Health, Safety and Environment Coordinator

Your Opportunity as the HS&E Coordinator
The Emporia facility is committed to fostering a culture where safety, health, and environmental stewardship are at the forefront of everything we do. The HSE Coordinator plays a vital role in supporting these efforts by partnering with employees and leadership to promote safe work practices, ensure regulatory compliance, deliver training, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and help create an environment where every employee returns home safely each day.
This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our people, processes, and overall safety culture. If you are passionate about safety, enjoy working collaboratively across departments, and are committed to driving positive change, we encourage you to apply and become a key contributor to the continued success of the Emporia facility. This position will report to the HS&E Manager.
Location: 1525 Industrial Rd, Emporia, KS 66801 (Hostess Manufacturing Plant)

Work Arrangements: 100% on-site. Scheduled start time: 10am (12-hour shifts; rotating 4-on/3-off schedule) Flexibility is required, including a willingness to work off-shift hours, nights, weekends and/or holidays and to flow to the work as needed.

In this role you will:

Lead Safety Culture and Site Engagement

• Serves as a visible HS&E leader on the floor by engaging team members, reinforcing safe behaviors, and promoting safety ownership at every level.
• Coaches team members and Safety Functional Leaders (SFLs) to recognize hazards, assess risks, and follow safe work practices.
• Provides coaching on behavioral observation safety (BOS) to strengthen safe behaviors, improve hazard recognition, and support meaningful safety conversations.
• Promotes a positive safety culture through employee engagement activities, recognition programs, and daily safety discussions.
• Supports leaders and teams in translating site HS&E goals into clear expectations and sustainable daily practices.
• Spends approximately 70% of their time on the production floor conducting observations, coaching employees, supporting investigations, and following up on corrective actions.

Build Capability and Strengthen HS&E Ownership

• Develops, delivers, and improves HS&E training, including new-hire orientation, qualification support, and floor-based coaching.
• Builds site capability by serving as a subject matter expert for assigned HS&E key elements and mentoring sub-key element owners.
• Manages assigned HS&E sub-key element systems and helps team members understand the related standards, expectations, and required behaviors.
• Participates in development opportunities to strengthen HS&E expertise and apply new learning at the site.

Drive Hazard Identification, Risk Reduction, and Problem Solving

• Facilitates routine hazard assessments, risk predictions, near-miss reviews, safety observations, and risk assessments to identify and eliminate workplace hazards.
• Partners with team members to evaluate risks, define preventive and corrective actions, and implement sustainable solutions.
• Leads or supports incident investigations and root cause analyses using continuous improvement tools to prevent recurrence.
• Analyzes incident, near-miss, audit, and injury data to identify trends, prioritize risks, and recommend practical improvements.
• Owns HS&E action plans and tracks actions to ensure timely completions and sustainable closure of identified gaps.

Support Operational Safety and Change Management

• Provides HS&E leadership and floor support during outages, startups, commissioning, high-risk work, process changes, capital projects, and new product introductions.
• Participate in risk assessments, safety reviews for equipment changes, process modifications, capital projects, and new product introductions to ensure risks are identified and controlled.
• Monitors safety performance on the floor by conducting routine floor observations to verify compliance with PPE use, safe work practices, permit processes, machine guarding, and energy isolation.
• Works with contracted HS&E service providers as needed to support safe and effective execution of site work.

Sustain Compliance, Systems, and Corrective Actions

• Develops, implements, and supports Company HS&E programs, policies, procedures, and processes while maintaining knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements.
• Creates, updates, and validates critical HS&E documentation, including Safety Maps, Job Safety Analyses, SOPs, DMS materials, and lockout procedures.
• Maintains training records, managing action items, updating metrics, and supporting regulatory documentation.
• Leads or participates in audits and inspections and tracks corrective actions to timely, sustainable closure.
• Owns site HS&E action plans, communicates results, and ensures records and documentation are maintained accurately.
• Develop knowledge of wastewater operations, compliance activities, inspections, sampling and serving as a backup resource over time to support wastewater treatment, SPCC and SWPPP.
• Researches, consults on, and procures PPE and safety supplies, including support for prescription safety glasses and safety shoe programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, write, and interpret documents such as safety rules and regulations, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and general work instructions.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Bilingual preferred (English/Spanish).

REASONING ABILITY

• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound decisions and resolve conflicts effectively.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, off-shift and overtime, as needed.
• Willingness to travel for training and development opportunities, as required.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Ability to stand, sit, walk, enter confined spaces, push, pull, kneel, squat, and climb.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions, reach, and use hands for handling and feeling objects.
• Ability to hear, speak, and maintain visual awareness necessary to perform job duties safely and effectively.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Ability to use a computer and accurately enter production-related data.
• Ability to set goals and achieve performance expectations.
• Ability to prioritize and manage workload in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work accurately and independently with minimal supervision.
• Effective presentation, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement and supports the implementation of change.
• Demonstrates sound problem-solving skills, handles stressful situations effectively, and acts with a sense of urgency.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Self-directed, organized, detail-oriented, and able to establish priorities and achieve goals.
• Ability to effectively engage, coach, and train employees on the production floor.
• Effectively collaborates across organizational boundaries and with diverse teams.
• Demonstrates adaptability and the ability to quickly learn new skills, technologies, and processes.
• Ability to learn and utilize company-specific software and computer systems.
• Performs all job responsibilities in accordance with established safety standards, policies, and practices.

The Right Place for You 

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs. 

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The Right Place for You 

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs. 

Stay connected with us on LinkedIn® 

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.