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The Safety & Sustainability Specialist is responsible for administering the company’s environmental, health, and safety efforts to drive compliance, risk prevention, and a strong safety culture. This role serves as a key business partner in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the environmental, health, and safety programs to ensure regulatory compliance and promote a culture of safety across supply chain operations, aligned with Körber’s sustainability objectives.

Your role in our team

• Develop, implement, and maintain environmental, health, and safety programs, procedures, and training to ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations (e.g., OSHA, EPA, DOT).
• Collaborate with site personnel and leadership to identify hazards, reduce risk, resolve incidents, and drive process improvements.
• Lead incident and near-miss investigations, conduct root cause analysis, and develop corrective and preventive action plans.
• Conduct and participate in risk assessments to evaluate and implement hazard controls for environmental, chemical, equipment, and process-related risks.
• Support critical risk reduction initiatives by completing gap assessments and leading implementation plans.
• Monitor, analyze, and report key safety metrics, performance indicators and communicate trends and actions to site leadership.
• Lead the Employee Safety Advisory Board (ESAB) and facilitate action tracking and feedback loops to completion.
• Provide subject matter expertise in the development and improvement of safety policies, tools, and standards.
• Deliver and document safety training for employees, contractors, and managers in alignment with regulatory and site-specific requirements.
• Manage hazardous materials, waste disposal activities, and support site-level environmental sustainability efforts.
• Ensure accurate documentation and recordkeeping to support safety policies and regulatory compliance.

Your Profile

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to deliver effective safety training and toolbox talks.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and engage cross-functional teams and site leadership.
• Ability to deliver effective safety training and promote a safety-first and sustainability-focused culture.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and sound decision-making.
• Self-motivated and organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing workers’ compensation cases, conducting safety audits and risk assessments, and leading incident investigations with root cause analysis.
• Familiarity with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards management system standards.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies to safety and environmental processes.
• Proficiency in electronic environmental, health, and safety systems such as VelocityEHS, MSDSonline, HumanTech, or Enhesa.
• Bilingual capability in English/Spanish preferred.

Your benefits

• You will enjoy a flexible work environment that supports your work-life balance; we offer paid time off for parental leave and 22+ days off for personal time and holidays
• You will have access to medical, dental, and vision insurance plans with FSA or HSA options, and a 401(k) plan with a company match of up to six percent
• You are provided with several company-paid benefits, including vision insurance, short and long-term disability, basic life insurance plans, and educational and employee assistance programs

Can you see yourself in this profile? Then Körber is the right place for you. We look forward to getting to know you!

Equal opportunity employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity to all applicants. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial, and/or local law.

Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience, please contact us via jobs@koerber.com. We work with selected partners and therefore ask recruitment consultancies to refrain from contacting us by mail or telephone.

Disclaimer: The duties listed above are intended only as representation of the essential functions of this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change at the sole discretion of the employer. Nothing in this document alters an employee’s at-will employment status. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Individual compensation will be determined by various factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, experience, education, skills, location, and market and business considerations. Applications must be submitted via our career site. 

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S., this position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. 

Apply now and join our team!

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We value diversity and therefore welcome all applicants - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity, and any other protected status. You can find out more about our culture here Culture at Körber - it's worth taking a look!

If you have any questions or technical problems, please send us an e-mail to jobs@koerber.com. Judith Lascano is the responsible person for this job advertisement. We work with permanent partners and therefore ask recruitment consultants to refrain from contacting us by e-mail or telephone.