Senior Health & Safety Leader – Onsite, Compliance & Impact

The Employee Connect; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Employee Connect is seeking a Senior Health & Safety Specialist for an onsite role in the Augusta, GA area (worksite in Graniteville, SC). You will own and improve health and safety programs at a fast-paced manufacturing facility, partnering with operations leadership.

The position offers independence, visibility, and opportunities to lead audits, incident investigations, and training while ensuring OSHA compliance and continuous safety improvement.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of OSHA and other safety regulations.
• Experience conducting audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills; able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve health and safety programs, policies, procedures, and standards
• Partner with manufacturing, maintenance, engineering, and leadership teams to identify, assess, and mitigate workplace hazards and health risks
• Conduct safety audits, risk assessments, job hazard analyses, and workplace inspections to ensure regulatory and company compliance
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action planning to prevent recurrence of injuries, illnesses, and near misses
• Monitor and analyze safety performance metrics, injury trends, workers' compensation data, and regulatory reporting requirements
• Ensure compliance with OSHA and other applicable regulatory requirements and company policies
• Coordinate regulatory inspections and liaise with health and safety agencies and external stakeholders
• Develop and deliver health and safety training for teammates, contractors, and leaders
• Support emergency preparedness, response planning, and crisis management
• Facilitate safety committees and engagement initiatives that promote teammate involvement and accountability
• Lead projects and continuous improvement initiatives with limited supervision

Skills

OSHA knowledge

Audits & risk assessments

Incident investigations

Communication

Independent work

Job description

The Employee Connect is seeking a Senior Health & Safety Specialist for an onsite role in the Augusta, GA area (worksite in Graniteville, SC). You will own and improve health and safety programs at a fast-paced manufacturing facility, partnering with operations leadership.

The position offers independence, visibility, and opportunities to lead audits, incident investigations, and training while ensuring OSHA compliance and continuous safety improvement.