Terminal Field Safety Specialist

About the role

The Terminal Safety Specialist is responsible for developing, coordinating, implementing, and continuously improving health and safety programs and regulatory compliance activities across Texas International Terminals' facilities in line with the company’s core values. This position reports to the Safety Manager.

Responsibilities

• Promote a strong safety culture by maintaining visible field presence and actively engaging employees and contractors on safe work practices.
• Develop, implement, and maintain company safety policies, procedures, and standard operating practices.
• Maintain readiness for regulatory inspections, audits, and agency interactions.
• Conduct routine safety inspections, audits, and hazard assessments across terminal operations.
• Lead investigations of incidents, near misses, and compliance events using root cause analysis methods to determine underlying causes and contributing factors.
• Manage process safety and compliance tracking systems/software, including review of reported incidents, facilitation of weekly incident review meetings, and tracking of open items and corrective actions through completion.
• Develop, assign, track, and verify completion and effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions to ensure sustainable resolution and prevent recurrence.
• Identify operational risks and implement mitigation strategies to reduce incidents and improve safety performance.
• Develop and deliver safety training programs, recurring safety training and onboarding for employees and contractors.
• Monitor key safety and compliance performance indicators and report trends to leadership.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to reduce incidents and strengthen compliance programs.
• Maintain assigned compliance calendars, action item trackers, and program documentation in a complete and current condition.
• Ensure alignment with departmental objectives and company standards and programs.
• Maintain accurate and organized records of incidents, inspections, training activities, and regulatory compliance documentation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Demonstrate visible leadership in safety program across the organization; maintain audit-ready regulatory compliance across all operations; drive measurable improvements in incident rates, training completion, and safety engagement; communicate clearly and effectively with employees, management, regulators, and external stakeholders; proactively identify risks and implement solutions that protect personnel, assets, and operations; lead by example through ethical decision-making, accountability, and operational discipline; accomplish job