Industrial Safety Engineer

We are looking for a qualified Industrial Safety Engineer to join our dynamic team in Melrose Park, IL. This position is responsible for driving engineered solutions to improve the overall safety of the workplace.

Responsibilities:

• Work in collaboration with Plant Management to understand production processes and needs and desired safety metrics in order to plan health and safety engineered improvements
• Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, and near misses to determine root causes and corrective actions that involve hazard elimination and engineering controls.
• Conduct risk assessments on new equipment being installed and/or new plant layouts to identify risks to safety/health.  Analyze and recommend engineered solutions to mitigate risk. 
• Analyze the effectiveness of current safety training processes and documentation.  Investigate and recommend improvements that will result in more behavioral compliance with safety rules.
• Complete and maintain documentation related to accident and injuries. Maintain OSHA log and complete the annual 300A.  Use data from all company USA locations’ logs and 300A’s to analyze trends and risks.  Recommend strategies for improvements.
• Create training materials for plant and Operations personnel.  Create annual training calendars.  Work with company’s IT department and Mecalux Group’s Barcelona office personnel to create, develop, and elaborate online training methods and online training tracking tools.
• Aid in the implementation of ISO 45001:2018 for occupational health and safety management systems.

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field.  Master’s Degree in Engineering preferred. 
• Fluency in English and Spanish is required without exception.
• Personality: Candidates must have integrity, be highly analytical, and have a strong desire to be deeply involved in the business. Candidates must be organized and methodical in their work, with the ability to learn quickly and adapt easily to change. Candidates must be able to persevere through difficult work challenges with the highest degree of dedication. Candidates must have strong interpersonal skills with the confidence to interact and communicate effectively with personnel from all levels of the organization.
• Understanding of safe work practices, OSHA, EPA.
• Desire to work in a manufacturing environment and ability to work in hot and cold plant conditions.
• Ability to travel occasionally to our other USA locations in IL, SC, TX, and CA.