Safety Specialist

Join a Team Where Safety Drives the Operation

Our client is looking for a Safety Specialist who enjoys being in the field, partnering with operations and maintenance teams, and helping create a safe, productive work environment. This role is ideal for someone who wants to be more than a compliance resource and instead serve as a trusted partner to employees, supervisors, and leadership across the facility. You'll play a key role in supporting daily operations, leading safety initiatives, investigating incidents, driving corrective actions, and helping ensure employees go home safely every day.

This is a direct hire opportunity.

• Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, and leadership teams to support day-to-day plant safety.
• Conduct field observations, safety audits, and inspections throughout the facility.
• Lead or support incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action plans.
• Assist with emergency response planning, preparedness activities, and incident management.
• Support high-risk work programs including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), confined space entry, hot work, contractor safety, and permit systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety processes and strengthen the site's safety culture.
• Deliver employee training and coaching while serving as a visible safety presence on the plant floor.
• Support compliance with OSHA and company safety standards.

• Enjoys being in the operation and interacting with employees.
• Comfortable challenging unsafe behaviors while building trust and credibility.
• Strong problem-solving and investigation skills.
• Able to remain calm and confident during incidents and emergency situations.
• Takes ownership and follows issues through to resolution.
• Balances regulatory compliance with practical operational support.

• Experience in manufacturing, metals, mining, chemical processing, utilities, power generation, pulp & paper, or a similar industrial environment.
• Background in safety, EHS, HSE, occupational health and safety, or related disciplines.
• Experience conducting incident investigations and implementing corrective actions.
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations and industrial safety programs.
• Experience supporting contractors, maintenance activities, and high-risk work environments.
• Emergency response, fire service, military safety, EMT, or industrial rescue experience is a plus.
• Process Safety Management (PSM) experience is highly desirable.

This is an opportunity to work in a complex industrial operation where safety plays a critical role in the site's success. You'll have exposure to major projects, maintenance activities, operational initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts while partnering with leaders who are committed to building a strong safety culture.

If you're looking for a role where you can make an impact, build relationships across the plant, and help drive meaningful safety improvements, we'd love to talk with you.