Safety Professional

About the Role

This onsite Safety Professional role supports ongoing operations at a Mesa facility, serving as a hands-on safety leader in the field. You will work closely with construction, fabrication, industrial, and manufacturing teams to prevent incidents, improve jobsite safety, and build a proactive safety culture. The position focuses on ensuring regulatory compliance, coaching employees, leading safety initiatives, and making a visible impact on overall project success.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with company safety policies, customer requirements, and all applicable regulatory standards, including OSHA, ADOSH, Cal/OSHA, and other relevant regulations.
• Conduct daily site inspections, hazard assessments, and safety observations to identify unsafe conditions, at-risk behaviors, and potential hazards.
• Exercise stop-work authority when identifying unsafe conditions, imminent hazards, or unsafe work practices, and ensure issues are resolved before work resumes.
• Provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and corrective guidance to employees and subcontractors to reinforce safe work practices and procedures.
• Assist management and supervision with hazard identification, risk assessment, and implementation of effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Conduct routine audits of work areas, equipment, tools, scaffolds, aerial lifts, cranes, rigging, fall protection systems, and other site operations to verify safe conditions and compliance.
• Participate in pre-task planning activities and review Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), permits, and other safety documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Conduct investigations of incidents, injuries, near-misses, and property damage, assist in determining root causes, and drive corrective actions to completion while verifying the effectiveness of implemented controls.
• Facilitate safety orientations, toolbox talks, safety stand-downs, and regulatory compliance training to promote awareness and understanding of safety requirements.
• Maintain accurate and complete safety documentation, including inspections, observations, audits, training records, incident reports, corrective actions, and safety metrics.
• Monitor employees’ use of required personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensure adherence to established safety requirements and procedures.
• Promote employee engagement and participation in safety initiatives and continuous improvement efforts across the jobsite.
• Collaborate with site and corporate safety leadership to support broader safety programs and initiatives as needed.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by site or corporate safety leadership and company executives to support overall safety performance.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of direct experience in occupational safety within construction, fabrication, industrial operations, manufacturing, or related work environments.
• Current First Aid, CPR, and AED certification.
• OSHA 30-Hour General Industry or Construction certification.
• Demonstrated competency in fall protection, including selection, inspection, and use of fall protection systems.
• Demonstrated competency in confined space safety practices, including entry procedures and atmospheric monitoring concepts.
• Demonstrated competency in heavy equipment operations safety, including awareness of equipment hazards and control measures.
• Demonstrated competency in applicable construction safety practices relevant to industrial and construction environments.
• Experience working in construction safety, health and safety, or related safety-focused roles.
• Ability to conduct safety training and communicate safety expectations clearly to diverse field teams.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to meet customer-specific site requirements.
• Strong observational skills and attention to detail when conducting inspections, audits, and hazard assessments.
• Ability to exercise stop-work authority confidently and professionally when unsafe conditions are identified.
• Strong written skills to maintain accurate safety documentation, reports, and records.
• Ability to build rapport and coach employees and subcontractors on safe work practices.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Board of Certified Safety Professionals credentials such as Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST).
• OSHA 510 or 511 and/or OSHA 500 training.
• Competent Person training in areas such as Fall Protection, Excavation, Scaffolding, or Confined Space.
• Experience conducting incident and near-miss investigations, including root cause analysis and follow-up on corrective actions.
• Experience developing or reviewing Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) and Job Safety Analyses (JSAs).
• Experience delivering safety training in construction, fabrication, industrial, or manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with safety practices in industrial, fabrication, and manufacturing operations.
• Ability to promote and support a proactive, values-driven safety culture focused on continuous improvement.
• Interest in ongoing professional development, safety certifications, and advanced safety training.

Work Environment

This is an onsite role based at a Mesa facility, supporting field operations in construction, fabrication, industrial, and manufacturing environments. The schedule typically follows a Monday through Friday workweek, with exact hours to be determined based on operational needs. You will spend most of your time in active jobsite areas, conducting inspections, audits, and observations around equipment, tools, scaffolds, aerial lifts, cranes, rigging, and fall protection systems. The role requires consistent use and oversight of personal protective equipment (PPE) in alignment with site safety requirements. The environment is hands-on and field-focused, with close collaboration alongside operations teams on industrial and construction projects.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $34.00 - $44.00/hr. 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.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Mesa, AZ.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Mesa, AZ.