IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to craft a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Health, Safety & Environmental Specialist! This role will be based at our Extrusion plant located in Fort Pierce, Florida, and report to the HSE Business Partner.

Do not miss the opportunity to join a broad family of people-centric professionals, leaders with vision and rapid problem solvers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!

Job Summary

The HSE Specialist plays a critical role in maintaining and continuously improving our Health, Safety & Environmental Management Systems. This position is responsible for supporting regulatory compliance, coordinating risk management initiatives, driving employee engagement in HSE programs, analyzing and communicating key performance metrics, and fostering a strong safety culture across the site.

The successful candidate will be highly visible within the operation, partnering closely with employees and leaders to implement best practices, support training and audits, investigate incidents, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Principal Responsibilities

• Implement, maintain, and continuously improve HSE programs, procedures, training, and work instructions.
• Promote employee engagement in HSE initiatives and foster a proactive safety culture.
• Conduct gap assessments, support audits, and develop corrective action plans to ensure regulatory and corporate compliance.
• Lead and support incident, injury, near-miss, and environmental investigations, ensuring timely follow-up of corrective actions.
• Manage regulatory and workers' compensation reporting requirements and support claims management activities.
• Support Joint Health and Safety Committee initiatives and site risk management processes.
• Partner with operational teams to develop and improve site-specific controls, programs, and safe work practices.
• Assess proposed changes to equipment, materials, and processes to identify potential HSE impacts and recommend controls.
• Maintain HSE documentation, databases, records, policies, procedures, and training materials.
• Support environmental compliance activities and maintain HSE performance metrics, reports, and KPIs.
• Administer hazardous materials programs and related training requirements.
• Provide ongoing guidance to site stakeholders and escalate significant HSE concerns as required

Qualifications & Experience

• Technical Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety
• CRSP/CRST, CSP or equivalent is an asset
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in health, safety & environment roles within a manufacturing environment
• Strong communication, relationship building and training delivery skills
• Solid computer skills and technical aptitude
• Proven ability to influence others, drive change, and collaborate effectively across all levels of an organization

IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at [email protected]