Safety Engineer

Overview

Join Reynolds Consumer Products ...and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and high-performance organization. If you are looking to build a strong career, we have an opportunity for you! We currently have an opportunity for a Safety Engineer to join our team located in Louisville, KY.


Responsibilities

Your Role:

We are seeking a hands-on Safety Engineer to drive risk reduction and strengthen safety performance at our Louisville Foil Plant, a large-scale manufacturing facility with over 700 employees across multiple production lines and processes .

This role is heavily focused on occupational safety and hazard control within a complex industrial environment that includes rolling mills, high-speed equipment, heat processes, and chemical exposure risks .

You will spend significant time on the production floor partnering with operations, maintenance, and leadership to identify hazards, prevent serious injuries, and build a proactive safety culture .

You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

• Lead risk identification and mitigation efforts across key plant hazards (machine guarding, LOTO, heat, noise, combustible dust, chemical exposure)
• Conduct and lead incident investigations and root cause analysis , driving corrective actions to closure
• Perform and support risk assessments and hazard analyses to reduce high-potential events
• Influence and coach plant leadership and hourly workforce to improve safety behaviors and culture
• Partner with engineering and operations on capital projects, process changes, and safety design
• Maintain and improve EHS management systems and compliance programs (OSHA, EPA)
• Manage and utilize EHS systems (Gensuite) for tracking incidents, audits, and corrective actions
• Support industrial hygiene programs , safety training, and regulatory documentation
• Lead or participate in safety audits, inspections, and plant safety committees

You will love it here if...

• You put safety first, always
• You are a safety-first professional with strong field presence and influence
• You are someone who can balance compliance with practical risk reduction
• You have the ability to engage operators, supervisors, and leadership to drive change
• You are a candidate who wants to grow into broader EHS leadership roles

Qualifications

We Need You to Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Environmental Science or related field , or an equivalent combination of experience and education which has imparted the required knowledge.
• 3+ years of safety experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations and risk assessment methods
• Experience with:
  • Incident investigation and root cause analysis
  • Safety audits and inspections
  • Employee engagement and training

Icing On the Cake:

• CSP or ASP certification (or actively working toward certification)
• Experience in heavy manufacturing environments (e.g., metals, converting, chemical, or high-speed production)
• Exposure to industrial hygiene, environmental compliance, or air permitting
• Experience using EHS management systems (e.g., Gensuite)

If you answer yes to the following...we want to meet you!

• Intellectual Curiosity: Do you have an inquisitive nature?
• Problem Solving: Do you have a knack for tackling issues head-on?
• Entrepreneurship: Do you enjoy taking ownership of your work?
• Customer Centricity: Do you always act in the best interests of the customer, putting their needs first?
• Growth Mindset: Do you focus on progress rather than perfection?
• Continuous Improvement: Are you never satisfied with the status quo?

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