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Health & Safety Specialist
Be the Reason Everyone Goes Home Safe
Are you passionate about protecting people, driving positive change, and creating a culture where safety is more than a policy, it's a way of life? We're looking for a Health & Safety Specialist who thrives in fast-paced industrial environments and wants to play a critical role in keeping employees safe, engaged, and empowered.
This is more than a compliance position. It's an opportunity to become a trusted safety leader, influence operations across multiple sites, partner directly with leadership, and make a visible impact every single day. If you're energized by solving problems, coaching teams, investigating incidents, and building best-in-class safety programs, we want to hear from you.
Why You'll Love This Opportunity
- Direct-hire position with a stable, growing organization
- Highly visible role with the ability to influence company-wide safety initiatives
- Work alongside experienced leaders who value employee well-being and continuous improvement
- Exposure to cutting-edge industrial and data center operations
- Opportunity to travel locally between sites and expand your professional experience
- Consistent Monday-Friday schedule with strong work-life balance
- A culture where safety isn't just a requirement, it's a core value
What You'll Do
As a Health & Safety Specialist, you'll partner closely with the Health & Safety Manager and operational leaders to develop, implement, and continuously improve safety programs that protect employees and drive operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the execution of safety programs, policies, procedures, and initiatives that promote a world-class safety culture.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, industry standards, and company safety requirements.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to employees, supervisors, and leadership teams on all workplace health and safety matters.
- Conduct risk assessments, hazard analyses, and workplace evaluations to proactively identify and eliminate safety concerns.
- Investigate incidents, near misses, and safety events using root cause analysis methodologies, then implement meaningful corrective actions.
- Facilitate engaging safety meetings, toolbox talks, and employee awareness programs that inspire participation and accountability.
- Deliver impactful safety training while maintaining accurate records within the Learning Management System (LMS).
- Manage incident reporting, corrective actions, and safety metrics through the Safety Management System (SMS).
- Perform regular inspections, audits, and compliance reviews to ensure a safe and compliant workplace.
- Collaborate with vendors, auditors, and cross-functional teams to address findings and drive continuous improvement.
- Review new equipment, processes, and operational changes to ensure all safety requirements are met before implementation.
- Support powered industrial equipment safety programs through training, coaching, and operational guidance.
- Partner with site leadership across multiple Arizona locations to standardize best practices and elevate safety performance.
What Makes You Successful
You are an experienced hands-on safety professional who is comfortable spending time on the floor, building relationships, solving challenges, and influencing positive behavior. You understand how to balance regulatory compliance with practical operational needs and know how to gain buy-in from teams at every level.
Required Qualifications
- Experience supporting Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) programs in manufacturing, warehouse, logistics, industrial, distribution, or similar environments.
- Strong working knowledge of OSHA standards and workplace safety regulations.
- OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 Certification.
- Experience conducting incident investigations, root cause analyses, job hazard analyses, and risk assessments.
- Proven ability to deliver safety training and coach employees effectively.
- Experience working with Safety Management Systems (SMS) and Learning Management Systems (LMS).
- Knowledge of powered industrial equipment operations and safety requirements.
- Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
- Ability to influence safe behaviors and drive accountability across all levels of an organization.
- Willingness to travel locally throughout the Phoenix metro area as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Safety experience within data centers, logistics operations, distribution facilities, or advanced manufacturing environments.
- Experience facilitating safety committees, toolbox talks, and employee engagement initiatives.
- Familiarity reviewing new equipment, machinery, and operational processes for safety compliance.
- Experience managing audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and provide practical solutions in dynamic operational environments.
Work Environment
This is a fully onsite opportunity with openings in Mesa and Goodyear, Arizona.
You'll spend time actively engaging with employees in industrial, warehouse, manufacturing, and data center environments where safety leadership is visible and impactful. The role combines field presence, training, auditing, investigations, and collaboration with site leadership teams to create safer workplaces.
Schedule:
- Monday-Friday
- Approximately 6:30 AM - 4:30 PM
- Occasional on-call support until 5:00 PM for end-of-shift operations
- Local Arizona travel only
- No overnight or out-of-state travel required
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Goodyear, AZ.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $70000.00 - $80000.00/yr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
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Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Goodyear,AZ.
Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Oct 10, 2026.
About Aerotek
Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.
Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
Posting ID: JP-006312523