Senior Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Specialist

About the role

Alcon is seeking a Senior Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Specialist to support its Fort Worth manufacturing site. The role will implement, coordinate and continuously improve HSE programs, strengthening compliance and fostering a strong safety culture.

Key responsibilities

• Lead incident investigations, perform root‑cause analysis and ensure corrective actions are documented and closed.
• Analyze safety trends, develop prevention strategies and drive risk‑reduction initiatives.
• Deliver HSE training for associates, contractors and leaders, maintaining accurate training records.
• Support new‑hire onboarding with HSE‑focused orientation.
• Maintain weekly and monthly HSE metrics, dashboards and required reports.
• Prepare materials for HSE governance meetings, committees and leadership updates.
• Conduct formal risk assessments (P‑SIF, JSA, HIRA) and verify implementation of controls.
• Own assigned HSE programs, perform inspections and lead continuous‑improvement activities.
• Chair the Manufacturing North safety committee and support leadership walkthroughs.
• Participate in internal and external audits, tracking and closing audit actions.
• Partner with Production, Engineering, Facilities, Quality and other functions to embed HSE requirements into daily operations.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (high school + 10 years, associate + 6 years, etc.).
• Minimum 2 years of relevant HSE experience.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Ability to work onsite in Fort Worth, TX, Monday‑Friday 8:00 AM‑5:00 PM CST.
• Willingness to travel up to 10 %.
• No relocation assistance or sponsorship available.

Required skills

• Incident investigation and root‑cause analysis.
• Risk assessment methodologies (P‑SIF, JSA, HIRA).
• HSE training delivery and record‑keeping.
• Metrics reporting and dashboard creation.
• Audit participation and corrective‑action management.

What we offer

• Opportunity to contribute to global eye‑health innovations.
• Inclusive culture with career growth potential.
• Collaborative environment across production, engineering and quality teams.