HSE Specialist - Plastics Qualité

Position Summary

The Health, Safety & Environmental Specialist is responsible for the implementation, coordination, and continual improvement of HSE programs and related training for the Rochester Hills, MI, locations and Lake Orion, MI Distribution Center. This role supports daily Michigan location 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 also remotely supports the SLP, Mexico location to promote continuity and standardization of the NA HSE systems. Additionally, this role regularly participates in global, internal HSE committees to foster best practice information sharing across the global ARaymond HSE community. Routine travel between the MI locations is required to support cross-plant HSE activities and standardization.

• Serve as the primary onsite HSE resource.
• Support daily HSE operations ensuring compliance with OSHA, EPA/EGLE and ARaymond HSE standards.
• Remotely support the Mexico location, as needed, to support HSE activities, and promote HSE management system standardization within the NA region.
• Supports external HSE resources as needed. (IH services, HSE consultants)
• Maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations; ensure the sites meet OSHA/MIOSHA, EPA/EGLE and ARaymond EHS standards.
• 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/review risk assessments, ergonomic analysis, and audits of high‑risk equipment including HIMM and assembly machines to ensure accuracy and effectiveness of controls.
• 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/MIOSHA 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 RH locations and provide support for the SLP, MX committee.
• Lead proactive safety initiatives, including behavior‑based…