Health – Safety & Environmental Manufacturing Engineer

Description

RK Company Overview

RK Industries is a second-generation family-owned company led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning. With seven specialized business units working together, we deliver construction, fabrication, manufacturing, and building services with a focus on safety, quality, and craftsmanship.

People join RK for the craftsmanship, complexity, and the ability to make a real impact. Our in-house capabilities mean employees see their ideas become real solutions, creating meaningful collaboration and clear visibility into how work gets built. Growth happens through challenging projects, mentorship from experienced builders, and opportunities that stretch your skill set.

With RK University, accredited apprenticeships, competitive benefits, and deep community investment, RK offers the stability of a family-owned company with the opportunity and momentum of an industry leader.

Salary range: $85,000-$100,000/year

Summary of Duties: 

Instill the RK safety culture into all employees. Develop and carry out a continuing safety program. Train, coach and mentor all employees in safety.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide adequate supervision to assure that our employees are aware of, and comply with, applicable safety rules, regulations and work practices and procedures.
• Take necessary steps to promote safety and health in fixed facilities.
• Eliminate safety and health hazards, coordinate with shop leadership on corrective actions.
• Conduct continual safety inspections on all assigned facilities. Review trends and conduct data analysis to determine necessary training, safety stand downs or similar actions.
• Initiate action to eliminate hazards or potential hazards while involving shop personnel in the corrections.
• Recommend installations of safety guards, safe working practices and use of personal safety equipment utilizing the hierarchy of controls and following an OSHA VPP best practices mindset.
• Perform substance abuse testing, as required per company policy.
• Present Health & Safety 4-hour presentation at new hire orientation. Conduct shop specific orientation and additional shop specific training as needed such as Lock Out Tag Out, Industrial Hygiene, and machine guarding.
• Investigates all incidents and maintains complete incident statistics. Communicates those statistics to shop leadership to develop action plans.
• Responsible for training employees, maintaining training records and re-training as required. Reviewing and revising the shop specific training matrix, as required.
• Ensure that there is accurate record keeping with regulatory agencies.
• Ability to confront people who are not working safely and train them in safe work practices.
• Develop new safety standards and programs in conjunction with shop leadership.
• Incident and claims management, clinic visits and develop recovery plans, as required. 
• Investigation of fraud claims.
• Assist in vetting contractors and vendors for compliance on projects.
• Assist in data mining for the purpose of annual performance reviews.
• Assist shop leadership in annual review and updates to shop specific manuals, plans, and programs.
• Further personal knowledge, certifications, and training to better support manufacturing facilities and the HSE Department.
• Extensive knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.
• Other duties as assigned.

Accountability:

• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• All employees are accountable for safety and health and are empowered to stop work if an unsafe condition is present.
• Accountable to the HSE Department, but directly reports to the Director of Manufacturing Operations and Vice President of Supply Chain for daily activities.
• RK employees and subcontractors are required to implement and maintain all safety and health systems practices including the training requirements of RK Orientation, CPR/First Aid/AED/Bloodborne Pathogens, and OSHA 30.

Primary Career Level:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field strongly preferred. Demonstrated knowledge and experience may be considered in place of degree.
• 5+ years’ experience in Safety and Health roles in a manufacturing environment.
• Extensive knowledge of 40 CFR Chapter I Subchapter C – Air Programs Knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.
• Strong verbal presentation and facilitation skills.
• Understanding and implementation of ISO45001 and ISO9001.
• Understanding of Worker’s Compensation and Return to Work process.
• OSHA Voluntary Protection Program experience preferred.
• Currently hold or willingness to obtain additional education, safety certifications, and designations required. Designations include but not limited to: 

• • BCSP – ASP, OHST preferred 
  • NSC Advanced Safety Certificate 
  • OSHA 30 Hour 
  • Train the trainer designations related to Safety and Health 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and other computer software. 

Minimum Physical Requirements:

• Work outside, inside, and in dusty, noisy and hazardous areas.
• Work in high places, tight places, confined spaces and/or other adverse locations.
• Climb, balance, squat, kneel and crouch.
• Must have working knowledge of all trade materials, equipment, and tools.
• Ability to lift, move, and/or carry 50 lbs.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and a variety of office equipment.
• Occasionally may need to reach, stoop, or kneel.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.

What Sets RK Industries Apart

• Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental
• Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
• Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards
• Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation 
• Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law