Safety and Health Specialist (Industrial)

Southern Company • Forest Park, GA

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Safety & Health Specialist supports the Reliability Service Centers—including the Repair Shop, Central Tool Shop, and Juliette Metrology Lab—by providing safety expertise, strengthening regulatory compliance, and promoting proactive risk management. The specialist partners with operations and leadership to deliver training, analyze safety performance, conduct assessments and investigations, maintain required documentation, and implement site and Southern Company safety programs. The role also serves as a liaison among onsite and offsite management and organizational support groups.

The specialist must be adaptable and willing to support additional safety projects, assignments, or work groups as business needs evolve. These assignments may provide opportunities to broaden technical knowledge and operational experience.

Requirements

• A minimum of two years of experience developing, implementing, and monitoring compliance with safety and health policies and procedures is required.
• Field experience applying general industry safety standards is required.
• Experience delivering presentations to large audiences is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications, including SharePoint, Planner, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, is required.
• Ability to travel overnight is required.
• A valid, unrestricted driver’s license is required.
• Ability to consistently demonstrate initiative, self-motivation, and alignment with Southern Company values.

Nice To Haves

• A four-year degree in Occupational Safety and Health Management or a related field is preferred.
• Certification from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals—such as CSP, CUSP, CHST, GSP, or ASP—is preferred.
• Completion of OSHA-specific training, including OSHA 30, is preferred.
• Experience conducting facility safety assessments, audits, incident investigations, and corrective-action activities is preferred.
• Experience developing injury-prevention, accident-prevention, and compliance programs, policies, and procedures is preferred.
• Leadership experience is preferred.
• Three or more years of combined experience in Transmission, Distribution, Generation and/or Nuclear is a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of current federal, state, and local safety and health laws, regulations, and general industry requirements is preferred.
• Knowledge of auditing procedures and processes is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Stay current on applicable safety and health laws, regulations, industry trends, and best practices, and advise management on compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Partner with management to develop, implement, and maintain site-specific safety and health programs, compliance strategies, policies, procedures, action plans, and guidelines, including injury-prevention and accident-prevention initiatives.
• Lead or support detailed safety inspections, audits, assessments, monthly facility walkdowns, and critical-control verifications to identify noncompliance, mitigate hazards, and reduce risk.
• Manage risks associated with safety and health programs and coordinate required notifications to the appropriate agencies when noncompliance occurs.
• Investigate incidents, near misses, and noncompliance events; ensure timely reporting and notification; develop corrective actions; and support post-job reviews and event-learning activities.
• Develop and deliver training on safety and health policies, procedures, job risks, risk-mitigation methods, and compliance requirements. Reinforce Critical Risk Management, critical controls, Human Performance principles, and behavior-based safety practices.
• Prepare and present recurring safety-performance updates, emerging-risk analyses, and required improvement actions to leadership.
• Lead safety and health initiatives and meetings that promote best practices, proactive behaviors, continuous improvement, and a positive safety culture.
• Collaborate with onsite contractors and work groups to integrate safety and health requirements into daily operations and support compliance across the workforce.
• Serve as a corporate safety and health resource by providing expertise, guidance, and support to the Safety & Wellness Committee and other safety support teams.
• Maintain required safety documentation and protect the confidentiality of reports, incidents, and disability management cases.

Benefits

• competitive base salary
• annual incentive awards for eligible employees
• health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being
• incentive program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level