Safety Specialist

Shepherd Safety Consulting LLC helps organizations build safer, more productive workplaces through a comprehensive suite of safety services. The company focuses on tailored safety assessments, employee engagement, regulatory guidance, and proactive risk management to identify and address potential hazards. Clients benefit from support in maintaining compliance with safety regulations while improving everyday workplace practices. Team members collaborate closely with clients across industries to design practical, sustainable safety solutions.

This environment offers safety professionals the opportunity to make a direct impact on worker well-being and organizational performance.

Shepherd Safety Consulting LLC is seeking a full-time Safety Specialist to support manufacturing and other general-industry clients. The primary assignment will be an embedded safety role at a manufacturing facility in Novi, Michigan, with onsite work two to three days per week and remote support between visits.

The role will focus on identifying workplace hazards, supporting OSHA compliance, conducting assessments, developing safety documentation, delivering training, and helping clients implement practical corrective measures. Areas of emphasis include lockout/tagout (LOTO), machine guarding, electrical safety, and material handling.

This is a consulting position that combines independent work with collaboration alongside client management, supervisors, and employees. The Specialist provides professional safety guidance, inspections, training, and documentation support. Clients retain responsibility for their operations, employee supervision, implementation of safety measures, and compliance with applicable OSHA and MIOSHA requirements.

Additional assignments may include general-industry assessments, safety program development, and occasional construction-site support consistent with the employee's qualifications and experience.

• Serve as the primary onsite safety resource at the Novi manufacturing facility on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Identify and assess general-industry hazards, with particular attention to lockout/tagout, machine guarding, electrical safety, and material handling.
• Support the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of written safety programs and procedures.
• Deliver or coordinate employee safety training and maintain appropriate training documentation.
• Support incident follow-up, hazard reporting, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action tracking.
• Conduct workplace safety assessments and inspections at client facilities.
• Prepare clear, practical reports and communicate findings and recommendations to client management.
• Work collaboratively with employees, supervisors, maintenance, engineering, and management to address safety concerns.
• Prioritize competing needs, exercise sound professional judgment, and elevate significant hazards or issues when appropriate.
• Provide occasional construction-site safety support as needed.
• Perform other safety consulting assignments consistent with the position's qualifications and responsibilities.

• Three or more years of experience in a dedicated occupational safety role.
• OSHA 30-Hour General Industry training.
• Working knowledge of applicable OSHA general-industry standards under 29 CFR 1910, including lockout/tagout, machine guarding, and hazard communication.
• Ability to conduct workplace inspections, identify hazards, and recommend practical corrective measures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear reports and deliver employee training.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and exercise sound professional judgment.
• Ability to communicate safety concerns professionally and work collaboratively with employees, supervisors, and management.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Ability to commute regularly to the Novi facility and the planned Shepherd Safety Consulting office in Macomb County, with additional travel throughout southeast Michigan and occasional out-of-state travel.
• Ability to walk and work throughout a manufacturing facility for extended periods, including a full work shift.

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Associate Safety Professional (ASP) certification.
• Active pursuit of the ASP certification, including progress toward eligibility or examination.
• Experience in machining, metal fabrication, equipment manufacturing, or…