Senior Safety Consultant - Night Shift

International; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 106,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

International Motors USA is expanding its San Antonio operations with a new night production shift (Mon–Thu, 5:30 PM–4:00 AM) starting early 2027. This salaried role emphasizes safety culture, regulatory compliance, and proactive risk reduction on the production floor, with potential extended hours and weekend support as needed.

The Senior Safety Consultant will partner with Engineering and Operations, lead JHAs/JSA, and deliver training and inspections to ensure a safe, compliant workplace.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years EH&S safety experience
• Lead experience (1+ year) required
• OSHA knowledge and safety program experience
• Strong on-site presence and proactive mindset

Responsibilities

• Conduct floor inspections, safety audits, and hazard assessments
• Identify unsafe conditions and drive corrective actions to completion
• Investigate incidents and perform root-cause analysis
• Support OSHA and safety regulatory compliance
• Develop and deliver safety training and toolbox talks
• Maintain safety documentation and metrics

Skills

Risk assessment

Hazard identification

Regulatory compliance

Incident investigation

Safety program development

Auditing & performance analysis

Leadership & consulting

Education

Bachelor's degree in EH&S or safety

Job description

Position Overview

The Senior Safety Consultant will support a fast‑paced manufacturing/start‑up environment by helping establish and maintain a strong safety culture, ensuring regulatory compliance, and proactively identifying and reducing workplace risks. This position will have a strong presence on the production floor and work closely with employees, supervisors, engineering, maintenance, and operations leadership.

The ideal candidate is hands‑on, proactive, and comfortable working independently while supporting a growing second‑shift operation.

As International Motors continues to grow in San Antonio, we are expanding our production operations with the introduction of a night production shift. The night shift is Monday through Thursday from 5:30 PM to 4:00 AM, with production planned to begin in early 2027. This is a salaried position supporting a manufacturing operation. While the primary schedule aligns with the designated production shift, employees are expected to provide operational support as needed to meet business objectives. This may require working outside normal production hours, including extended shifts, production startup activities, recovery efforts, and occasional weekend support based on operational requirements.

Shift Differential: 10% differential upon transitioning to Night Shift work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine floor inspections, safety audits, and hazard assessments.

• Identify unsafe conditions and behaviors and drive corrective actions to completion.

• Investigate incidents, injuries, and near misses and perform root‑cause analysis.

• Support compliance with OSHA and applicable federal, state, and local safety requirements.

• Develop and deliver safety training, toolbox talks, and employee communications.

• Support Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), machine guarding, PPE, hazard communication, ergonomics, electrical safety, and emergency response programs.

• Conduct Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs/JSA) and risk assessments for new and existing processes.

• Partner with Engineering and Operations during equipment installation, process changes, and new‑product/start‑up activities.

• Maintain safety documentation, inspection records, corrective‑action tracking, and safety metrics.

• Coach supervisors and employees on safe work practices and help strengthen accountability for safety.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of environmental health, fire safety or safety experience

• At least 1 years of lead experience

OR

• Master's degree and at least 3 years of environmental health, fire safety or safety experience

• At least 1 years of lead experience

OR

• At least 8 years of environmental health, fire safety or safety experience

• At least 1 years of lead experience

Additional Requirements

• Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)

Desired Skills

• Risk assessment and hazard identification: Job hazard analyses, site inspections, and practical controls.

• Regulatory compliance: Applying OSHA requirements and relevant state and industry rules.

• Incident investigation: Finding root causes and tracking corrective actions.

• Safety program development: Writing procedures, emergency plans, and training programs.

• Auditing and performance analysis: Reviewing safety systems, spotting trends, and reporting results.

• Leadership and consulting: Advising management, coaching employees, and working with contractors and clients.

• Communication and project management: Presenting recommendations clearly and carrying improvements through to completion. Emergency Response Planning and Coordination to your skills list. This covers developing emergency procedures, coordinating drills, and helping teams respond to workplace incidents.

Benefits and Compensation

This position offers competitive market‑based compensation, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing. You can learn more about the benefits offered for this position by visiting https://careers.international.com/#benefits.The expected salary offered for this position will fall within the stated range, with the final offer based on the candidates' applicable skills, knowledge, and experience.

Salary Minimum: USD $105,600.00/Yr.

Salary Maximum: USD $158,400.00/Yr.

Company Overview

About TRATONWith its brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus, TRATON SE is the parent and holding company of the TRATON GROUP (https://traton.com/) and one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. The Group’s product portfolio comprises trucks, buses, and light‑duty commercial vehicles. “Transforming Transportation Together. For a sustainable world.”: this intention underlines the Company’s ambition to have a lasting and sustainable impact on the commercial vehicle business and on the Group’s commercial growth.

About InternationalFrom a one‑man company built on the world‑changing invention of the McCormick reaper in 1831, to the 15,000‑person‑strong company we are today,few companies can lay claim to a history like International. Based in Lisle, Illinois, International Motors, LLC* creates solutions that deliver greater uptime and productivity to our customers throughout the full operation of our commercial vehicles. We build International® trucks and engines and IC Bus® school and commercial buses that are as tough and as smart as the people who drive them. We also develop Fleetrite® aftermarket parts. In everything we do, our vision is to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility to create the cleaner, safer world we all deserve. As of 2021, we joined Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus in TRATON GROUP, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. To learn more, visit International.com.

*International Motors, LLC is d/b/a International Motors USA in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Utah.

EEO Statement

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