Bilingual Mandarin Safety Coordinator

Socket.dev; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a bilingual EHS Coordinator to support safety programs, compliance, and training across on-site operations. You will conduct inspections, manage incident investigations, and maintain documentation while partnering with project teams to identify hazards and implement corrective actions.

The ideal candidate is bilingual in English and Mandarin, provides interpretation for Mandarin-speaking expatriate managers, and supports onboarding.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Construction safety experience preferred.
• Ability to travel to multiple sites.
• Bilingual in English and Mandarin preferred.
• Basic OSHA/ safety knowledge with willingness to deepen expertise.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety program support and compliance across departments.
• Attend meetings and report safety performance, trends and actions.
• Lead toolbox talks and pre-task safety meetings.
• Conduct field walkthroughs, hazard assessments, and PPE checks.
• Support incident investigations and root-cause analyses.
• Maintain safety records and training documentation.
• Provide Mandarin-English interpretation for expatriate managers on-site.
• Assist with new-hire safety onboarding and orientation.
• Collaborate with Learning & Development to build safety content.

Skills

Bilingual English-Mandarin

Communication skills

Safety programs

Training delivery

Field inspections

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

LMS platforms

Incident reporting systems

Job description

SUMMARY OF MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

The Bilingual EHS Coordinator supports a safe and compliant workplace by implementing environmental, health, and safety programs. Responsibilities include conducting inspections, investigating incidents, delivering safety training, monitoring regulatory compliance, and partnering with on-site teams to identify hazards and implement corrective actions. The role also collaborates with the Learning and Development team to identify safety-related learning needs and support training content development.

The ideal candidate is bilingual in English and Mandarin and can provide accurate interpretation and translation support for Mandarin-speaking expatriate managers, ensuring safety procedures, expectations, and training are clearly understood across language and cultural differences.

Responsibilities

Safety Programs & Compliance

• Provide daily EHS support to assigned operational departments, project teams, supervisors, and field personnel.
• Attend departmental meetings and provide updates on safety performance, concerns, trends, action items, and improvement opportunities.
• Participate in toolbox talks, safety briefings, pre-task meetings, and other required safety activities.
• Conduct field walkthroughs, hazard assessments, PPE compliance checks, and safety inspections.
• Take immediate action, including exercising stop-work authority when necessary, if an imminent danger or serious safety risk is identified.
• Monitor work activities involving filter replacement, ceiling access, fall protection, cleanroom entry, and active facility areas.
• Support incident reporting and investigations, root-cause analyses, and corrective-action tracking.
• Maintain safety reports, training records, inspection logs, and other compliance documentation.
• Provide interpretation support for Mandarin-speaking expatriate managers on-site and clearly communicate safety expectations to both Mandarin- and English-speaking employees.
• Assist with new-hire onboarding, including required safety orientation and training.

Learning & Development Support

• Collaborate with the Learning & Development (L&D) team to gather safety-related learning needs, field examples, and practical information from project sites — including on-site photos, experience-sharing, and other reference materials to support learning content development.
• Provide field information and practical experience to support the development and maintenance of safety training materials and related learning resources, based on EHS or L&D needs.
• Collect feedback from learners and field teams to support continuous improvement of learning content, and facilitate objective, fact-based communication among EHS, L&D, and field operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred
• Experience managing the safety efforts on construction projects preferred; prior field experience preferred
• Ability to work with all construction groups: management, owners, trades and subcontractors
• Bilingual in English and Mandarin preferred, with the ability to support interpretation/translation for Mandarin-speaking expatriate managers on-site.
• Must have excellent communication, organizational, decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Basic understanding of workplace safety principles, hazard identification, and regulatory compliance concepts (e.g., OSHA standards); willingness to develop deeper expertise on the job.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to relay information objectively and factually to cross-functional teams (EHS, L&D, and site operations).
• Comfortable collecting feedback from diverse stakeholders and synthesizing it for use by others.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and comfort learning new digital tools (e.g., LMS platforms, incident-reporting systems).
• Ability to travel to or work across multiple project/job sites as needed.
• Relevant safety certifications (e.g., OHST, STS-C, OSHA 30).

PREFERRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous experience in construction, plumbing, or a related field is preferred.
• OSHA 500
• OSHA 510
• First Aid/CPR
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• 2+ years experience working as a safety representative in a construction setting