Location: Greensboro, NC / Moulton, AL

Reports To: Head of EHS Operations

Role Summary

Manages the company’s HSE function in accordance with global and regional policies and procedures to meet business requirements. As part of a multifunctional team, this role partners with all areas of the organization to develop effective and progressive safety solutions that drive a culture of safety excellence and performance improvement with sustainable change.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a champion of safe behaviors and manufacturing practices by partnering with management, employees, and HSE professionals to raise hazard awareness and prevent injuries.
• Collaborate with operations and employees to review, implement, and sustain programs such as behavior-based safety, non-routine task evaluations, risk assessments, ISO safety/environmental standards, and corporate policies.
• Provide proactive guidance when reviewing engineering controls or design changes to reduce risks (e.g., machine guarding, ergonomics, traffic, fire/explosion, noise).
• Conduct incident investigations, identify root causes, and develop effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Partner with environmental professionals and operations teams to complete inspection, monitoring, testing, and reporting requirements for environmental permits (air, storm water, wastewater, hazardous waste).
• Prepare accurate, timely environmental reports for government agencies through collaborative review.
• Ensure regulatory and internal environmental reporting compliance by engaging cross-functional partners.
• Communicate effectively with employees and leaders at all levels through meetings, presentations, and written correspondence.
• Prepare the site and team for interactions with regulatory authorities (OSHA, MSHA, EPA).
• Partner with Global and Regional HSE resources to bring in outside expertise and pilot new programs.
• Drive innovation by developing forward-thinking, risk-reducing solutions with site leadership.
• Build and sustain a high-performing, team-oriented culture by assessing and addressing staffing, training, and development needs.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Health & Safety, related Engineering, or Science field, or equivalent HSE experience.
• 5–8 years of progressive HSE experience, including at least 3 years of team leadership, coaching, and mentoring.
• CSP certification.
• Strong understanding of OSHA requirements.
• Training in ISO 14001, 45001, and 50001 preferred.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data analysis capabilities.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Collaborative mindset with ability to integrate diverse perspectives.

About RHI Magnesita

RHI Magnesita is the leading global supplier of high-grade refractory products, systems and solutions which are critical for high-temperature processes in a wide range of industries. Serving customers around the world, RHI Magnesita has more than 20,000 employees in 65 main production sites (including raw material sites), 12 recycling facilities and more than 70 sales offices.

Our North American team helps build refractory products that solve the most extreme manufacturing challenges. From advanced lithium-ion batteries for laptops and EVs and specialized glass on smartphones and tablets, to the steel and cement that build the world around us, our high-performance bricks and linings make it possible to melt, bend, shape, and refine these materials at extreme temperatures.

With a vertically integrated value chain, RHI Magnesita has helped forge the materials that build industries and economies for almost 200 years. Come get fired up with our North American team!