Safety Engineer: Lead Industrial Hygiene & Compliance

McCormick & Company, Incorporated; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The French's Food Company, a McCormick subsidiary, is seeking a full-time Safety Engineer for the Springfield, MO plant. You will report to the Safety Health & Environment Manager and lead risk-reduction initiatives across operations, engineering, and QA to uphold health and safety standards.

Responsibilities include conducting risk assessments, ensuring regulatory compliance, performing industrial hygiene monitoring, and developing safety programs (lockout/tagout, PPE, hearing conservation).

Qualifications

• 5+ years safety experience with leadership ability.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA and state safety regulations.
• Advanced safety and industrial hygiene principles for program development.
• Ability to align safety initiatives with business priorities through collaboration with operations, engineering, quality and leadership.
• Understanding of US and international safety standards (ANSI, ISO)

Responsibilities

• Facilitate reduction of occupational risk through procedures and engineering processes.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state safety regulations and McCormick Health and Safety policies.
• Conduct industrial hygiene monitoring (air quality, noise, temp, radiation) to verify compliance.
• Inspect facility, machinery and safety equipment to identify hazards and corrective actions.
• Develop lockout/tagout procedures; train technicians and ensure machine guarding.
• Develop and implement regulatory programs (Contractors, Powered Industrial Trucks, Confined Space, SDS).
• Lead investigations impacting employee health and safety.
• Implement comprehensive industrial hygiene programs including hearing conservation and PPE.
• Support design and installation of new or modified equipment from SHE perspective.
• Review processes to identify PPE needs and safety concerns.
• Drive safety performance through leadership across teams.

Skills

5+ years safety experience

Leadership ability

OSHA knowledge

Industrial hygiene knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Job description

The French's Food Company, a McCormick subsidiary, is seeking a full-time Safety Engineer for the Springfield, MO plant. You will report to the Safety Health & Environment Manager and lead risk-reduction initiatives across operations, engineering, and QA to uphold health and safety standards.

Responsibilities include conducting risk assessments, ensuring regulatory compliance, performing industrial hygiene monitoring, and developing safety programs (lockout/tagout, PPE, hearing conservation).