Job Description:

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!

What are we looking for?

Minimum:

• 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

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Preferred:

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

What will be your key 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.

What can you expect from Mars?

• 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.