HSE Specialist - Metals

Position Summary

The Health, Safety & Environmental Specialist is responsible for the implementation, coordination, and continual improvement of HSE programs and related training. This role supports HSE operations, leads hazard-reduction initiatives, HSE incident investigations, and partners closely with plant leadership, employees, and the NA HSE Manager to foster a proactive, high-performance safety culture.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary onsite HSE resource.
• Support daily HSE operations ensuring compliance with OSHA, EPA/EGLE and ARaymond HSE standards.
• Remotely support the Hamilton, Ontario location, as needed, to support HSE activities, and promote HSE.
• Support external HSE resources as needed (IH services, HSE consultants).
• Maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Lead location inspection readiness, accompany regulatory inspectors, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Manage site OSHA 300 logs, annual summaries, and any other HSE regulatory reporting obligations.
• Lead development, review, and maintenance of Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs)/Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) for all high-risk tasks.
• Partner with engineering/maintenance to ensure effective machine guarding, LOTO procedures, and energy-control plans, including reviewing and approving all new equipment/machines, for HSE considerations, per ARaymond standards.
• Periodically conduct and review risk assessments, ergonomic evaluations, and safety audits of high-risk equipment including stamping presses, coil handling systems, robotic automation, industrial ovens, heat treatment furnaces, quench systems, and material handling equipment.
• Follow corporate reporting for timely incident reports and monthly KPIs.
• Respond to incidents and near misses, completing investigations using structured root-cause methodologies (5-Why, Fishbone, etc.). Ensure corrective actions are documented, communicated, and closed in a timely manner.
• Analyze monthly injury and incident trends and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Maintain and update emergency response plans covering fire, medical, spill response, "critical to safety" equipment/machine procedures, and severe weather.
• Lead annual drills, emergency equipment inspections, and after-action reviews.
• Support external property protection inspections/reviews, as needed. (Local Fire Dept., FM Global)
• Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to manage the contractor safety program, including onboarding, orientation, compliance with hot work, confined space, LOTO, and site access requirements.
• Design, schedule, and deliver required safety training (LOTO, forklift, PPE, hazard communication, machine safety, etc.). Maintain accurate training documentation and ensure audit-readiness for both OSHA and EPA/EGLE standards.
• Work with leadership and SMEs to identify HSE training needs and develop competency testing to validate effectiveness.
• Support onboarding safety orientation for all new hires (direct, contract).
• Aid in environmental programs such as waste handling, spill response, chemical inventory, and stormwater/air emissions checks.
• Conduct and lead internal and external HSE audits.
• Support deployment of ARaymond’s EHS management systems and contribute to continual improvement initiatives aligned with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 principles.
• Participate in NA and Global EHS network meetings, audits, and cross-functional projects to share best practices and harmonize safety processes across plants.
• Facilitate Safety Committee meetings for metals locations.
• Lead proactive safety initiatives, including behavior-based observations, safety campaigns, and employee engagement activities.
• Conduct regular plant safety walks, documenting findings and driving closure of corrective actions.
• Maintain a HSE corrective action log and provide regular updates to management on status of open items.

Education and Experience and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in safety, environmental, industrial hygiene, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment emphasizing health, safety, and training.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. OSHA, EPA or state ENV regulations.
• Experience in stamping/coating manufacturing and maintenance operations, preferred.
• Experience supporting multi-site HSE programs, preferred.
• Experience with environmental compliance programs, preferred.
• Experience with ISO 14001 and 45001 or similar HSE management systems, preferred.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work closely with others in a collaborative team environment.
• Strong degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Strong analytical planning and organizational skills.
• Good oral and written interpersonal communications skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 (Teams, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Professional demeanor and ethical conduct, including handling confidential information appropriately.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and drive sustained improvements.