Safety Specialist – R&D Operations & Compliance

Vulcan Elements; Benson (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vulcan Elements in Durham, NC, is seeking a Safety Specialist to oversee on-site health and safety, ensuring OSHA compliance and alignment with company standards. The role may transfer to the Benson facility when operational.

You will run risk-based inspections, own the tailgate and safety observation programs, perform root-cause analyses, and partner with R&D and process engineering to design safety into scale-up. This is a full-time day shift in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/experience.
• 4–6 years related experience.
• Knowledge of OSHA standards and JHA development.
• Experience with incident investigations.
• Excellent communication and autonomy.
• Completed OSHA 30-hour training.

Responsibilities

• Review procedures and draft hazard assessments.
• Run risk-based inspections and close actions.
• Own tailgate program: set rhythm and content for daily work.
• Build safety observation and suggestion program.
• Lead self-assessments and safety checks across the floor.
• Monitor PPE inventories to ensure supplies are available.
• Provide supplemental environmental compliance support as required.
• Co-develop OSHA-aligned safety policies with EHS leadership.
• Own KPIs to prove safety is working and drive improvements.
• Collaborate with R&D during scale-up to embed safety in design.

Skills

OSHA standards

Incident investigation

JHA development

Safety program ownership

Strong communication

Autonomy

OSHA 30-hour training

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Vulcan Elements in Durham, NC, is seeking a Safety Specialist to oversee on-site health and safety, ensuring OSHA compliance and alignment with company standards. The role may transfer to the Benson facility when operational.

You will run risk-based inspections, own the tailgate and safety observation programs, perform root-cause analyses, and partner with R&D and process engineering to design safety into scale-up. This is a full-time day shift in a fast-paced environment.