Health and Safety Engineer

Job Description:

Health and Safety Engineer – Greenville, SC
 

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Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Health & Safety Engineer, you will play a highly visible role in shaping the safety culture and operational excellence of our manufacturing facility. You'll partner with leaders, engineers, operators, and technical experts to create a workplace where people can perform their best work safely every day. This is an opportunity to drive meaningful change, influence critical business decisions, and make a lasting impact on employee well-being and site performance.

In this role, you will:

• Champion Safety Culture Excellence by fostering employee engagement, ownership, and accountability while proactively identifying and addressing hazards, near misses, and opportunities for improvement.

• Serve as the site owner and subject matter expert for key safety programs, including Lockout/Tagout, Confined Space Entry, Fall Protection, Machine Guarding, and Emergency Response.

• Lead regulatory compliance efforts by interpreting and implementing federal, state, and local health, safety, and environmental requirements, ensuring the site maintains excellence in compliance and reporting.

• Conduct incident investigations and root cause analyses, partnering with cross-functional teams to identify sustainable corrective actions that reduce risk and prevent recurrence.

• Influence site strategy by providing expert guidance to operations, engineering, and leadership teams on risk management, regulatory requirements, and best practices.

• Lead and support safety committees, employee teams, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen engagement and drive measurable safety performance.

• Partner with engineering and operations teams on capital projects, equipment installations, automation initiatives, and Management of Change (MOC) processes to ensure safety is built into every stage of design and implementation.

• Help shape the future of the site by identifying innovative solutions that improve both employee safety and operational performance.

Your Skills and Expertise

The most successful candidates will bring a passion for protecting people, influencing culture, and partnering across the organization to solve complex safety challenges. If you're energized by working directly with operations, engineering, and leadership teams to create safer, more effective workplaces, we'd love to hear from you.

To be considered for this role, you must have:

• Bachelor's degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.
• Five (5) years of experience interpreting and applying regulatory requirements, including OSHA, EPA, fire code, or other applicable health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Five (5) years of experience supporting, implementing, or leading health and safety programs in a manufacturing, industrial, military, government, or similar operational environment.

Additional qualifications that will help you stand out include:

• Master's degree in Engineering, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Industrial Hygiene, Safety Sciences, or a related technical discipline.
• Ten (10) or more years of EHS experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success leading hazard analyses, risk assessments, incident investigations, and implementation of effective corrective actions.
• Experience implementing or managing EHS management systems and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience supporting capital projects, equipment installations, automation systems, or Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Strong influencing, communication, and leadership skills with the ability to engage employees, supervisors, engineers, and senior leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Professional certifications such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP®), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), or Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP).
• A track record of building trust, improving safety culture, and developing sustainable risk-reduction strategies.

Work location:

• Work location: Greenville, SC on-site

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international

Relocation: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.

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To comply with these laws, 3M must help assess candidates' U.S. person status.

The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position.

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $124,127 - $151,710, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.Good Faith Posting Date Range 11/12/2026 To 12/12/2026 Or until filledAll US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M. This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. It also has provisions discussing conflicts of interest and how inventions are assigned. Employees that are Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above may also have obligations to not compete against 3M or solicit its employees or customers, both during their employment, and for a period after they leave 3M.Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @3M.Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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