Environmental Health & Safety Specialist
About The Position
The Safety Specialist II supports, implements, and sustains environmental, health, and safety (EHS) policies and programs to promote a safe, healthy, and environmentally compliant workplace in the Rigging & Crating field. The role serves as a safety resource across multiple sites, partnering with leadership, field personnel, and external regulatory agencies to foster a proactive safety culture. The position identifies, assesses, and mitigates workplace hazards through audits, inspections, job hazard analyses, and incident investigations. It provides technical and administrative support for EHS programs and helps ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations, customer requirements, and internal standards. Through training, coaching, and field engagement, the specialist works to improve safety performance, reduce incidents and losses, and integrate safety into daily operations. This position has no direct supervisory authority, but serves as a coach, mentor, and subject matter expert for site leadership and project safety personnel. It also supports incident management, regulatory reporting, and collaboration with occupational health providers and insurance partners for injury prevention and case management.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in occupational safety, industrial relations, construction management, or a related field.
- Three years of verifiable EHS experience or experience in a role with progressive responsibilities.
- Ability to work in a clean room environment.
- Detailed understanding of applicable laws and regulations, including OSHA and workers’ compensation, as well as site-specific customer or MEI safety guidelines and Best Known Methods; ability to advise others on applicable regulations.
- Excellent oral and written interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to disseminate information across all staff levels.
- Self-directed, with good time-management skills and the ability to perform safety-related tasks with appropriate urgency.
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office, including Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint; proficiency with Excel or similar software and ability to learn new software quickly.
- Critical thinking, sound judgment, and decision-making skills, including the ability to determine a course of action or solve problems when information is insufficient.
- Ability to perform physical, hands-on work involving climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to work at varying heights, around moving machinery or parts, outdoors in all types of weather, in non-temperature-controlled environments, and over uneven ground or terrain.
- Ability to work in both a climate-controlled office and field environments, including seated computer work; manual dexterity and use of sight, touch, and hearing are required.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and demonstrate honesty, integrity, professionalism, open communication, and commitment to safety and quality.
Nice To Haves
- Safety-related professional certification.
- Experience with a multi-site and multi-state organization.
- Bilingual English/Spanish skills.
Responsibilities
- Execute and maintain MEI EHS policies, guidelines, procedures, and programs in support of safety culture, regulatory changes, and business growth.
- Support sites with customer-required and OSHA-required training, including site-specific, protocol, and forklift training.
- Provide technical and administrative support for design-in-safety, risk assessment, job safety analysis, investigations and resolution, EHS systems, and integration of EHS practices into operations.
- Work with the Incident Review Board and site management to investigate incidents and accidents, conduct root cause analysis, and coordinate with occupational health clinics and insurance carriers.
- Conduct routine site audits of equipment, materials, work practices, and procedures.
- Develop safety work instructions, procedures, and job hazard analyses as needed.
- Conduct daily audits and approve pre-task plans and job hazard analyses.
- Inspect and evaluate work environments, equipment, and processes for compliance with government regulations and industry standards.
- Maintain administrative records and prepare EHS meeting materials, reports, OSHA logs, Incident Review Board reports, and audit records.
- Address and document safety violations by MEI personnel immediately.
- Provide ongoing safety and health training and required certifications for existing employees and new hires.
- Work to reduce or eliminate occupational injuries, illnesses, deaths, and financial losses.
- Identify and assess conditions that could cause accidents or financial losses and evaluate potential injury severity.
- Educate team members on accident-prevention and loss-control systems and programs for incorporation into operational policies.
- Develop and maintain relationships with outside firms and organizations, including vendors, OSHA, and fire and police departments.
- Coach and mentor others in the department, and observe, coach, and help train project safety managers as directed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
