Senior Safety Specialist

Power Solutions International Inc•Darien, WI

2d•$90,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Safety Specialist promotes a company culture focused on safety awareness and preventing workplace accidents through communication, programs, training, policy development, and enforcement. The role plans, implements, monitors, and assesses safety programs, processes, policies, and procedures to meet OSHA and other applicable requirements and reduce or eliminate occupational injury and illness. It also supports fire prevention, hazardous waste management, resource conservation, and other safety concerns. The specialist reviews safety data and reports findings and metrics to senior leadership, manages workers’ compensation cases and return-to-work accommodations, and works with department heads and administrators to support enforcement of safety regulations. The position is based at PSI’s Darien, Wisconsin location and includes following safety procedures, using personal protective equipment, and keeping work areas clean and free of hazards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or environmental engineering preferred; directly applicable work experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis if it builds relevant competencies and subject matter expertise.
Knowledge of federal and state occupational health and safety regulations, especially OSHA standards.
Demonstrated success implementing, improving, and managing health and safety programs, communication, training, and reporting in a manufacturing environment.
Technology proficiency using MS Office, especially Excel.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification, or ability to obtain one within one year: GSP (Graduate Safety Professional), ASP (Associate Safety Professional), or CSP (Certified Safety Professional).
Project management skills.
Effective communication at all levels of the organization.
Bilingual Spanish/English.

Responsibilities

Plan, implement, monitor, and assess safety programs, processes, policies, and procedures that meet OSHA and other applicable requirements and reduce or eliminate occupational injury and illness.
Design or revise safety policies and processes to minimize or eliminate risk.
Conduct or oversee audits, inspections, and investigations of facilities, procedures, and equipment; identify unsafe conditions and coordinate resolution of issues, violations, and hazards.
Develop and deliver safety training to increase employee awareness of safety requirements.
Assist department heads and administrators in enforcing safety regulations and codes.
Manage workers’ compensation cases, including claims and return-to-work accommodations.
Review and analyze safety data and reports of recordable accidents or events, and report findings and metrics to senior leadership.
Define and support activities related to fire prevention, hazardous waste management, resource conservation, and other safety concerns.
Follow safety procedures, including using personal protective equipment and navigating the plant attentively.
Perform duties in accordance with safety standards and keep work areas clean and free of hazards.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.