Safety & Health Engineer

About the role

River Metals Recycling is a division of Nucor Corporation, a Fortune 150 company known for its sustainability practices and long-term stability. As a Safety Engineer, you will play a crucial role in developing, implementing, and managing safety and security standards across the division.

Responsibilities

• Audit plants/facilities for safety compliance; follow up to correct deficiencies.
• Work with plant core teams to investigate accidents and incidents.
• Prepare and present monthly/annual training, and other monthly safety meeting topics.
• Develop, revise, and implement site-specific safety policies and safe work procedures.
• Cookout industrial hygiene sampling at your sites.
• Approve safety supplies and personal protective equipment for use.
• Enforce safety rules and help develop good employee safety attitudes during yard visits.
• Ensure all documentation and recordkeeping is properly filled out, including accident logs and investigation reports.
• Recommend company safety policy changes to corporate staff.
• Serve as first contact for OSHA or other safety regulators.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree – Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or closely related field.
• Minimum two years’ work experience in a safety/supervisory role.
• Ability to travel throughout the assigned region (some overnight travel required).

Preferred Qualifications

• ASP or CSP certification preferred.
• Experience using personal computers in a work environment for spreadsheet and document presentation. Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint preferred.

Benefits

Nucor offers a comprehensive package of benefits including:

• Paid Weekly with Bonus and Profit Sharing
• Career pathways with unlimited growth opportunities
• Paid Training
• Company provided uniforms and PPE
• Paid Vacation – 3 weeks after 1 year
• Paid Holidays – 10 per year and 1 personal day
• Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement - $5,250 year for teammates, $2625 for spouses
• Scholarship Program – Every child of a Nucor teammate is eligible for $5000 per year
• Low-cost medical, dental, vision after 30 days
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Company matching 401(k) plan
• Employee stock purchase plan – we match 10% of your purchase

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in this posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in this posting.