Health and Safety Specialist - West Gulf Coast

Air Products; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable medical, dental, and vision

401(k) retirement with match

Paid vacation and holidays

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Flexible spending accounts

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Air Products, a world-leading industrial gases company, is seeking a Health & Safety Specialist to support hydrogen production facilities across the Texas Gulf Coast. The role emphasizes coaching teams, reducing risk, and building a strong safety culture in a dynamic industrial environment.

You will lead training on high-risk activities, conduct audits and investigations, and contribute to continuous improvements across ~10 facilities and ~350 personnel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum five years of health and safety experience in petrochemical, chemical, industrial gas, refining, or manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Hands-on experience implementing, auditing, and training employees on Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and energy isolation programs.
• Experience conducting incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action management.
• Experience performing safety audits, risk assessments, and compliance evaluations.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence across a matrix organization.
• Ability to work independently and support multiple facilities.
• Valid Driver’s License and ability to obtain a TWIC card.

Responsibilities

• Provide health and safety guidance, coaching, and support to facility leaders, employees, and contractors.
• Lead and support training on high-risk activities, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), energy isolation, confined space entry, hot work, and permit‑required work.
• Support compliance with OSHA, Risk Management Plan (RMP), Process Safety Management (PSM), and other applicable regulations.
• Conduct safety audits, risk assessments, and field observations to identify hazards and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead and support incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective action development, and effectiveness verification.
• Assist with facility start‑ups, maintenance outages, turnaround activities, and contractor safety management programs.
• Support emergency response planning, drills, and regulatory inspections.
• Develop and maintain health and safety procedures, training materials, and related documentation.
• Supports approximately 10 hydrogen facilities across the Texas Gulf Coast.
• Provides health and safety guidance to approximately 350 employees and contractors.
• Supports 10 facility leaders/sites without direct supervisory responsibility.
• Travels approximately 60% among assigned Texas facilities and 10% outside of the Texas Gulf Coast

Skills

Health & Safety

Leadership

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Engineering, or related field

Job description

At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

Reimagine What’s Possible

Do you have a passion for safety, influencing positive change, and helping teams achieve operational excellence? Air Products is seeking a Health & Safety Specialist to support our hydrogen production facilities across the Texas Gulf Coast. This role is ideal for a safety professional who thrives in the field, enjoys partnering with operations teams, and is committed to building a strong safety culture. If you are energized by coaching others, reducing risk, and driving continuous improvement in a dynamic industrial environment, we encourage you to grow with us as we build a safer and more sustainable tomorrow together.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide health and safety guidance, coaching, and support to facility leaders, employees, and contractors.
• Lead and support training on high-risk activities, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), energy isolation, confined space entry, hot work, and permit‑required work.
• Support compliance with OSHA, Risk Management Plan (RMP), Process Safety Management (PSM), and other applicable regulations.
• Conduct safety audits, risk assessments, and field observations to identify hazards and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead and support incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective action development, and effectiveness verification.
• Assist with facility start‑ups, maintenance outages, turnaround activities, and contractor safety management programs.
• Support emergency response planning, drills, and regulatory inspections.
• Develop and maintain health and safety procedures, training materials, and related documentation.
• Supports approximately [10] hydrogen facilities across the Texas Gulf Coast.
• Provides health and safety guidance to approximately [350] employees and contractors.
• Supports [10] facility leaders/sites without direct supervisory responsibility.
• Travels approximately 60% among assigned Texas facilities and 10% outside of the Texas Gulf Coast

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum five years of health and safety experience in petrochemical, chemical, industrial gas, refining, or manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations, industrial safety programs, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Hands‑on experience implementing, auditing, and training employees on Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and energy isolation programs.
• Experience conducting incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action management.
• Experience performing safety audits, risk assessments, and compliance evaluations.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence across a matrix organization.
• Ability to work independently and support multiple facilities.
• Valid Driver’s License and ability to obtain a TWIC card.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in hydrogen, ammonia, petrochemical, or industrial gas operations.
• Knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) and Risk Management Plan (RMP) requirements.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification.

What’s In It For You

At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees.

Check out some of our benefits below!

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with 100% vested company core and match
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life Insurance (AD&D), Supplemental AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world‑leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.). You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

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