Have you served as a Safety Coordinator or led a Safety Committee in a manufacturing environment? Are you ready to grow your career in Health, Safety & Environment with a company that truly puts Safety First?
We are looking for an HSE Lead to support our Temple, TX manufacturing site by partnering with plant leadership to promote a strong safety culture, ensure regulatory compliance, and continuously improve HSE performance.
Key Responsibilities May Include:
- Work with the management team to monitor work activities, ensuring all plant personnel operate within prescribed safety guidelines and follow best practices for safety and environmental compliance.
- Empower colleagues to participate in safety performance by promoting the Human and Organizational Performance (Safety Differently) ethos to ensure learning is maximized in preference to discipline.
- Carry out investigations from reported hazard and near miss reports and identify opportunities for solutions to improve safety culture.
- Ensure emergency protocols are in place and understood by all employees
- Assist in maintaining compliance with HSE regulations and ensure adherence to GAP safety and environmental SOPs.
- Facilitate and support training and development to ensure colleagues are able to meet HSE standards, ensuring plant personnel are up-to-date on basic safety requirements.
- Maintain safety documentation and records for plant personnel, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Partner with Regional HSE Specialist and site leadership to identify and mitigate plant risks, implementing corrective actions where necessary.
- Conduct safety orientations and walkthroughs for new hires, promoting a strong culture of safety from day one.
What You Will Do:
Major/Key Accountabilities
- Monitors production floor activity and ensure plant personnel operate within CHEP safety guidelines
- Assist with maintaining compliance with local, State, and Federal environmental regulations
- Executes all GAP (CHEP safety program) strategies and program initiatives
- Track performance on safety and report to supervisors and management
- Supports the training and development of team members to meet corporate health, safety, and environmental guidelines
- Maintain safety documents for all plant personnel
- Lead safety committee and review all pending safety or environmental concerns, risks and develop mitigation plans accordingly
- Support and at times lead group projects targeting safety systems and manufacturing improvements
- Work with Regional HSE Specialist and site leadership to address plant risks
- Perform orientation safety training and walkthroughs for all new hires
- Contributes to driving continuous improvement at the plant and strengthen internal policies, procedures, and systems around safety
What You Will Bring:
Experience
- Prior experience in a safety role in a manufacturing environment
- Strong customer focus orientation
- Demonstrated success in delivering strong employee relations
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally
- Experience monitoring HSE performance and programs
Skills and Knowledge
- Ability to manage quality processes and motivate a team
- Excellent problem-solving skills and strategic thinking ability
- Comfort with Microsoft Suites, including, but not limited to: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
What To Expect:
Additional Site Details
- 2nd Shift: Monday–Friday, 4:30 PM – 1:00 AM
- Training will occur on 1st shift for the first two weeks
- Approximately 14 employees on 2nd shift
- Individual contributor role (no direct reports)
Physical Requirements
- May require standing for long periods of time, intermittent stooping/bending, pushing/pulling, reaching above shoulder, and repetitively rotating hand/wrist/forearm with or without accommodation
What We Offer:
Employee Package
- Competitive hourly pay ($23.00 – $32.00/hour) plus annual bonus
- Benefits available Day 1
- Paid Time Off + holidays
- 401(k) with company match (up to 4%)
- Company-paid vision, life insurance, and short-term disability
- Free PPE and safety equipment
- Tuition reimbursement, parental leave, childcare assistance, profit sharing, and more
Compensation Statement: The hourly range for this position is $23.00–$32.00 ($48,000–$66,000 annually). Salary ranges provided take into account a wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications, geographic differentials and other business and organizational needs. Therefore, actual amounts offered may be higher or lower than the range provided. If you have questions, please speak to your Talent Acquisition Partner about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation may be part of a total offering beyond medical & retirement benefits and may include other monetary incentives or business benefits.
