Safety, Health, and Environmental Specialist

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. 

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. 

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.   

What you´ll do

The SHE Specialist will administer and maintain all Safety, Health, Environmental (SHE), and sustainability programs at the Memphis facility to ensure regulatory compliance, operational consistency, and alignment with Henkel SHE standards.

This role maintains a strong on-the-floor presence, leads employee training and engagement, and drives continuous improvement in safety, health, environmental performance, and sustainability, including environmental compliance and permitting requirements.

• Ensure full compliance with applicable OSHA and environmental regulations and maintain working knowledge of Henkel SHE standards and ISO 14001 / ISO 45001 management system requirements.
• Own all environmental compliance activities, including permitting, regulatory reporting, and interactions with regulatory agencies.
• Conduct incident investigations, root cause analyses, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Manage SHE and environmental data, performance metrics, and routine reporting requirements.
• Conduct audits, assessments, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Integrate SHE and environmental requirements into daily operations and collaborate with site leadership on operational improvement efforts.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree in safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, Occupational Health, or a related technical field preferred.
• Experience leading comprehensive safety, health, and environmental programs in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental regulations, as well as OSHA and other safety and health regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated experience managing environmental compliance, permitting, and sustainability initiatives.
• Ability to engage and influence employees at all levels of the organization.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day one 
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, and vacation buy / sell program 
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement 
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships 
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary for this role is $75,000.00- $95,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.