HSE Specialist

IKO North America • Jacksonville, FL

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About The Position

IKO Industries Ltd. is seeking an HSE Specialist to promote and maintain the company’s safety goals and ensure a safe work environment for all employees. Reporting to plant leadership, the role leads safety and housekeeping efforts, develops health and safety systems and procedures, identifies hazards, investigates incidents and conducts root cause analyses, manages workers’ compensation activities, completes audits and regulatory reporting, administers behavior-based safety programs, coordinates emergency response procedures, and maintains environmental permits and compliance. The specialist also works with regulatory agencies, auditors, healthcare providers, external claims partners, contractors, and internal teams.

This is a safety-sensitive position requiring flexible, rotating production shifts of 8, 10, or 12 hours. Work may take place in a high-temperature environment and involve extended periods of standing or walking, physical activity, heights, and confined spaces.

Requirements

• Prior Health, Safety and Environmental experience.
• Able to work flexible, rotating production shifts of 8, 10, or 12 hours.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to handle complex assignments.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to develop and manage a budgetary control process.
• Analytical, data-driven problem-solving skills.
• Ability to make independent, well-reasoned decisions.
• Organized, self-starter, results-oriented, and a strong problem solver.
• Ability to provide simple and accurate instructions.
• Ability to work in a high-temperature environment.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Comfortable standing for extended periods.
• Able to sit, stand, walk, bend, climb, reach, and grasp as regularly required.
• Able to work at heights and in confined spaces.
• Able to walk and/or stand for 90% of the shift.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum three years of manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain IKO safety goals and ensure a safe work environment for all employees.
• Lead safety and housekeeping efforts and corrective actions within departments and assigned projects.
• Develop health and safety goals, objectives, systems, and plant-wide policies and procedures.
• Identify health and safety hazards; investigate work-related accidents and conduct root cause analyses.
• Manage safety and workers’ compensation activities, including first reports of injury, OSHA 300 logs, audits, communications with physicians and insurance carriers, and record keeping.
• Complete safety audits, records, and required reports on time; file and maintain safety records.
• Monitor safety performance and trends to minimize work-related incidents.
• Implement and manage Behavior Based Safety.
• Collaborate with local healthcare providers to support medical treatment and employee case management.
• Coordinate with external providers on claims management and return-to-work practices.
• Ensure compliance with Federal, State, Local, and Company regulations, including OSHA, TOSHA, and NIOSH requirements.
• Lead IKO Safety and BBS teams.
• Conduct required safety training and orientation.
• Participate in and lead internal and external surveillance audits.
• Perform and coordinate testing, including noise surveys and industrial hygiene.
• Develop, update, and implement emergency response procedures.
• Complete and maintain environmental permits, records, audits, and reports, including SWPPP, SPCC, air, storm water, and wastewater documentation.
• Interface with government regulatory personnel and corporate auditors.
• Plan, organize, and direct contractor work and ensure compliance with safety policies.
• Organize and maintain facility security.
• Perform general housekeeping duties and other duties assigned by supervisory staff.

Benefits

• Health insurance, including teledoc, virtual health, FSA, HCSA, and other benefits
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Health Spending Account
• Employee Support and Mental Wellness
• Short-term disability
• 401k match
• Paid vacation
• Floating days
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Engagement Events
• Awards and Recognition
• Tuition reimbursement
• Service Awards
• Employee Perks & Discounts
• Competitive compensation
• Health care
• Progressive and challenging workplace
• Commitment to teamwork and integrity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed