Safety Engineer IV
Orangeburg, NY - USA
Job Summary
Lennox (NYSE: LII) Driven by 130 years of legacy HVAC and refrigeration success Lennox provides our residential and commercial customers with industry-leading climate-control solutions. At Lennox we win as a team aiming for excellence and delivering innovative sustainable products and services. Our culture guides us and creates a workplace where all employees feel heard and welcomed. Lennox is a global community that values each team members contributions and offers a supportive environment for career development. Come stay and grow with us.
The factory Safety Engineer is responsible for leading and supporting initiatives that promote a safe healthy and environmentally compliant manufacturing workplace. This role develops implements and monitors health safety environmental and ergonomics programs that drive continuous improvement and support year-over-year reductions in workplace incidents and risks. The Safety Engineer partners closely with operations maintenance engineering and leadership teams to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and company standards while fostering a proactive safety culture throughout the facility.
- Develop implement and maintain health safety environmental and ergonomics programs for the manufacturing facility.
- Monitor and analyze safety performance metrics and recommend corrective and preventive actions to drive continuous improvement.
- Conduct risk assessments safety audits ergonomic evaluations and incident investigations to identify hazards and reduce workplace risks.
- Partner with engineering maintenance and operations teams during the design and modification of facilities equipment processes and work areas to ensure HSE compliance and safe work practices.
- Develop and maintain environmental health and safety policies procedures training materials and documentation.
- Ensure compliance with all federal state and local safety and environmental regulations including OSHA EPA and other applicable standards.
- Stay current on changes in HSE laws regulations and industry best practices and communicate impacts to facility leadership.
- Serve as the primary contact for regulatory agencies and support inspections audits and reporting requirements.
- Lead or support employee safety training programs and promote a culture of accountability and engagement in workplace safety.
- Recommend and implement innovative solutions and best practices to improve workplace safety ergonomics and environmental performance.
- Support emergency response planning incident management and corrective action follow-up activities.
- Provide guidance coaching and technical expertise to supervisors leaders and employees regarding HSE matters.
- May provide work direction or mentorship to other HSE professionals or site safety representatives.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Health Safety & Environmental (HSE) Engineering or a related field required.
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in health safety environmental and/or industrial safety within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification preferred.
- Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma experience preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and HSE management systems preferred.
Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
- Expert knowledge of health safety environmental and workers compensation best practices and regulations.
- Proven success driving continuous improvement initiatives in HSE performance and safety culture.
- Strong experience developing implementing and facilitating safety and compliance training programs.
- Experience conducting incident investigations and utilizing structured problem-solving methodologies such as Apollo Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) or similar tools.
- Exceptional written verbal interpersonal and presentation skills including the ability to effectively communicate with and present to senior leadership and executives.
- Strong analytical organizational and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and build strong working relationships across all levels of the organization.
Compensation:This is a salaried exempt role. The starting salary range for this role and market is between $110000 and $150000 annually. Factors that may affect starting salary include geography/market and the skills education experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Employees in this role are also eligible for an annual bonus in accordance with the terms of the Companys applicable plan. Employees in this role are not eligible for overtime.
Benefits:Subject to applicable eligibility requirements the following benefits are offered for this role: tuition reimbursement; medical dental and vision insurance; prescription drug coverage; 401(k) retirement plan; short-term disability insurance; 8 weeks paid birthing leave; 2 weeks paid bonding leave; life and long-term disability insurance.
Depending on date of hire and subject to applicable eligibility requirements new employees in this role also receive up to: 12 days paid time off 2 paid well-being days 1 paid volunteer day 12 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays per year.
Our Culture: At Lennox our Core Values of Integrity Respect & Excellence are ingrained in the fabric of the organization. They define our culture which is about how we do business and how we treat others. Lennox is not just a workplace; we are a global community that values each team members contributions. As an equal opportunity employer we are committed to recruit develop and retain talented individuals from a wide range of backgrounds ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to succeed and contribute to our continued growth and success. At Lennox youll take pride in our brands knowing you are part of something special. Come stay and grow with us!
Disclaimers:The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Lennox reserves the right to modify this information at any time with or without notice subject to applicable law.
Required Experience:
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