Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Specialist

Mars • North Sioux City, SD

15d • Onsite

About The Position

Health Safety, & Environment Specialist Health, Safety & Environment T1-II North Sioux City, ND Shape a Safer Future as Our Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Specialist! Are you passionate about creating safe, healthy, and sustainable workplaces? Join Mars Incoporated as a Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Specialist and play a pivotal role in driving our commitment to world-class HSE standards. Reporting directly to the Site HSE Manager, you’ll be at the heart of developing and implementing our HSE management system—translating regional and global standards into hands-on action. As a key interface between associates and management, you’ll foster a positive HSE culture, inspire active involvement, and deliver measurable improvements in compliance and risk reduction year after year. If you thrive in collaborative environments and are dedicated to making a real impact, we invite you to bring your expertise and enthusiasm to our team!

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree: Candidates must have completed or be in the process of completing a Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum Education Duration: At least 2 years of post-secondary education completed AND/OR 2-5 years’ experience managing safety and environmental programs or projects in a manufacturing environment or school related program
• Ability to interact with site level manufacturing/business management, and regulatory agencies
• High level of comfort developing and delivering training and motivational presentations to all levels of the organization.
• Strong HSE regulatory knowledge and expertise (EPA, OSHA, DOT)
• Prior experience in manufacturing environment within HSE field
• Demonstrated leadership in leading an HSE program/system in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with hazard recognition, behavioral-based safety, job hazard analysis

Nice To Haves

• Professional Certifications are preferred (GSP, ASP, CSP).
• Strong technical ability is desired – computer systems experience, ability to learn
• Basic knowledge of food manufacturing

Responsibilities

• Ensure site maintains continuous state of compliance with HSE company standards and governmental regulation.
• Delivers training and coaching to establish clear understanding / engagement by all site associates on HSE expectations.
• Ensures investigation of all HSE related incidents utilizing specific tools to drive to root cause and identify actions to prevent recurrence.
• Drives implementation and completion of corrective actions, including corrective actions developed from other site incidents.
• Serves in conjunction with site HSE Manager, as a HSE technical expert, providing technical expertise/coaching as needed in all areas and initiatives of the function to include capital project safety and environmental review and risks management associated with non-capital modifications.
• Ability to influence where direct lines of authority do not exist.
• Leads and ensures the site emergency response team (ERT) has the tools, skills and knowledge to effectively respond to site HSE emergencies.
• Leads site efforts to measure and improve Industrial Hygiene Risk. This includes but is not limited to ergonomics, dust, noise, and chemical exposure. Coordinates all necessary IH and audiometric monitoring.
• Manages a variety of HSE Systems like Keytroller, Forklift Speed Zones, POKA, Weaver Apps, Enablon data entry and PPE Vending Machines.
• Manages the overall site Contractor Safety program to reduce risk associated with construction and trade contactor activity. Ensures project managers are accountable for proper management of contactors.
• Oversees a variety of HSE Programs and promotes positive safety culture with responsibilities related to equipment inventories, inspections, training, risk reduction and improvement projects.
• Assists with execution of site security requirements in order to meet corporate standards.
• Ability and willingness to flex work hours on occasion to support the site needs, including night and weekend hours.
• Responsible for managing internal audit program.
• Participates on Safety Pillar Team and initiatives.
• Participates in other site programs as needed to support the overall success of the site.

Benefits

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose-driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including a company bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level