Safety Specialist

About Erie Home

At Erie Home, we are powered by people on a single mission to make home ownership easy. We’ve crafted a team of the very best to ensure we make a difference by winning every day. In addition to serving our customers, Erie Home strives to build a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We are proud to be a certified Great Place to Work® as well as a multi-year recipient of Top Workplaces recognition.

From competitive medical benefits to people-focused committees like the Women’s Committee, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and Vet Connect, we are dedicated to making Erie Home a workplace where you can win every day. Come grow your career with us.

Why Erie Home

• We Win – Being driven every day to win is who we are
• People Powered – Recognized as a top Ohio and U.S. workplace by Great Place to Work®, Energage, and more
• Family Feel with Enterprise-Level Resources – You are important to us, and we’ve built a culture you’ll love
• Support – Inclusion, sustainability, and reliability surround everything we do
• Personal Growth – Dedicated to providing resources and encouragement for employee growth
• Mobility – Locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, with continued expansion

Position Summary

The Safety Specialist supports the development, implementation, and monitoring of company safety programs to ensure compliance with OSHA and other regulatory requirements. This role partners with operations and field teams to identify hazards, investigate incidents, and promote a strong safety culture across the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducts safety inspections of facilities, equipment, and work practices to identify hazards and recommend corrective actions
• Monitors compliance with OSHA and applicable safety regulations and ensures employees understand and follow safety requirements
• Investigates incidents, near misses, and recordable events to identify root causes and recommends corrective and preventive actions
• Partners with Learning and Development to support safety training, onboarding, and ongoing employee education
• Reviews safety data, KPIs, and trends including DART and recordables to support risk mitigation efforts
• Documents incidents, inspections, and corrective actions and maintains accurate safety records
• Supports development and maintenance of safety policies, procedures, and standard operating practices

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or a Combination of education, training, and experience.
• 2 to 4 years of experience in a safety or compliance-related role

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to write, implement, and follow standard operating procedures
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations, preferably within construction or home improvement environments
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, or Certifications:

• OSHA 510 certification or ability to obtain within the first 90 days
• Experience supporting safety programs in construction, field operations, or manufacturing environments
• Familiarity with safety KPIs, risk mitigation strategies, and liability reduction
• Experience analyzing safety data and translating findings into actionable recommendations

Travel Requirements:

• Occasional overnight travel is required (1-10%).

Overtime/Additional Hours Requirements:

• Overtime/Additional Hours Requirements:
• May be requested to work overtime on evenings and weekends dependent on business need.

Physical Requirements:

• Normal Office Environment
• Indoor work in a climate-controlled environment.
• Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Are We Your Company?

Focused on Growth Erie Home is dominating the home improvement industry as we continue to grow. We work hard and play harder. With offices across the U.S. and Canada, our diverse team spans marketing, sales, installation, and service. We are committed to employee growth…