Role Overview
This role supports day-to-day safety, health and environmental performance on a manufacturing shift, helping teams meet legal obligations and company standards while preventing harm to people and the environment. Working closely with production and support functions, you will spot emerging risks, guide corrective action and build safer work practices into routine operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Check that shift activities follow SHE procedures, applicable regulations and safe work practices across the manufacturing floor.
- Carry out workplace inspections, internal audits and HIRA-based assessments; document hazards and follow through on risk controls.
- Support environmental compliance through waste-reduction initiatives, environmental risk controls and monitoring of relevant requirements.
- Investigate incidents with the appropriate teams, establish contributing causes and track corrective and preventive actions to completion.
- Manage shift-level follow-up on CAPAs arising from audits and GEMBAs, and oversee the Behaviour Observation Safety system.
- Coordinate programs focused on reducing injuries, illness and waste; review SHE data and trends to identify where intervention is needed.
- Help develop and deliver SHE training and awareness activities, and check that safety equipment and emergency supplies are maintained.
- Work with Operations, HR, Medical and other functions to improve compliance, emergency readiness and everyday safety culture.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Fire Protection, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, Engineering or a related field.
- At least three years of experience in manufacturing, with increasing responsibility in safety, health and environmental work.
- Good working knowledge of OSHA regulations and other relevant safety and environmental standards.
- Experience or knowledge of SHE practices in a chemical-related workplace, along with an understanding of occupational hygiene.
- Knowledge of Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) or comparable risk-assessment methods.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and address risks proactively.
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