster a positive, encouraging, and team environment and communicate proactively any issues/concerns.

Responsibilities:
Ensure compliance to environmental and safety standards through inspections of operating areas, audits, operation readiness reviews, and review of and approval of operating procedures. Coordinate waste disposal and other environmental activities.
Advise and actively participate in risk hazard evaluations of existing processes, equipment, and all new capital investments. Participates in annual audits of the Safety and Environmental Management Systems.
Provide timely resolutions of identified safety concerns/issues by determining the underlying root causal factors, establishing action plans and priorities, expediting repair and providing technical assistance.
Promote safety consciousness among employees by providing accurate and informative data, conducting safety meetings and training, giving timely feedback, on safety suggestions and visibly supporting the plant safety program.
Routinely audit all PSM (Process Safety Management) elements to ensure compliance and identify improvements and best practices. Identifies/secures necessary resources needed and leads the effort to close gaps.
Hazardous Energy Control Lead
Conducts LDAR functions as part of overall equipment program under EPA Regs.
Leads, facilitates or participates in site incident investigations to determine root causes of incidents.
Work within ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Management Systems.

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in safety or technical field of study required
Two or more years’ experience managing safety and environmental program in chemical, or manufacturing industry is preferred
Experience in implementing training and EH&S programs
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Knowledge and expertise in EPA Regulations, OSHA, DOT, ISO 14001 and 45001, HAZOP, RCRA, TSCA NFPA, and PSM.
Knowledge of applicable Federal, State and local Environmental, Health, and Safety regulations.