Warehouse Safety Specialist-Bilingual Preferred

About the role

Act as the subject-matter expert for safety and compliance within warehouse operations. Promote a positive safety culture and safe behavior while complying with Uniuni EHS requirements and maintaining a safe work environment.

Responsibilities

• Understand and interpret OSHA and other health and safety regulations.
• Implement warehouse EHS policies and procedures aligned across the region.
• Conduct incident investigations and root-cause analysis; create and implement corrective and preventive actions to avoid recurrence.
• Follow record-keeping requirements.
• Conduct risk assessments related to jobs performed and new equipment; recommend appropriate risk mitigation measures to management.
• Perform OSHA compliance audits and EHS inspections.
• Deliver safety training programs (e.g., forklift, ergonomics, PPE, fire drills).
• Coach employees on observed unsafe behavior.
• Maintain and analyze safety performance metrics (incident rate, lost time, near misses).
• Interface with external inspectors and insurance departments along with OSHA and other regulatory agencies.

Requirements

• OSHA 30-Hour Certification (required).
• 2–3 years of experience in safety, EHS, or related fields.
• Bachelor’s degree in public health or other related field with knowledge of federal and state safety regulations (ability to stay updated on changes).
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Able to travel up to 50% of work time.
• Strong hands-on skills and operational understanding of warehouse safety practices.
• Demonstrated consistency in delivering safety programs and results.
• Able to keep accurate and detailed injury and illness prevention and health and safety inspection records by following OSHA record-keeping requirements.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, including with operations, HR, compliance, and insurance departments.
• Excellent communication, training, and analytical skills.
• Excellent personal engagement skills and able to work with employees of different levels and education backgrounds.
• Bilingual in English and Mandarin is strongly preferred.