Safety Officer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 7 years of progressive occupational safety/EHS experience.
• Hands-on safety experience, preferably in engineering, R&D, prototype development, fabrication, machining, industrial, or manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and assess hazards associated with machinery, tools, equipment, fabrication processes, testing, and manufacturing operations.
• Working knowledge of applicable OSHA general-industry requirements and accepted industrial safety practices.
• Experience developing and implementing practical workplace safety programs and procedures.
• Experience conducting hazard assessments, workplace inspections, incident investigations, and corrective-action follow-up.
• Ability to evaluate unfamiliar equipment or processes and systematically identify credible hazards.
• Ability to work effectively with engineers, technicians, tradespeople, manufacturing personnel, and organizational leadership.
• Strong written communication and documentation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related technical field.
• OSHA 100 certification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in an engineering consultancy, product-development organization, R&D environment, prototype shop, contract manufacturer, medical-device company, or similarly varied technical environment.
• Experience reviewing experimental or one-off equipment and test setups where hazards cannot be managed solely through established production procedures.
• Experience with machine safety and guarding, lockout/tagout, electrical safety, chemical safety, pressure systems, compressed gases, hot work, and fabrication processes.
• Experience implementing EHS systems in smaller or mid-sized organizations where the individual must operate independently rather than rely on a large corporate EHS department.
• Experience balancing regulatory compliance with practical risk management in a fast-paced technical environment.
• Familiarity with quality-management systems and controlled documentation, particularly in regulated product-development or manufacturing environments.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) credential.
• OSHA 300 certification.
• Relevant NFPA, electrical-safety, machine-safety, or industrial-hygiene training.

Responsibilities

• Assess engineering, laboratory, fabrication, shop, and manufacturing operations for workplace hazards and opportunities for improvement.
• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve safety policies, procedures, and work practices appropriate for the organization’s operations.
• Advise leadership on applicable OSHA requirements, recognized industry practices, and occupational safety requirements.
• Conduct routine workplace inspections and periodic formal safety audits.
• Identify unsafe conditions and practices, establish corrective actions with responsible stakeholders, and track significant findings through closure.
• Establish safety metrics and report safety status, trends, risks, and priorities to management.
• Support investigations of incidents, injuries, near misses, and significant safety observations, including root-cause analysis and preventive actions.
• Participate in reviews of new or non-routine engineering, fabrication, testing, and manufacturing activities before work begins.
• Facilitate or support job hazard analyses, process hazard assessments, equipment risk assessments, and other hazard reviews.
• Evaluate hazards involving machinery, tooling, fixtures, test equipment, pressure and electrical systems, chemicals, thermal processes, mechanical energy, lifting, and material handling.
• Review prototype and experimental test setups and recommend appropriate engineering or administrative controls, PPE, training, guarding, interlocks, procedures, or other mitigations.
• Establish criteria for when a formal safety review is required and verify that significant hazards are identified and controlled before higher-risk work begins.
• Escalate unresolved safety risks to appropriate leadership.
• Review new, modified, relocated, or internally developed equipment for safety considerations before use.
• Advise on machine guarding, lockout/tagout, electrical safety, emergency stops, stored-energy hazards, compressed gases, pressure systems, ventilation, chemical handling, fire prevention, and ergonomics.
• Partner with Facilities and operational leaders on facility-level safety improvements.
• Assist in establishing inspection and maintenance requirements for safety-critical equipment and safeguards.
• Review contractor activities when they introduce material safety risks to personnel or facilities.
• Develop and maintain practical safety procedures and programs, including those covering hazardous energy, machine safety, PPE, chemical safety, electrical safety, pressure systems, hot work, material handling, emergency response, incident reporting, contractor safety, and laboratory and prototype testing.
• Determine safety training requirements by role and activity, deliver or coordinate training, and maintain training records.
• Provide concise, practical safety guidance that personnel can apply to project work.