HSE Specialist I

Are you early in your HSE career and eager to learn Do you bring a fire-in-your-belly mindset - curious motivated and ready to grow into a well-rounded HSE professional

The HSE Specialist I position an entry-level role on our HSE team with a primary focus on environmental health and safety programs. Were looking for someone who may be coming from internships school projects or a couple years of related experience - someone excited to learn how HSE truly operates in a manufacturing environment.

Even better This role is open because the current HSE Specialist was promoted internally. Just a real example of how we support development and career growth at Tessenderlo Kerley. We invest in people who show initiative curiosity and a desire to build something long-term!

Why Join Us

Grow Your Career  Join a team that promotes from within and actively supports learning development and certification pathways.
Learn by Doing  Gain exposure to real HSE programs across multiple chemical manufacturing sites not just theory.
Be Supported  Work alongside experienced HSE professionals who will coach mentor and guide you as you grow.
Make an Impact  See how HSE directly supports safe compliant plant operations and a strong safety culture.

What Youll Do

 Support HSE programs across manufacturing plants labs farms and the corporate office.
 Assist with environmental and safety assessments to identify hazards and compliance gaps.
 Help manage programs like fertilizer registration medical monitoring and safety data sheets (SDS).
 Support development of HSE procedures training materials and corporate initiatives.
 Participate in incident investigations and root cause analysis.
 Assist with environmental reporting (Tier II TRI hazardous waste air emissions etc.).
 Collaborate with plant leaders HR operations and engineering teams.
 Learn how regulations (OSHA EPA DOT) apply in real manufacturing environments.

This role is hands-on collaborative and designed to build a strong foundation for future growth!

Qualifications :

What Youll Bring

 Bachelors degree in science engineering environmental health & safety or a related field
3 years of experience or relevant internships co-ops or academic project work
 Strong curiosity and motivation - you ask questions and seek to understand the why
 Willingness to pitch in take feedback and learn new programs
 Interest in environmental and safety programs within manufacturing
 Strong communication organization and follow-through skills
 Comfortable working onsite in a corporate office with occasional travel (up to 20-25%)

Certifications and deep regulatory expertise are not required - well help you build those!

A Role Built for Growth

This position offers a rare opportunity to become a well-rounded HSE professional gaining exposure to environmental safety and sustainability programs instead of being siloed early in your career. Over time this role can grow into higher-level HSE positions with ownership of key programs and broader responsibility.

If youre ready to work hard learn fast and build a meaningful HSE career - wed love to meet you!

Additional Information :

Why join Tessenderlo Kerley:

Working at Tessenderlo Kerley

• Work/life balance
• Fun and rewarding environment
• Learning development and teamwork
• Community involvement/outreach
• Challenging and meaningful work

Benefits & Rewards:

• Medical-Dental-Vision-Prescription (Low employee premiums!)
• 401(k) plan with dollar-for-dollar matching up to the first 5% of employee contribution
• 401(k) company retirement contribution at year-end equal to 4% of annual base salary
• Short-term incentive awards based on measured performance criteria
• Life Insurance (2x annual base salary)
• Paid vacation and sick time and 10 paid holidays per year
• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5000 per calendar year (non-taxable)
• Adoption Assistance: Up to $7500 in reimbursement assistance
• Paid maternity and parental time off
• Business Travel Life & Accident Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Telemedicine program for you and your dependents
• Long-Term Disability insurance
• Company referral program

Tessenderlo Kerley is part of Tessenderlo Group an industrial group that focuses on agriculture valorizing bio-residuals machinery mechanical engineering electronics energy and providing industrial solutions with a focus on water. With its headquarters in Belgium the group is active in over 100 countries and it has a global team of more than 7000 employees. Its belief that Every Molecule Counts is at the heart of the strategy of the group: Tessenderlo Group continually strives to valorize its products and processes to the maximum and to add value to everything it does. For more information about Tessenderlo Group its people and its brands please visit .

Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time