Make Safety the Standard at Pretium Packaging
Step into our St. Charles, Illinois facility and lead the charge to make every shift safer, smarter, and more sustainable. As the on-site Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) leader, you will partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, and plant leadership to reduce risk, ensure compliance, and strengthen a proactive safety culture. Fluency in Spanish is preferred to help you connect with and coach a diverse workforce.
About Pretium Packaging
Founded in 1992, Pretium Packaging is a leading supplier of injection-blow molded plastic containers. With 17 manufacturing sites across North America, we deliver high-quality, innovative rigid packaging solutions to brand owners throughout the U.S. and Canada.
A Day in the Role
You’ll start by reviewing prior-shift safety events and metrics, then walk the floor to engage teams at molding cells, robotics stations, and material handling areas. Your morning might include a lockout/tagout refresher with a new hire group, followed by closing out an incident investigation and updating OSHA logs. In the afternoon, you could collaborate with engineering on air emissions tracking, submit environmental reports, and convene the safety committee to prioritize corrective actions and cultural initiatives.
What You’ll Lead
- Champion a behavior-based safety culture where safety precedes production.
- Own site safety programs, audits, investigations, and corrective/preventive actions.
- Develop and deliver training for onboarding and ongoing education.
- Maintain OSHA recordkeeping (e.g., 300, 301) and stay current with regulatory updates.
- Coach leaders and team members to build awareness, engagement, and accountability.
- Build and facilitate safety committees and cross-functional teams.
Environmental Stewardship
- Lead compliance for air, wastewater, stormwater, and solid/hazardous waste programs.
- Manage permits, reporting, and submissions with state and federal agencies.
- Analyze environmental data (emissions, water, soil) to spot trends and improvements.
- Partner with engineering and operations on pollution reduction projects.
- Serve as the primary contact for regulators and external partners.
- Oversee onsite wastewater systems, waste classification, and required documentation.
Training, Culture, and Readiness
- Deliver training on lockout/tagout, PPE and hazard communication, machine guarding, ergonomics, and emergency response.
- Engage employees through committees and continuous improvement activities.
- Identify hazards on plastics processing equipment, robotics and automation, compressed air, and material handling/resins.
- Implement engineering and administrative controls and track key safety metrics.
- Support emergency planning: fire safety, evacuation, spill response, and medical events; lead drills and response teams.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field (preferred).
- 5+ years of EHS experience in manufacturing.
- Background in plastics, injection molding, blow molding, or industrial manufacturing (strongly preferred).
- OSHA 30 preferred.
Certifications & Skills
- Preferred certifications: CHST, ASP, First Aid/CPR/AED.
- Deep knowledge of OSHA and environmental regulations.
- Incident investigation and root cause analysis expertise.
- Influential communicator with strong documentation and organizational skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Spanish fluency preferred.
Why This Role
- Own the plant-level EHS function with high visibility and measurable impact.
- Be a culture builder who drives real behavioral change.
- Collaborate closely with operations, engineering, and leadership.
- Advance both safety performance and environmental sustainability.
- Join a stable, growing leader in rigid plastics packaging.
Core Proficiencies
- Workplace Safety & EHS Management
- Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
- Manufacturing Environment Experience
- Root Cause Analysis