Safety Leader: Injury Prevention & Compliance (AS9100/OSHA)

Ascentec Engineering, LLC; Tualatin (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascentec Engineering, LLC is seeking a Safety Specialist to lead workplace safety across our Tualatin and Dallas, Oregon sites. You will oversee injury prevention, incident response, workers’ compensation coordination, and audit readiness, partnering with Manufacturing, Engineering, and People & Culture.

You’ll implement safety programs, conduct regular site walks, and maintain OSHA recordkeeping. This role requires on-site leadership and a proactive, compliance-focused mindset in a two-facility

Responsibilities

• Build collaborative relationships with Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, Quality, and other internal partners to strengthen safety and reduce risk and injuries across both facilities with a goal of zero injuries.
• Facilitate Safety Committee recruiting, meetings, and management for the Tualatin and Dallas, maintain meeting minutes (within required SMS or QMS filing system), and communicate recommendations, decisions, and follow-up actions to relevant stakeholders.
• Administer the company’s drug-testing policy in coordination with People & Culture, when relative to on-the-job reasonable suspicion.
• Establish and maintain baseline safety requirements for each work area, machine, and job task, including required procedures, controls, signage, and protective equipment.
• Maintain an inventory of safety equipment, PPE, and first aid supplies and track purchase dates, service life, inspection status, expiration dates, and wear or damage that may affect effectiveness.
• Conduct documented safety walks and workplace audits at both facilities on a regular schedule, at least twice weekly, and coordinate timely corrective action with responsible leaders.
• Conduct safety orientation for newly hired and transferred manufacturing employees.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for company safety questions, concerns, and needs. Represent Ascentec Engineering in safety communications with employees, insurers, auditors, and regulatory authorities, and support safety-related elements of AS9100 audits and associated workflows.
• Provide on-site safety leadership and coordination following workplace accidents, incidents, or other safety events, and coordinate immediate response, appropriate first aid or emergency services, timely internal and external notifications, and prompt investigation for workplace safety incidents and near misses.
• Assess safety conditions at both Oregon facilities through regular inspections of manufacturing and office areas, including signage, egress routes, emergency action plans, and building-safety needs.
• Maintain a documented coverage plan for essential Safety Specialist responsibilities during vacations and other absences.
• Establish and implement a strategy for achieving measurable safety outcomes through education, training, hazard control, and accountability.
• Develop, deliver, or coordinate required safety courses and certifications, including First Aid, CPR, AED, equipment-specific training, and other programs identified through regulatory or operational needs in coordination with Learning and Development Specialist.
• Manage employee safety-training and certification records in HRIS and/or LMS.
• Maintain professional network with safety practitioners, industry groups, and other strategic contacts and support Ascentec Engineering’s professional reputation.
• Maintain and implement a consistent accountability strategy that reinforces safe behavior and addresses noncompliance in accordance with company standards, policies, and procedures.
• Serve as Ascentec Engineering’s subject-matter expert for occupational safety and health by maintaining current knowledge of applicable Oregon OSHA and federal OSHA requirements, workers’ compensation coordination practices, recognized manufacturing safety practices, and safety-related intersections with AS9100.
• Establish and, where required, implement standards for routine shop-floor safety activities, including safety huddles, job hazard and pre-task planning, equipment-specific procedures, machine guarding, lockout/tagout, and documented corrective‑action follow‑up; assess adherence and address identified gaps.

Job description

Ascentec Engineering, LLC is seeking a Safety Specialist to lead workplace safety across our Tualatin and Dallas, Oregon sites. You will oversee injury prevention, incident response, workers’ compensation coordination, and audit readiness, partnering with Manufacturing, Engineering, and People & Culture.

You’ll implement safety programs, conduct regular site walks, and maintain OSHA recordkeeping. This role requires on-site leadership and a proactive, compliance-focused mindset in a two-facility