Safety Specialist

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MATRIX is seeking a Safety Specialist who will be responsible for overseeing the safe handling and installation of Hot Aisle Containment (HAC) sections. This role requires a strong background familiar with ironworker disciplines, combined with a working understanding of cranes and heavy lift operations. The Safety Leader will serve as the primary liaison between employees, DPR site safety representative and project management on dayshift.

This position is also responsible for implementing the Silica Mitigation Program.

Onboarding and training in Memphis, TN. Work site located in West Monroe, LA.

Dayshift

Desired

Start Date:

2/23/2026

• Manage day shift safety oversight.
• Provide daily updates to the project PM providing information on safety performance, safety concerns and updates on silica waste control and handling.
• Perform two safety observations per shift (in assigned tent)
• Enforce safety standards consistent with OSHA, DPR site policies, and safety programs.
• Conduct pre-job safety briefings, job hazard analyses, and compliance checks.
• Ensure activities are executed in accordance with established industrial safety protocols.
• Support documentation requirements, including review of lift plans and generating daily reports.

• Combined 10+ years of safety oversight and craft oversight experience in an industrial, construction or heavy rigging/millwright setting.
• Working knowledge of crane operations, rigging, and heavy lift logistics.
• Strong communication skills with ability to interface between field teams and Barnhart oversight.
• Proficiency with MS suites
• OSHA 30 or equivalent safety training.

• Safety professional with EHS experience, familiar with OSHA silica control
• First-Line Supervisor qualifications – experience working with both union and non-union craft.

• Must be capable of working in outdoor environments and industrial construction settings
• Ability to walk the site, climb scaffolding or ladders as needed, and oversee rigging operations in real-time.