HSE Specialist: Risk, Compliance & Safety Leadership

ABB Inc.; Pinetops (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Savings Plan

Health Insurance

Paid Holidays

Job summary

ABB is seeking a Health, Safety, and Environment professional for an onsite role in North America. You will improve HSE performance, manage risk, and lead investigations to prevent recurrence across the ABB value chain.

You will coordinate with production, quality, maintenance, and engineering and lead safety culture programs, ensuring audit-ready documentation and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree plus minimum of 3 years HSE related experience.
• Certification and training in Safety, preferred.
• Knowledge of local HSE regulations, preferred.
• Skills in database management systems and MS Office.
• Management System - ABB Way for HSE as well as ISO 14001 & ISO 45001.
• Waste management - train employees on waste management to accomplish reduction targets and compliance.
• Ergonomics - perform ergonomic assessments, drive improvements and train employees on ergonomic injuries prevention.
• Candidates must already have authorization to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Report HSE incidents to management and relevant stakeholders and coordinate immediate corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Lead or facilitate comprehensive incident investigations using root cause analysis methodologies to identify systemic failures and develop effective corrective actions.
• Share lessons learned and best practices from incident investigations across the organization to drive continuous improvement.
• Implements safety culture and behavioral change programs to foster a proactive safety mindset and strengthen employee engagement in hazard identification and reporting.
• Maintain and execute the HSE compliance calendar to ensure all regulatory and organizational requirements are met and documented for audit readiness.
• Conduct comprehensive HSE assessments including ABRA, PPE evaluations, machine guarding inspections, and LOTO compliance verification.
• Provide expert oversight and guidance for high-risk activities (hot work, confined space entry, working at heights, aerial lifts) through permit systems and work procedures for both internal staff and contractors.

Skills

HSE knowledge

Risk assessment

Incident investigations

Ergonomics

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in HSE

Tools

Database management systems

MS Office

ABB Way / ISO Management Systems

Job description

ABB is seeking a Health, Safety, and Environment professional for an onsite role in North America. You will improve HSE performance, manage risk, and lead investigations to prevent recurrence across the ABB value chain.

You will coordinate with production, quality, maintenance, and engineering and lead safety culture programs, ensuring audit-ready documentation and regulatory compliance.