Senior Safety Specialist
About The Position
Scot Forge is seeking a Senior Safety Specialist to support safety and environmental initiatives at their Clinton, Wisconsin facility. This role is for a hands-on safety professional who enjoys building relationships, influencing positive change, and spending time on the shop floor. The specialist will partner with employees, supervisors, and leaders to strengthen the safety culture and implement practical solutions to improve safety performance. The position is primarily first-shift with flexibility to adjust schedules as needed. Scot Forge is a 100% employee-owned company with over 130 years of success, focused on ensuring every employee goes home safely.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Health, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of safety or EHS experience within a manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of OSHA regulations, incident investigation techniques, safety auditing, training delivery, and workers' compensation processes
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence and engage employees at all organizational levels
- A hands-on, servant-leader approach with a passion for coaching, teaching, and improving workplace safety
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting CNC machining, metalworking, fabrication, forging, heavy manufacturing, or similar industrial operations preferred
- Comfortable working around CNC machining equipment, cranes, rigging, and other heavy industrial operations
Responsibilities
- Safety culture development and continuous improvement initiatives across the Clinton facility
- Incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action management
- Safety audits, observations, and regulatory compliance activities
- Employee safety training and awareness programs
- Workers' compensation, return-to-work, and emergency response processes
- Safety performance metrics, reporting, and improvement projects
- Maintain a strong and consistent presence on the shop floor, reinforcing safe behaviors and coaching away at-risk practices
- Facilitate engaging safety training programs for employees, supervisors, and leaders
- Partner with employees and supervisors to identify hazards and implement practical solutions
- Lead incident investigations and drive corrective actions through completion
- Conduct safety audits, observations, and regulatory compliance assessments
- Support environmental compliance efforts, emergency response activities, and continuous improvement initiatives
Benefits
- Medical
- Vision
- Dental
- Hearing
- Life (Basic & AD&D)
- Disability (STD & LTD)
- 401(k) with company match
- Profit Sharing
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Tax Savings (FSA & HSA)
- Vacation Time
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
