Senior Safety Specialist

Power Solutions International; Town of Darien (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Pet insurance

401k match

Life insurance

AD&D

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Power Solutions International in Wisconsin seeks a Senior Safety Specialist to promote safety awareness and prevent incidents. You will lead programs, training, policy development, and enforcement to protect employees across our manufacturing operations.

The role requires overseeing safety audits, regulatory compliance, incident investigations, and coordination with department heads to drive a culture of safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or environmental engineering preferred; may substitute with direct applicable work experience.
• Knowledge of federal and state occupational health and safety regulations, especially OSHA standards.
• Demonstrated success in implementing, improving, and managing programs, communication, training, and reporting related to health and safety in a manufacturing environment.
• Tech savvy using MS Office (especially Excel).

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, monitor, and assess safety programs, policies, and procedures to meet OSHA and applicable requirements.
• Design or modify safety policy and processes to minimize risk through audits, inspections, and investigations.
• Develop and deliver safety training to increase employee awareness and compliance.
• Manage workers’ compensation cases and return-to-work accommodations.
• Review safety data and report findings to senior leadership.

Skills

MS Office

Effective communication

Project management

Bilingual Spanish/English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or environmental engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Location: WI Darien - Darien, WI

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Job Category: Human Resources

Salary range: $90,000 - $100,000 per year

Power Solutions International (PSI) is a leader in large gen-set packaging and enclosures. We provide turnkey, custom power packages that integrate alternators, cooling systems, controls, switchgear, cabling, and protection, delivered as containerized, skid, or walk-in solutions. Our team manages the full lifecycle from application engineering and 3D design to structural fabrication, wiring and piping, sound and thermal management, code compliance, factory acceptance testing, and site support. With scalable production capacity and disciplined program management, PSI delivers repeatable quality and reliable performance on complex builds for mission-critical and industrial applications worldwide.

Summary

The Senior Safety Specialist will help promote a company culture focused on safety awareness aimed at keeping all employees safe and preventing safety accidents occurring through communication, programs, training, policy development and enforcement.

Essential Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, monitor, and assess safety programs, processes, policies, and procedures that meet OSHA and other applicable requirements and effectively reduce or eliminate occupational injury and illness.
• Design or change Safety policy and processes to minimize or eliminate risk by overseeing results of, or conducting, audits, inspections, and investigations of facilities, procedures, and equipment to identify unsafe conditions and coordinate resolution of issues, violations, and hazards.
• Develop and deliver safety training to increase employee awareness of safety requirements and assists department heads and administrators in enforcing safety regulations and codes.
• Manage workers’ compensation cases including claims and return to work accommodations.
• Review and analyze all safety data and reports of all safety recordable accidents or events and reporting findings and metrics to senior leadership.
• Define and support activities related to fire prevention, hazardous waste management, resource conservation, or other safety concerns.
• Adhere to all safety procedures including the use of personal protective equipment and navigating the plant with alert behavior.
• Perform all duties in accordance with safety standards and ensure work areas are kept clean and free of hazards.
• All other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or environmental engineering preferred; may substitute with direct applicable work experience on a year-for-year basis which built competencies and subject matter expertise.
• Knowledge of federal and state occupational, health and safety regulations, especially OSHA standards
• Demonstrated success in implementing, improving, and managing programs, communication, training, and reporting related to health and safety in a manufacturing environment.
• Tech savvy using MS Office (especially Excel)

Preferred Qualifications

Requires Professional Certification or ability to obtain one within one year:

• GSP - Graduate Safety Professional
• ASP – Associate Safety Professional
• CSP – Certified Safety Professional
• Project management skills
• Effective communication at all levels of organization
• Bilingual Spanish/English a plus

Power Solutions International is an EOE disability/vet company offering a drug‑free workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

PSI offers a wide range of benefits from medical, dental, and vision to pet insurance as well as discounted prescription plans. Additionally, we also provide a 401k match, life insurance and AD&D, short- and long-term disability, and an employee assistance program. Come join our team and learn more about PSI and what we have to offer!