Health, Safety & Environment Specialist

Mars•High Point, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The HSE Specialist supports the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the KIND High Point Health, Safety, and Environmental Management Systems. This hands-on role partners with the HSE Manager and collaborates with site leadership, Operations, Maintenance, P/O, Q&FS, Continuous Improvement, and local team members to strengthen the safety culture and improve implementation of actions and overall accountability. The specialist champions sustainable systems for incident management, hazard recognition, training, environmental compliance, and regulatory readiness, with a focus on executing the KIND High Point HSE Action Plan through practical programs, reliable data, effective training, completed corrective actions, and visible field engagement. The role provides expert counsel and leadership for the site alongside the HSE Manager. It supports audit readiness, incident investigation and corrective action follow-up, safety training and engagement, environmental compliance, project and Management of Change reviews, and contractor safety. The position is onsite, as indicated by the job posting’s #LI-Onsite designation.

Requirements

Strong written and verbal communication, organization, follow-through, and attention to detail.
Ability to build productive relationships, work cross-functionally, influence actions and decisions without direct reporting authority, and manage competing priorities in a rapidly changing manufacturing environment.
Practical problem-solving skills, willingness to serve as a subject matter expert for complex problems, and judgment to recognize, communicate, and escalate significant HSE risk.
Comfort developing and delivering training, coaching, presentations, and field communications for audiences at all levels.
Commitment to respectful engagement, learning, accountability, and creating a kinder workplace.
Diligence for order in a rapidly changing, multi-tasking environment.
Ability to influence actions and decisions across functions without direct reporting authority.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher in science, such as engineering, safety, or industrial hygiene.
Ability to interact with site-level manufacturing or business management and regulatory agencies.
Experience with HSE information systems, data analysis, dashboards, Power BI, Enablon, RedZone, SharePoint, or comparable platforms.
General knowledge of food manufacturing and GMP.
Principled Entrepreneurship in establishing sustainable, innovative Safety and Environmental management systems.
Working knowledge of hazard recognition, job hazard analysis, incident investigation, root cause analysis, behavioral-based safety, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

Assist the HSE Manager in translating the High Point HSE Action Plan into sequenced work plans, owners, milestones, deliverables, and recurring status reviews.
Support compliance with company standards and applicable federal, state, and local AHJ requirements to maintain an audit-ready state.
Track action items from audits, inspections, gap assessments, incident investigations, and safety observations through verification and validation of closure evidence; escalate overdue or ineffective actions.
Support successful implementation of MARS Critical Life Saving Standards.
Develop, update, and help institute prioritized site-specific HSE programs, procedures, tools, and records.
Provide expert counsel and leadership for the site alongside the HSE Manager.
Support root cause analysis using Human and Organizational Performance principles and approved investigation tools, and coach investigation teams to identify causal factors and sustainable corrective actions.
Prepare recurring trend summaries covering leading and lagging indicators, PSIF/SIF events, overdue actions, and prevention opportunities.
Champion hazard recognition through routine factory presence, daily safety conversations, team-member engagement, and timely follow-up.
Help implement and sustain the MARS behavioral-based safety / CARES process, including observations, coaching, tracking, feedback, and trend review.
Support transition of the Safety Suggestion program into an overlapping Leading Indicator program.
Support design and deployment of a site training matrix linking job titles, tasks, hazards, qualifications, regulatory requirements, company standards, refresher frequencies, and completion status.
Develop and deliver engaging, site-specific training and communications appropriate to the audience, including support for language and literacy needs.
Lead and maintain site environmental compliance activities involving air, stormwater, wastewater, spill prevention and control, hazardous and universal waste, and other applicable programs.
Coordinate required testing, inspections, records, reports, and corrective actions; promptly elevate actual or potential noncompliance.
Support HSE review of capital projects, non-capital modifications, new equipment, and Management of Change activities to identify and control risks during design and before startup.
Administer the site Contractor Safety program and reinforce project-manager accountability for contractor qualification, orientation, work controls, and field oversight.