Regional Safety Specialist

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES :

• Passionate about embedding safety into workplace culture
• Proven success in building and leading diverse teams while managing complex safety initiatives across multiple departments
• Strong communicator with the ability to influence, negotiate, and build relationships at all organizational levels
• Capable of resolving challenging, time-sensitive issues involving multiple stakeholders
• In-depth understanding of OSHA and state safety regulations, with hands-on experience in manufacturing, equipment, welding, maintenance and building safety
• Extensive experience managing third-party compliance, site-specific pre-qualification, and vendor selection through structured tender processes
• Skilled at setting expectations, offering feedback, and supporting employee development
• Able to balance immediate operational needs with long-term safety goals
• Trusted decision-maker who leads with integrity and confidence
• Designing, updating, and rolling out health and safety programs
• Identifying risks and applying proactive safety measures
• Conducting audits and inspections to ensure regulatory compliance
• Delivering safety training and education to employees
• Experience creating programs with LMS
• Keeping detailed records and preparing safety reports
• Investigating incidents to determine root causes and prevent recurrence and implementing corrective actions to reduce safety risks
• Staying up to date with regulations, best practices, and safety technologies
• Advising leadership on safety improvements and required changes
• Leading safety meetings across multiple departments
• Building internal scorecards to track and manage safety metrics and KPIs
• Reviewing applicable laws and standards to maintain compliance
• Providing coaching, training, and support to field and shop teams
• Experience with heavy equipment, forklifts, scissor lifts, arial lifts and fall protection
• Ensuring new hires are properly trained and all required training is completed on time
• Other duties as assigned

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Disclaimer

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Management reserves the right to revise this job description at any time to add or remove tasks as circumstances change, (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).

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