L&I DOSH Region Compliance Safety Supervisor; CISHI; Internal L&I

Description Our Mission

Keep Washington Safe and Working!

Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability

• This position is ONLY available to current L&I employees**
• In addition to the base salary above**

Industrial Hygienists and Safety & Health Professionals will be compensated basic salary plus 10% for each hour they are required to use personal protective equipment (excluding hard hats, boots, hearing and eye protection) to enter a hazardous worksite to consult, inspect or investigate where serious hazards are present.

If hired as bilingual (not required), after passing an assessment of your ability to write and speak fluently. We do not use translating software. Employees with bilingual responsibilities receive a 5% increase in pay.

All Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for this position will be provided by L&I DOSH as specified in WAC .

Lead the work. Champion safety. Make an impact.

Internal L&I Opportunity – DOSH | Region 6 – Safety

Are you a safety professional who knows that compliance is more than checking a box, it’s about protecting people?

Do you have the experience and confidence to step into challenging situations, make sound decisions, coach others, and keep important work moving without waiting to be told what to do?

If so, DOSH wants you.

We are looking for a Compliance Safety and Health Investigator 5 (CISHI
5) – Safety to join our Region 6 Safety team in Spokane. This is a frontline leadership opportunity for someone who brings strong safety expertise, understands regulatory compliance, and is ready to make a difference for workers across Washington.

We value our employees and their work-life balance by encouraging flexible schedules. This position can be offered with a flexible schedule (4/10’s, 9/80’s, 5/8’s etc.) once fully trained and approved by management.

For this position, 1 day per week in office is required otherwise, teleworking is permitted with some occasional field work. The assigned duty station is Spokane, WA.

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• Lead and support a team of safety professionals conducting inspections and investigations ranging from routine to highly complex.
• Take charge when the stakes are high, including fatalities, catastrophes, complaints, referrals, and other significant investigations.
• Review inspection and investigation work to ensure it is accurate, thorough, consistent, and aligned with WISHA requirements.
• Use your safety expertise to help inspectors identify hazards, evaluate risk, develop sound findings, and determine appropriate corrective action.
• Review citations, proposed penalties, technical reports, employer written programs, and other compliance documentation.
• Coach, mentor, train, and hold staff accountable for quality work and performance.
• Conduct safety compliance inspections and participate in complex, multi-employer, and coordinated inspections.
• Work collaboratively with Industrial Hygiene, Consultation, Policy and Technical Services, the Attorney General’s Office, and other DOSH teams.
• Build professional relationships with employers, employees, attorneys, unions, industry groups, and other stakeholders, even when the conversations are difficult.
• Help ensure consistent and uniform application of safety and health laws, rules, policies, and procedures.
• Participate in informal conferences, appeal hearings, and other proceedings involving complex compliance matters.
• Help develop and implement regional and statewide projects focused on preventing workplace injuries and addressing high-hazard workplaces.
• And much more!

Driving is an essential function of this position. The incumbent is required to travel between worksites to perform assigned duties and must operate a state‑issued vehicle, motor pool vehicle, or personally owned vehicle (POV), as appropriate. Use of a POV will be reimbursed at the current state mileage reimbursement rate.

Must be able to safely navigate a variety of work environments, including large manufacturing facilities with metal stairways, catwalks, ladders, and uneven terrain. Must also be able to work outdoors…