Vacancies HSE Advisor - Coatings Manufacturing

AkzoNobel•Waukegan, IL

About The Position

The HSE Advisor supports the HSE Manager in implementing site health, safety, and environmental programs, maintaining regulatory compliance, and improving safety performance at a coatings manufacturing site. The role focuses on identifying hazards, preventing incidents, training employees, and managing corrective actions. The advisor works closely with production, maintenance, and engineering teams to reduce operational risks and strengthen the site’s safety culture. Responsibilities include conducting inspections and risk assessments, maintaining a visible presence on the shop floor across shifts, supporting safety committees and behavior-based safety initiatives, participating in incident investigations, tracking corrective actions, monitoring regulatory requirements, supporting audits and process and chemical safety activities, coordinating training, managing the respiratory protection program, reporting HSE performance data, maintaining records, managing PPE and HSE supplies, and supporting site security badge administration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Engineering, or a related discipline.
Typically 2+ years of manufacturing experience.
Strong shop-floor communication, coaching, and influencing skills.
Proactive approach to hazard identification and risk reduction.
Effective problem-solving, organization, and follow-through.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Flexibility to work across shifts to support site operations.
Ability to work safely in a manufacturing environment and comply with site safety requirements.

Nice To Haves

Chemical or process industry experience preferred.
Knowledge of OSHA requirements and practical experience with safety inspections, incident investigations, and corrective action management preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct routine HSE inspections and workplace risk assessments, document findings, and track corrective actions to closure.
Maintain a visible shop-floor presence across shifts and coach employees and supervisors on safe work practices.
Schedule and support safety committee meetings, behavior-based safety initiatives, and continuous improvement projects.
Identify recurring hazards and recommend improvements, prioritizing elimination and engineering controls.
Participate in behavior-based safety orientation and training, and assist the BBS team with identified projects.
Participate in investigations of injuries, near misses, and other HSE incidents using structured root cause analysis.
Track corrective and preventive actions, verify completion, and communicate lessons learned.
Analyze incident and observation trends to identify risk-reduction opportunities.
Monitor applicable OSHA, EPA, DOT, and other regulatory requirements, and communicate relevant changes to the HSE Manager.
Support HSE audits, regulatory inspections, compliance records, and implementation of site procedures.
Support process safety and chemical safety activities, including hazard identification and action follow-up.
Coordinate and deliver new-hire HSE orientation, refresher training, and task-specific safety training.
Support forklift operator training and remedial instruction following violations.
Manage the respiratory protection program, including fit testing, training, and records.
Collect and report HSE KPIs and maintain inspection, incident, training, and corrective action records.
Manage HSE supplies and PPE inventory, including purchasing and expense tracking.
Support site security badge administration and associated reporting.
Perform other HSE-related duties as required.