Environmental Health & Safety Specialist II - Jackson

Position Summary:

The Safety Specialist II plays a key role in supporting, implementing, and sustaining environmental, health, and safety (EHS) policies and programs to ensure a safe, healthy, and environmentally compliant workplace within the Rigging & Crating field. This position serves as a trusted safety resource across multiple sites, actively partnering with leadership, field personnel, and external regulatory agencies to foster a strong, proactive safety culture.

The Safety Specialist II is responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating workplace hazards through routine audits, inspections, job hazard analyses, and incident investigations. This role provides both technical and administrative support for EHS programs, ensuring compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations, customer requirements, and internal safety standards. Through training delivery, coaching, and hands-on field engagement, the Safety Specialist II drives continuous improvement in safety performance, reduces workplace incidents and losses, and supports operational teams in integrating safety into daily work practices.

While this position does not have direct supervisory authority, it functions as a coach, mentor, and subject matter expert, supporting site leadership and project safety personnel. The Safety Specialist II also plays an active role in incident management, regulatory reporting, and collaboration with occupational health providers and insurance partners to support injury prevention and effective case management.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• • Proactively executes and maintains all MEI EHS policies, guidelines, procedures, and programs related to and in support of our safety culture, regulatory changes and new business growth.
  • Support MEI sites with all customer, and OSHA required training (Site Specific, Protocol, OSHA, Forklift, Etc.).
  • Provide program technical and administrative support in areas such as design-in-safety, risk assessment, job safety analysis, investigation and resolution, development, and programming of EHS systems, and integrating EHS practices into operations processes.
  • Work collectively with Incident Review Board (IRB) and Site management to manage all incidents and accident cases thru investigations and root cause analysis, including working directly with Occupational Health clinics and Insurance carriers.
  • Conduct routine site audits of all Equipment, Materials, Work practices, and Procedures.
  • As needed develop and prepare safety work instructions, procedures, and job hazard analyses (JHA's).
  • Conduct daily audits and approval of Pre-task plans and job hazard analyses (JHA's).
  • Conduct routine inspections and evaluate the environment, equipment, and processes in working areas to ensure compliance with government safety regulations and industry standards.
  • Prepares and maintains all administrative record keeping and other administrative tasks as needed, such as EHS meetings, Reports, OSHA logs, Incident Review Board (IRB) reports and Audits.
  • Address and document all Safety violations by MEI personnel immediately.
  • Provides ongoing safety and health related training and required certifications for existing employees and new hires.
  • Reduce or eliminate occupational injuries, illnesses, deaths, and financial losses.
  • Identify and assess conditions which could produce accidents and financial losses and evaluating the potential extent of resulting injuries.
  • Educate team members on accident-prevention and loss-control systems and programs for incorporation into operational policies of the organization.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with outside firms and organizations such as vendors, OSHA, fire/police departments, etc.
  • This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.
  • Observe, coach, and help train project safety managers as directed.

Minimum Qualifications (Experience, Skills, and Education):

• • Bachelor of Science degree in occupational safety, industrial relations, construction management, or related field. Safety related professional certification helpful, but not required.
  • Three (3) years verifiable EH & S experience, or role with progressive responsibilities; experience with a multi-site and multi-state organization highly preferred.
  • Ability to work in a clean room environment.
  • Have a detailed understanding of related laws and regulations (OSHA, workers comp., etc.) and site-specific (customer or MEI) safety guidelines and Best Known Methods; must have the ability to advise others on applicable regulations.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written), with the ability to disseminate information across all levels of staff.
  • Must be self-directed, possess good time management skills, and perform safety-related tasks with required levels of urgency. 
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint), proficiency with Excel or similar software necessary; able to learn new software quickly.
  • Bilingual in English / Spanish helpful but not required.
  • Ability to think critically and have sound judgement and decision-making skills; able to make a determination or problem-solve when information is insufficient.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

This position will frequently perform physical, hands-on work. A Safety Specialist II must be able to perform General Physical Activities - activities that require considerable use of arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials up to 50 pounds. Must have the ability to work off the ground at varying heights and not be affected by moving machinery or parts. Willing and able to work in a non-temperature-controlled environment and/or outdoors in all types of weather, and over uneven ground or terrain. Work will also be performed in a normal, climate-controlled office environment, and will frequently work in a seated position, including work at a computer; manual dexterity necessary and will use senses involving sight, touch, and audiological. Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds may be necessary.

Additional Requirements:

Work with a Top-of-Mind Awareness for the safety of yourself and everyone at the job site. Must be able to work in a high functioning team environment. Display the highest levels of honesty, integrity, and professionalism. Take pride in your work and in the company. Communicate openly and strive for peak performance in daily tasks. Know and deliver the quality service MEI's customers have come to expect.

Disclaimer: This job description is intended to summarize the type and level of work performed by an Safety Specialist II and is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and/or requirements. MEI reserves the right to change or modify this job description or the essential duties of the job, as necessary.

MEI is an Equal Opportunity, M/F/Disabled/Vet Preferred Employer.