Occupational Safety & Health Specialist

Spring Recruits; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Kansas City is seeking an Occupational Safety & Health Specialist who will focus on ensuring workplace safety compliance and foster a proactive safety culture. The role involves managing safety meetings, conducting training, and collaborating across departments to mitigate hazards while enforcing safety regulations. Candidates should possess a technical degree in safety and experience in incident investigation.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k with company matching

Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays

Life insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Opportunities for career advancement

Qualifications

• Experience with incident investigation and report writing is essential.
• Ability to communicate safety rules effectively to a diverse workforce.
• Physical strength to carry and maneuver 50-pound loads.

Responsibilities

• Manage safety topics and ensure compliance with OSHA and company safety regulations.
• Lead investigations of safety incidents and develop corrective action reports.
• Conduct thorough facility inspections and implement safety corrective actions.

Skills

Knowledge of OSHA standards

Safety training

Incident investigation

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Education

Technical college degree or certification in Safety, Hygiene, or Occupational Safety

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Occupational Safety & Health Specialist to help identify, mitigate, and prevent hazards, ensuring a safe and compliant work environment. This role will involve coaching, mentoring, and collaborating across departments to uphold safety standards, enforce policies, and cultivate a proactive safety culture.

Responsibilities :

• Manage monthly safety topics, ensuring that supervisors have conducted required safety meetings.
• Personally conduct monthly safety topic discussions in Kansas City location, working with the operations manager to make the meetings engaging for Spanish and English speakers.
• Organize and lead safety initiatives, including quarterly manager safety meetings, joint health and safety meetings, awareness campaigns, safety alerts, and facility-wide risk assessments.
• Establish a line of communication with all company sites to ensure all incidents are communicated within 24 hours to the executive team.
• Lead investigations of industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational illnesses to understand root causes and evaluate prevention methods.
• Ensure that an accident investigation report is completed in a timely manner (1 week) for every safety incident, and report the root cause and corrective action measures to the executive team.
• Carefully analyze safety incidents, articulate the incident and lessons learned in wriƟng, and hold discussions with operations groups to effectively communicate the lessons across the organization.
• Actively engage with employees to identify potential workplace hazards, assess corrective actions, and implement preventative measures to reduce incident risk.
• Facilitate risk assessments with salaried and hourly employees, implementing actions to address identified risks and assisting with training for production, maintenance, and warehouse teams.
• Conduct thorough inspections of facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to pinpoint

potential hazards, creating and implementing corrective actions to address safety gaps.

• Deliver interactive, hands-on coaching and mentorship to employees, promoting best safety practices.
• Partners with all departments to uphold plant safety rules and regulations that align with corporate values.
• Must be willing to document safety violations and have prompt discussions with employees and supervisors, resulting in a clear understanding of our safety rules.

Reinforce safe workplace conduct, appropriate behavior, and the discipline process for safety-related issues.

• Regularly monitor workplace conditions to ensure compliance with government and Saint-Gobain safety regulations, performing audits to verify adherence.
• Collaborate with project teams to support safe delivery and commissioning phases for equipment installations.
• Monitor and manage training and retraining requirements.
• Take on additional safety-related duties as assigned.

Requirments

• Technical college degree or certification in Safety, Hygiene, or Occupational Safety, with relevant experience.
• In-depth knowledge of OSHA standards and compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with Lockout / Tagout (LOTO), Confined Space protocols, and Machine Guarding practices.
• Experience with incident investigation and report writing.
• Capability to remain on foot for the majority of an 8-hour shift, with the flexibility to work extended hours if required.
• English / Spanish speaking is preferred but not required.

Physical Requirements

• Must have physical strength, balance, hand-eye coordination, and stamina necessary to complete jobs in various areas.
• Must be able to lift and carry and push and / or pull 50-pound loads at a time.
• Must be able to work in all weather conditions.
• Must be able to stand and walk up to eight hours per day
• Must be able to work any shift, when needed.
• Comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401k with company matching.
• Paid TIme off (PTO) and holidays.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term disability insurance.
• Opportunities for career advancement and professional development.

Compensation :

Salary : Commensurate with experience

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at anytime with or without notice.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

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