HSE Specialist: Lead Safety & Environmental Programs

Health, Safety and Environmental Specialist; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Trystar is seeking a Health, Safety & Environmental Specialist for our Houston, TX facilities. Lead EHS programs, enforce safety practices, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

The role collaborates across Operations, Quality, Planning, Legal, and Engineering to support and maintain Trystar HSE policies and management systems. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in HSE, 3+ years of relevant experience, strong communication skills, and willingness to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Health, Safety, Environmental or related field.
• Three years of progressive work experience in a position directly related to health and safety.
• Strong ability to communicate in written and oral formats with diplomacy and tact.
• Ability to travel up to 25% to visit other sites and support safety audits and initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate EHS program objectives by providing clear and continuous direction to site.
• Utilize existing proactive safety tools and deploy improvements as needed.
• Train and coach operations staff on accident prevention and reduction activities and ensure safety is at the forefront of all factory discussions.
• Provide expertise on safety risk identification, assessment and management processes at site level.
• Be the site EHS expert and preferred point of contact for safety and environmental inquiries.
• Complete site compliance activities to ensure company and regulatory requirements are met in relation to safety, health, waste management, water discharge, air observation and assist in permit obligations.
• Monitor EHS federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and risk initiatives; analyze potential impacts on system operations; provide leadership with information as appropriate.
• Identify and facilitate health and safety training for Company staff, subcontractors, and any parties required to participate.
• Drive coordination and engagement of plant and support personnel in the identification, development, and implementation of HSE goals.
• Maintain HSE documents, permit administration utilizing appropriate retention rules.
• Provide leadership to site emergency response teams and safety committee teams.
• Partner with HR for orientation training and to manage workers compensation cases.
• Maintain presence on floor as an observer, leader, trainer, and main point of contact for HSE assistance.
• Support incident reporting and participate in incident investigation and root cause analysis; ensure deficiencies are corrected.
• Provide input into process hazard studies and capital projects with safety at the forefront.
• Act as site point of contact for all safety related matters and provide day-to-day guidance on process safety issues.
• Conduct regular inspections and audits to assess health and safety plan adherence and identify risks.
• Interface with supervisors and management, escalate issues and recommend policy updates.
• Assist in developing the HSE budget for the site.
• Attend site management meetings and department meetings as requested.
• Ensure safety program compliance including LOTO, Electrical, Confined Space, PPE, PIT, Hearing Conservation, Respiratory Protection.
• Support health program compliance including Industrial Hygiene monitoring.
• Drive environmental program compliance including Air Permitting, Regulatory Reporting, Waste Management, Wastewater, Storm Water.

Skills

Communication skills

Spanish language (preferred)

Travel readiness

Microsoft Office

Safety regulations knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Health, Safety, Environmental or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Windows OS

Job description

Trystar is seeking a Health, Safety & Environmental Specialist for our Houston, TX facilities. Lead EHS programs, enforce safety practices, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

The role collaborates across Operations, Quality, Planning, Legal, and Engineering to support and maintain Trystar HSE policies and management systems. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in HSE, 3+ years of relevant experience, strong communication skills, and willingness to