Safety Specialist

Victoria - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 85000 - 115000

Posted on: 15-09-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Safety Specialist Be the Guardian of the Plant. Listen up. This isnt your average clipboard safety gig. Were talking about owning driving and enforcing health and safety at a major industrial site. If you dont have the backbone to hold the line when lives and compliance are on the line this isnt for you.

The Safety Specialist is the go-to authority for OSHA corporate standards and best practices. Youll build the systems train the people enforce the rules and keep this place running safe compliant and bulletproof. Listen up. Youre not just another safety cog in the corporate machine youre the guardian of the plant.

Bottom line: If youre ready to be the protector the enforcer and the leader in safety this is where you make your mark. This isnt paperwork safety. This is real-world high-stakes safety leadership and the plant is counting on you. Heres what makes this role extraordinary:

Why This Role Rocks

High Stakes High Impact Youre the frontline defender against risks. When you enforce safety you protect lives ensure production stays online and keep OSHA off our backs. Thats real power.

Variety that Keeps You Sharp From audits and incident investigations to emergency training and Coast Guard inspections every day delivers a new challenge. Boredom isnt invited.

Authority and Visibility Youre not a shadow operator. You lead Safety Meetings manage critical Compliance calendars and coordinate with regulators. Your voice gets heard.

Culture and Command Especially in the Level II tier you drive culturethink VPP leadership Emergency Response and full-blown safety command. This is safety leadership up close and personal.

Career-Defining Exposure PSM facilities emergency response regulatory compliance coaching teamsyoull build a resume that stands out from a mile away.

This isnt clipboard safety this is real safety leadership. As the Safety Professional youre the plants guardian: driving compliance leading audits training teams and commanding emergency response. Youll have authority visibility and impact every single day.

And heres the kicker: the job is based near Port Lavaca TX (most folks live in Victoria). That means your comp package and career move goes way further than in most U.S. cities. Housing is up to 4047% cheaper overall costs are 1020% below the national average and your paycheck stretches into real savings real lifestyle.

What Youll Do

Be the Subject Matter Expert if its safety it runs through you.
Write and enforce the playbook: policies procedures and instructions that keep people alive and regulators happy.
Train everyone new hires contractors supervisors youre the voice of safety in that room.
Audit inspect and assess. When you see risk you call it fix it and track it until its gone.
Investigate incidents like a pro root cause corrective actions case closed.
Keep the safety calendar tight audits compliance checks reports all on time every time.
Lead safety meetings management reviews and improvement initiatives. No fluff no filler results only.
Support turnaround projects contractor management and MOC reviews if it changes you make sure its safe.

Level II Taking It Up a Notch

If youre stepping in at the higher level heres the deal:

Champion the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) and drive culture not just compliance.
Own the Emergency Response Program from quarterly drills to full-blown incident command.
Coordinate training: rope rescue evacuations response teams. Youre running the show.
Be the Facility Security Officer managing security and oil spill response plans that meet federal requirements.
Handle Coast Guard and GLO inspections like a pro. No surprises no excuses.

What You Bring

Degree in Health & Safety OR serious hands-on experience that proves you dont just know safety you live it).
5 years in professional HSE roles.
Deep knowledge of OSHA EPA and safety best practices.
Communication skills that cut through noise whether its training on the floor or writing policy.
Microsoft Office and safety management systems Youve got them down.

Preferred (a.k.a. The Big Guns)

Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or equivalent.
Experience at a PSM facility.
VPP exposure and emergency response planning experience.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

Safety Specialist Be the Guardian of the Plant. Listen up. This isnt your average clipboard safety gig. Were talking about owning driving and enforcing health and safety at a major industrial site. If you dont have the backbone to hold the line when lives and compliance are on the line this isnt fo...