
Safety Engineer
Bay Point, CAFull-time$84–115K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Safety Engineer supports Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies site by leading safety, health, and environmental programs and aligning them with regulatory requirements and company standards. The role identifies hazards, investigates incidents, supports environmental compliance, and works with operations, maintenance, and leadership to integrate safety into daily activities. It also analyzes performance metrics, supports employee training, and participates in audits and continuous improvement.
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Safety Engineer
Adhesive TechnologiesProductionUnited States, Bay Point, CA, CAFull TimeRegular
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
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Lead and support site safety, health, and environmental (SHE) programs, ensuring alignment withregulatory requirements and company standards.
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Conduct risk assessments, safety audits, and environmental inspections to identify hazards, drivecorrective actions, and improve overall site performance.
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Investigate safety and environmental incidents, perform root cause analyses, and implement preventivemeasures to reduce future risk.
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Support compliance initiatives related to OSHA requirements, hazardous waste management, airemissions, wastewater, stormwater, and other environmental programs.
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Partner with operations, maintenance, and leadership teams to integrate safety requirements into dailywork activities and foster a strong safety culture.
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Analyze SHE performance metrics, support employee training programs, and participate in audits,inspections, and continuous improvement initiatives.
What makes you a good fit
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Bachelor's degree in Safety Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science,Engineering, or a related technical field preferred.
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1-3 years of experience supporting safety, health, and environmental programs within a manufacturing,industrial, or chemical environment preferred.
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Knowledge of OSHA regulations, environmental compliance requirements, and management systemssuch as ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001.
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Strong ability to identify workplace hazards, conduct risk assessments, and support engineering andadministrative controls to mitigate risk.
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Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence safe behaviors and workacross multiple levels of the organization.
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Proficiency with Microsoft Office and data analysis tools, combined with strong problem-solving skillsand a commitment to continuous improvement.
Some benefits of joining Henkel
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Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day one.
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Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, and vacation buy / sell program
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Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
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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
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Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
The salary range for this role is $84,000.00 and $115,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.
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.
At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. 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.
JOB ID: req90184
Job Locations: United States, CA, Bay Point, CA
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,213 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$84–115K/yr
- California median$98–147K/yr65 salary ranges
- US median$87–127K/yr549 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $100K, is 19% below the California median midpoint ($123K) — in the middle half of Environmental Health and Safety salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 99 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs in California and 1,213 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Environmental Health and Safety postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 890 postings).
- Education
- 435 of the 1,213 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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