HSE Specialist - Metals Qualité

Position Summary

The Health, Safety & Environmental Specialist is responsible for the implementation, coordination, and continual improvement of HSE programs and related training. This role supports HSE operations, leads hazard-reduction initiatives, HSE incident investigations, and partners closely with plant leadership, employees, and the NA HSE Manager to foster a proactive, high-performance safety culture. This role supports HSE activities across the metal forming and heat treatment operations, promoting consistency and standardization of HSE management systems within ARaymond's metals manufacturing facilities.

The position partners closely with production, maintenance, engineering, quality, and leadership teams to manage risks associated with metal stamping presses, automated material handling systems, heat treatment processes, industrial gases, and related manufacturing operations.

• Serve as the primary onsite HSE resource.
• Support daily HSE operations ensuring compliance with OSHA, EPA/EGLE and ARaymond HSE standards.
• Remotely support the Hamilton, Ontario location, as needed, to support HSE activities, and promote HSE
• Support external HSE resources as needed. (IH services, HSE consultants)
• Maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations
• Lead location inspection readiness, accompany regulatory inspectors, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Manage site OSHA 300 logs, annual summaries, and any other HSE regulatory reporting obligations.
• Lead development, review, and maintenance of Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) / Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) for all high‑risk tasks.
• Partner with engineering/maintenance to ensure effective machine guarding, LOTO procedures, and energy‑control plans, including reviewing and approving all new equipment/machines, for HSE considerations, per ARaymond standards.
• Periodically conduct and review risk assessments, ergonomic evaluations, and safety audits of high-risk equipment including stamping presses, coil handling systems, robotic automation, industrial ovens, heat treatment furnaces, quench systems, and material handling equipment.
• Follow corporate reporting for timely incident reports and monthly KPIs.
• Respond to incidents and near misses, completing investigations using structured root‑cause methodologies (5‑Why, Fishbone, etc.).
• Ensure corrective actions are documented, communicated, and closed in a timely manner.
• Analyze monthly injury and incident trends and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Maintain and update emergency response plans covering fire, medical, spill response, “critical to safety” equipment/machine procedures, and severe weather.
• Lead annual drills, emergency equipment inspections, and after‑action reviews.
• Support external property protection inspections/reviews, as needed. (Local Fire Dept., FM Global)
• Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to manage the contractor safety program, including onboarding, orientation, compliance with hot work, confined space, LOTO, and site access requirements.
• Design, schedule, and deliver required safety training (LOTO, forklift, PPE, hazard communication, machine safety, etc.).
• Maintain accurate training documentation and ensure audit‑readiness for both OSHA and EPA/EGLE standards.
• Work with leadership and SMEs to identify HSE training needs and develop competency testing to validate effectiveness.
• Support onboarding safety orientation for all new hires (direct, contract).
• Assist with environmental programs such as waste handling, spill response, chemical inventory, and stormwater/air emissions checks.
• Conduct and lead internal and external HSE audits.
• Support deployment of ARaymond’s EHS management systems and contribute to continual improvement initiatives aligned with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 principles.
• Participate in NA and Global EHS network meetings, audits, and cross‑functional projects to share best practices and harmonize safety processes across plants.
• Facilitate Safety Committee meetings for metals locations.
• Lead proactive safety initiatives, including behavior‑based observations, safety campaigns, and employee engagement activities.
• Conduct regular plant…