Bilingual Safety Specialist

LHH; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Bilingual Safety Specialist in Allentown, PA. This role involves collaborating across departments to foster a safety-first culture, implementing EHS policies, conducting audits, and delivering training in English and Spanish. Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in safety leadership within construction or utilities, OSHA certification, and strong organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to remain organized in a fast-paced environment.
• Professional presentation and communication skills required.
• Experience in incident reporting and analysis investigation.
• 5+ years in a safety leadership role in construction or utilities.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement EHS policies and procedures.
• Conduct regular audits for hazard identification.
• Develop and deliver training programs in English and Spanish.
• Implement emergency preparedness plans.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

OSHA 30 hour certification

Job description

Bilingual Safety Specialist – Allentown, PA

LHH Recruitment Solutions has a Bilingual Safety Specialist opening for our client in the Allentown, PA area! This direct hire full time role allows you to collaborate with numerous departments to create, design, and resolve issues relevant safety concerns, inspections, training and foster a safety-first culture that is proactive. This worksite-to-worksite travel position requires at least 5 years’ experience in utility safety work, and ideal candidates will have extensive experience in dealing with construction and/or grounds keeping worksites.

Salary range: $75,000 to $85,000.

Health insurance, dental insurance and life insurance are offered with this full-time direct hire role.

Responsibilities

• Continuously create, update, and implement EHS policies and procedures to remain in compliance with governing body regulations.
• Creation, implementation, and documentation of training programs.
• Conduct regular audits to ensure hazard mitigation as well as potential hazards identification and removal.
• Maintain adherence to EHS protocols, procedures and policies as well as recommending and implementing any necessary corrective actions.
• Develop, implement, and utilize root cause analysis regarding any incidents, accidents and near misses compiling documentation and implementation of any necessary corrective measures.
• Creation of and implementation of emergency preparedness plans.
• Deliver training and overall guidance to all personnel, vendors, and visitors on company EHS policy and procedures in English and Spanish.
• Remain up to date on all relevant laws and regulations and make any necessary corrections and implementations as needed.

Requirements

• Proven ability to remain organized, analytical while working in a fast-paced environment.
• Professional and technical presentation and communication skills a must.
• OSHA 30 hour certified.
• Must have valid driver’s license, take drug screen and pass a background check.
• Experience in arborist safety and utilities HIGHLY preferred.
• Highly versed in OSHA 29 CFR 1926 and ANSI Z133 required.
• 5+ years’ experience in a safety leadership role in either construction or utilities required.
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience in incident reporting and root cause analysis investigation required.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled