Health, Safety and Environment Specialist

IPEX•Asheville, NC

19h•Onsite

About The Position

IPEX is hiring a Health, Safety & Environmental Specialist for its Extrusion plant in Asheville, North Carolina. The position reports to the HSE Business Partner and is responsible for maintaining and continually improving the site’s Health, Safety & Environmental Management Systems. The Specialist supports regulatory compliance, coordinates risk management initiatives, promotes employee engagement in HSE programs, analyzes and communicates performance metrics, and helps foster a strong safety culture. The successful candidate will be highly visible in the operation and work closely with employees and leaders. The role includes implementing best practices, supporting training and audits, investigating incidents, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. The position also supports environmental compliance, hazardous materials programs, documentation, reporting, and claims management activities.

Requirements

Technical Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety.
Minimum 5 years’ experience in health, safety, and environment roles within a manufacturing environment.
Strong communication, relationship-building, and training-delivery skills.
Solid computer skills and technical aptitude.
Proven ability to influence others, drive change, and collaborate effectively across all levels of an organization.

Nice To Haves

CRSP/CRST, CSP, or equivalent certification is an asset.

Responsibilities

Implement, maintain, and continuously improve HSE programs, procedures, training, and work instructions.
Promote employee engagement in HSE initiatives and foster a proactive safety culture.
Conduct gap assessments, support audits, and develop corrective action plans to ensure regulatory and corporate compliance.
Lead and support incident, injury, near-miss, and environmental investigations, and ensure timely follow-up of corrective actions.
Manage regulatory and workers' compensation reporting requirements and support claims management activities.
Support Joint Health and Safety Committee initiatives and site risk management processes.
Partner with operational teams to develop and improve site-specific controls, programs, and safe work practices.
Assess proposed changes to equipment, materials, and processes for potential HSE impacts and recommend controls.
Maintain HSE documentation, databases, records, policies, procedures, and training materials.
Support environmental compliance activities and maintain HSE performance metrics, reports, and KPIs.
Administer hazardous materials programs and related training requirements.
Provide ongoing guidance to site stakeholders and escalate significant HSE concerns as required.