Health & Safety Specialist

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Full Time Salary Professional CT, US

Health & Safety Specialist | US East

Location

Remote / East Region

Territory

East United States (NY, OH, PA)

Schedule

Full-Time

Reports to

Health & Safety Lead

Travel

Up to 50%

At Gateway Services, Health & Safety isn't a function that operates from the sidelines. Our H&S team works directly with Operations to understand what's happening in our Care Centers, identify risks, solve problems and help our teams go home safely every day.

We're looking for a Health & Safety Specialist to support Gateway's operations across the Central region.

This is a field-facing opportunity for an H&S professional who enjoys being where the work happens. You'll partner directly with operational leaders, conduct workplace assessments and inspections, support incident investigations, help identify practical preventive actions and ensure commitments don't disappear after the investigation or audit is finished.

You'll have the opportunity to influence safety across a geographically diverse operational business while being part of a broader H&S team that provides the technical programs, resources and support you need to succeed.

Get into the operation. This isn't a role built around sitting behind a desk reviewing reports. You'll spend meaningful time in our Care Centers, working directly with the people responsible for operating them.

Be a partner, not just the safety police. We want Operations leaders to involve H&S because the advice they receive is practical, responsive and useful.

See your recommendations put into practice. You'll identify hazards, recommend controls and follow corrective actions through to completion.

Work across a diverse regional footprint. You'll gain experience supporting multiple locations, leaders and operational environments across central United States and Canada.

Make safety easier to understand and execute. Your job isn't simply to explain what a standard says. It's to help our leaders understand what good looks like and translate requirements into practical action.

Partner directly with Operations. Build trusted working relationships with Managing Directors, Regional Managers, Care Center Managers and Team Members. Understand operational priorities and safety challenges, provide practical advice and help resolve routine H&S matters efficiently.

Identify and prevent risk. Conduct workplace inspections, audits, job-hazard assessments and exposure assessments. Identify unsafe conditions, work methods and behaviors; recommend practical controls, PPE and preventive actions; and follow corrective actions through to completion.

Investigate incidents and vehicle accidents. Respond through established protocols, gather facts and evidence, support investigations, identify contributing causes and recommend actions designed to prevent recurrence. Work with Operations, Fleet, HR and other Gateway partners when incidents cross functional boundaries.

Support safe return to work. Provide timely field information and local support following workplace injuries. Work with Operations and Gateway's broader HR and H&S teams to help implement approved return-to-work plans and identify barriers to a safe and sustainable return.

Bring safety programs to life. Help implement Gateway's approved safety policies, tools, campaigns and learning programs. Support safety discussions and committees, reinforce safe Care Center practices and help managers address CSR driving safety and incident prevention.

Use data to make us better. Maintain accurate regional safety information and use incident, hazard and assessment trends - together with field feedback - to identify recurring risks and recommend practical improvements.

Success isn't measured simply by completing inspections or submitting reports. You'll know you're succeeding when:

• Operations leaders see H&S as a valuable and responsive partner.
• Risks are identified and addressed before they become incidents.
• Investigations result in practical preventive actions and corrective actions are completed.
• Managers become increasingly capable of leading safe operations.
• Safety requirements are translated into practices Team Members understand and use.
• Recurring incidents and unsafe behaviors…