HSE Specialist - Plastics

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 Mexico location, as needed, to support HSE activities, and promote HSE management system standardization within the NA region.
• Support external HSE resources as needed. (IH services, HSE consultants)
• Maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations; ensure the sites meet OSHA/MIOSHA, EPA/EGLE and ARaymond EHS standards.
• 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/review risk assessments, ergonomic analysis, and audits of high-risk equipment including HIMM and assembly machines to ensure accuracy and effectiveness of controls.
• 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/MIOSHA 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 RH locations and provide support for the SLP, MX committee.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 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/MIOSHA and MDEQ regulations.
• Experience in injection molding manufacturing, automated assembly, 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.