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HSE Specialist
Safety Denver, Colorado Aurora, Colorado Abilene, Texas
Salary: USD 75000 - 90000 Annually
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Description
The HSE Specialist is an essential part of our field operations team, dedicated to ensuring that every job site operates safely, efficiently, and in compliance with all regulatory standards. In this role, you’ll work hands-on in the field, conducting safety inspections, leading jobsite orientations, supporting incident investigations, and mentoring crews on safe work practices that align with RK’s strong safety culture.
You’ll collaborate closely with Superintendents, Foremen, and Project Managers to identify potential hazards, verify compliance with OSHA and site-specific requirements, and implement proactive solutions to prevent injuries and incidents. Through your guidance and field presence, you’ll help drive accountability, awareness, and continuous improvement across all projects.
HSE Specialists are valued for their strong field knowledge, communication, and ability to build trust with crews. Their commitment to safety excellence ensures that every team member goes home safe, every day, on every job.
RK Overview
RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers’ biggest ideas to life.
Position Summary Instill the RK safety culture into all employees. Analyze different types of work environments and procedures. Inspect workplaces for adherence to local, state, and federal regulations concerning safety, health, and environment. As needed design programs to eliminate hazards regarding workplace injuries and damage to the environment.
Role Responsibilities
RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law
If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com
HSE Specialist
Safety Denver, Colorado Aurora, Colorado Abilene, Texas
Salary: USD 75000 - 90000 Annually
Apply
Description
The HSE Specialist is an essential part of our field operations team, dedicated to ensuring that every job site operates safely, efficiently, and in compliance with all regulatory standards. In this role, you’ll work hands-on in the field, conducting safety inspections, leading jobsite orientations, supporting incident investigations, and mentoring crews on safe work practices that align with RK’s strong safety culture.
You’ll collaborate closely with Superintendents, Foremen, and Project Managers to identify potential hazards, verify compliance with OSHA and site-specific requirements, and implement proactive solutions to prevent injuries and incidents. Through your guidance and field presence, you’ll help drive accountability, awareness, and continuous improvement across all projects.
HSE Specialists are valued for their strong field knowledge, communication, and ability to build trust with crews. Their commitment to safety excellence ensures that every team member goes home safe, every day, on every job.
RK Overview
RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers’ biggest ideas to life.
Position Summary Instill the RK safety culture into all employees. Analyze different types of work environments and procedures. Inspect workplaces for adherence to local, state, and federal regulations concerning safety, health, and environment. As needed design programs to eliminate hazards regarding workplace injuries and damage to the environment.
Role Responsibilities
- Identify hazards in the workplace and take appropriate steps to eliminate them.
- Take necessary steps to promote safety and health on job sites.
- Conduct continual safety inspections on assigned projects.
- Recommends installations of safety guards, safe working practices and use of personal safety equipment.
- Perform substance abuse testing, as requested.
- Present Health & Safety presentation at new hire orientation.
- Investigate all accidents and incidents to identify their causes and to determine how they might be prevented.
- Conduct training on a variety of topics including but not limited to fall protection, emergency response and etc.
- Ability to confront people who are not working safely.
- Develop new safety standards as required.
- Claims management and clinic visits, as required.
- Develop independent site specific training plans.
- Assist subcontractors and vendors for compliance on projects.
- Indirect supervision.
- Applies diversified knowledge of applicable principles and practices to a broad variety of assignments.
- College/University graduate with 1-3 years relevant experience or equivalent combination of skills and experience generally expected for specified technical roles.
- Safety : Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental (https://rkindustries.com/about-us/safety/)
- Awards : Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition (https://rkindustries.com/about-us/accreditations-affiliations/)
- Benefits : RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards (https://rkindustries.com/careers/benefits-rewards/)
- Philanthropy : RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation (https://rkindustries.com/about-us/rk-foundation/)
- Development : Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University (https://rkindustries.com/careers/learning-and-development/) & RK Apprenticeship Program (https://rkindustries.com/careers/apprenticeship-program/)
RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law
If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com
Salary : $75,000 - $90,000