Health and Safety Specialist

StarPlus Energy; Kokomo (IN); On-site; USD 74,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K with company match

PTO

Job summary

StarPlus Energy LLC seeks a Health & Safety Specialist to lead ISO45001 certification efforts, conduct inspections, and drive strong H&S culture across our Indiana plant. You will manage trainings, investigations, and programs, collaborating with leadership to ensure regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in safety, strong communication, and hands-on experience with OSHA/state requirements, plus a proactive, team-oriented approach.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar health & safety role.
• Excellent organizational, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to interface with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA and state/local requirements.

Responsibilities

• Acquire and manage the ISO45001 certification process.
• Conduct weekly line walks to observe practices and note at-risk behaviors.
• Manage annual safety trainings and develop safety content.
• Oversee plant-wide safety and health programs.
• Lead incident investigations and track corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain safety and health documentation and standards.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

Data Analytics

OSHA knowledge

Cross-functional relationships

Education

Bachelor's in chemistry

Bachelor's in chemical engineering

Fire safety certification

Tools

MS Excel

MS Access

Job description

At StarPlus Energy, a joint venture between Samsung/Stellantis, join us in establishing the first plant of its kind in Indiana. As a member of our team, you will play an important role in our company's positive culture by helping us build and maintain an effective organization as the automotive and energy storage industry moves toward an electric future.

The Health & Safety Specialist focus on improving Health and Safety at the StarPlus Energy by using his/her experience to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control hazards in the workplace and engage employees in the development of a strong S&H culture. Functions as an expert resource to teams for consistent implementation of company H&S standards and programs. Evaluates workplace compliance with regard to local, state and federal regulations. Performs jobsite auditing and conducts incident investigation. This job is responsible for identifying the clear root cause of safety issues, serving as a control tower to improve accident issues. Conducts inspections and ensures compliance with applicable H&S regulations and standards. Assist the safety and health manager and oversee planning work within the department. This person must possess excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, and technical skills within their field. Carrying out tasks the possible best way based on the job description and based on the superior's instructions. Creating reports keep due to date. Any other task what is given by the employee's superior and requires similar skills and competence. Additional responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Acquire and manage the ISO45001 certification process
• Conduct weekly line walks to ensure H&S practices are being observed and to note any at-risk behaviors, unsafe conditions, faulty equipment or non-compliance with any H&S related policies/regulations
• Manage annual safety trainings
• Develop and deliver safety trainings to employees
• Oversee one or more plant-wide safety and health programs
• When an emergency issue occurs, report it and work together with relevant personnel to resolve the issue
• Ensure timely communication of safety issues/concerns to department leadership
• Participate in incident investigations and track corrective actions
• Conduct new equipment reviews, mechanical risk assessments and ergonomic risk assessments
• Conduct new hire orientation, contractor safety and other S&H related training topics
• Evaluates workplace compliance with regard to local, state and federal regulations
• Performs jobsite auditing and conducts incident investigation
• Conducts inspections and ensures compliance with applicable S&H regulations and standards
• Keeping job descriptions up to date
• Establish work-related regulations and standards and keep them up to date
• Areas of Leadership and Technical abilities
• Action / Results oriented: Problem solving, attitude, deliver projects on time with high quality
• Strong knowledge of experience working with OSHA and state/local regulations and requirements
• Strong presentation skills to clearly articulate: business problems, analytical approaches, potential solutions & recommendations
• Ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations per team goals
• Ability to anticipate "what if" scenarios
• High level of written and verbal communication
• Self-motivated: energetic, enjoys working at quick pace

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in similar position, with strong foundation in project management
• Excellent organizational, written, and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various level of employees within all areas of the
• organization including hourly employees to Senior Leadership
• Ability to build effective cross functional relationships internally and externally
• Demonstrated technical problem-solving ability
• Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams
• Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to work overtime as required

Preferred Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry/chemical engineering, Fire safety and relevant experience
• Extensive knowledge in Data Analytics utilizing MS Excel, MS Access or other database applications
• Critical thinking and an analytical mindset
• Demonstrated teamwork and effectiveness in accomplishing goal

Compensation

73500-94500/year

Additional Compensation Information

Salary within the posted range is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, short and long-term disability, PTO, and 401K with company match.