Safety Specialist

Safety Specialist

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Location: Cochise, Arizona (20% travel) 

Company: Plant Grow Harvest (PGH)

Compensation: $65,000–$75,000 base salary 10% target bonus 

Time Off: 10 PTO days 9 company-paid holidays 

Relocation Assistance: Available

Position Overview

Plant Grow Harvest is looking for a hands-on Safety Specialist to help build and execute PGH’s Safety First system from the ground up. This is a high-impact role for someone who has real workplace safety experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, food processing, agriculture, industrial, or plant operations environment.

This is not a desk-only safety role. The Safety Specialist will spend significant time on the floor and in the field, working directly with supervisors and employees to identify risks, improve safe behaviors, strengthen documentation, support compliance, and build a strong safety culture. 

The ideal candidate is practical, organized, assertive, and comfortable building systems where they do not yet fully exist.

What You Will Build

In the first 90 days, the Safety Specialist will help establish PGH’s foundational Safety/EHS systems, including:

• Safety policies and procedures
• Incident reporting process
• OSHA compliance documentation
• Safety training records
• Inspection and audit tracking
• Corrective and preventive action tracking
• SMETA-related safety documentation
• Safety integration into onboarding and SOPs

After the first 90 days, the role will transition into ongoing execution, training, audits, inspections, investigations, metrics, and safety culture adoption across the organization.

Accountabilities

1. Build & Maintain EHS System: Design, implement, and continuously improve PGH’s EHS systems, including policies, SOPs, documentation, and compliance frameworks.

2. Ensure Regulatory & Audit Compliance: Own compliance with OSHA, environmental regulations, and SMETA requirements, including:

• OSHA 300 logs 
• Documentation readiness 
• Audit support and corrective actions 

3. Lead Incident Reporting & Investigation

Ensure all incidents are:

• Reported immediately 
• Properly documented 
• Investigated for root cause 
• Followed by corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) 

4. Drive Safety Culture Adoption

Embed a Safety First culture by:

• Training employees and supervisors 
• Reinforcing safe behaviors 
• Coaching teams to take ownership of safety 
• Supporting supervisors in identifying and correcting unsafe conditions
• Helping employees feel responsible for their own safety and the safety of others

5. Monitor, Report & Improve EHS Performance

Track and report key metrics:

• Incident rates 
• Near misses 
• Safety compliance 
• Environmental metrics 

Use data to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct safety audits and inspections
• Deliver safety training across shifts
• Support incident and near-miss investigations
• Maintain OSHA and safety documentation
• Support emergency preparedness and drill documentation
• Partner with operations to reduce risk
• Support corrective actions from audits and inspections
• Build practical tools, checklists, SOPs, and tracking systems
• Coach supervisors and employees on safe work practices

Qualifications

• 2 years of hands-on workplace safety experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, food processing, agriculture, industrial, logistics, plant, or similar operational environment
• Experience conducting safety inspections, audits, incident reporting, or incident investigations
• Experience training or coaching employees on safety procedures
• Strong attention to detail and documentation skills
• Ability to work hands-on in plant, warehouse, and field environments
• Strong communication and influence skills
• Builder mindset: able to create systems, processes, and documentation from scratch
• Comfortable working directly with supervisors, employees, and operations teams
• Bilingual English/Spanish