Safety Engineer/Process Safety Engineer (EHS)

Location: Knoxville, Iowa, United States; onsite plant role. Travel may include up to 15% domestic. Relocation assistance may be authorized. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employment visa sponsorship.

Salary: $124,127–$151,710, including base pay plus variable incentive pay if eligible.

Company

hirify.global develops products and technologies across global locations and operates a manufacturing plant requiring comprehensive environmental, health, and safety programs.

What you will do

• Support EHS cultural excellence, safety responsibilities, incident prevention, near-miss response, and hazard identification.
• Own and support plant EHS programs and training, initially focusing on Process Safety Management/Process Hazard Management, machine guarding, and confined-space entry and rescue.
• Support additional programs including fall protection, lockout/tagout, ergonomics, chemical safety, emergency coordination, ventilation, hearing conservation, and respirators/PPE.
• Investigate workplace incidents, perform root cause analyses, assess high-hazard processes, and recommend corrective actions.
• Complete EHS compliance reports, analyze data and trends, support audits and agency inspections, and provide regulatory guidance.
• Provide EHS input for equipment, process, automation, and organizational changes through management of change and design or installation activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, completed and verified before starting.
• At least five years of experience with EHS programs and procedures in a private, public, government, or military environment.
• Legal authorization to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or higher in science, engineering, or environmental health and safety from an accredited institution.
• Process safety experience and experience implementing comprehensive EHS management systems.
• Experience with hazard and risk assessments and in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience using computer-based EHS tools for data reporting and assessments.
• Experience with local, state, and federal regulations, including fire, OSHA, and EPA requirements.
• Ten or more years of manufacturing EHS experience addressing process safety/process hazard management, machine guarding, and confined-space issues.
• Self-directed, detail-oriented, interpersonal, communication, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Analytical, leadership, project planning, program development, and deployment skills.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work closely with plant employees.
• Cross-functional team experience.
• QEP, CSP, or CIH certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment with colleagues across global locations, technologies, and products.
• Benefits may include medical, dental and vision coverage, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, disability benefits, life insurance, paid absences, and retirement benefits.
• Full-time US employees must sign an employee agreement covering confidential information, trade secrets, conflicts of interest, and assignment of inventions.
• Safety is a core value, with expectations to follow policies, identify hazards, and support continuous improvement.