Safety and Health Specialist

This is an exciting time to join the corporate office of Express Employment International.  In this role, you will collaborate closely with the Underwriting Supervisor & Safety and Health Specialists to coordinate and support safety and health initiatives. You’ll serve as a trusted advisor to franchise locations, providing expert guidance on safety-related matters and handling complex inbound underwriting inquiries, particularly those related to code and rate issues.

You will also lead the development, implementation, and oversight of programs aimed at minimizing risk and ensuring compliance with safety, health, and environmental regulations. Key responsibilities include conducting risk analyses, performing safety audits, delivering training sessions, and ensuring alignment with company policies as well as state and federal regulations. This role plays a critical part in reducing potential losses and fostering a proactive safety culture across the organization through strategic cross-department collaboration.

Express Employment International believes in the value of in-person collaboration to support teamwork, creativity and connection. Employees in this position are expected to work a four (4) day in-office schedule, with the flexibility to work remotely one (1) day each week, based on business and department needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Safety and health programs: Administers safety and health programs through the guidance of the Health & Safety Program Manager incorporating a proactive approach to safety and health, educational training to franchises and reinforcement of implementation at franchise level, sometimes in person on location.
• Underwriting: Administers underwriting activities including taking referral underwriting calls, collecting and organizing information to maintain the risk guidelines for underwriting, and analyzing workers’ compensation coding to determine proper code use and if action is needed.
• Regulatory compliance and communication: Stay updated on relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards related to safety and health. Ensure that the organization remains compliant with all applicable safety regulations. Liaise with regulatory agencies during inspections and audits. Serve as a subject matter expert on safety and health matters during corporate meetings and strategy sessions. Communicate safety initiatives and updates to senior management. Delivers information to franchises and assists with the implementation of any changes.  
• Incident investigation and OSHA reporting: Work with franchises to ensure investigations are conducted into workplace incidents, accidents, and near-misses to determine root causes and confirm preventive measures. Maintain detailed reports of incidents, including documentation of hazard mitigation. Advise franchises of OSHA reporting requirements, including reporting a fatality or severe injury. Collaborate with Legal and Workers Compensation departments on OSHA issues.
• Audits and inspections: Perform regular safety audits and inspections across various departments to ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations. Identify areas for improvement and recommend corrective actions. Monitor the implementation of corrective actions to ensure timely resolution of issues. Conduct safety tour/inspections of client locations based on the loss history of the client and/or upon request. Evaluates personnel placement practices, equipment, machinery, tools, and safety/health standards of client. Assists client staff to understand OSHA regulations and standards. Provides recommendations to achieve necessary improvements/corrective actions.
• Risk assessment and analysis: Audits, investigates, and gathers information and data as may be required for a particular incident, franchise, or client; prepares, maintains, and retrieves reports or documentation. Conduct detailed risk assessments and identify potential loss exposures related to safety, health, and the environment. Reviews non-standard contracts to determine if assignments will meet Express guidelines and for appropriate safety and health language. Analyze incident data to identify trends and develop strategies to prevent future occurrences. Collaborate with management to develop risk management plans tailored to the organization’s needs.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A/B.S) from four-year college or university in Industrial Hygiene/Safety, Occupational Safety and Health, safety engineering or related field; or equivalent work-related experience
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP) preferred
• 1 to 2 or more years of Safety and Health experience in a consultative or practical environment preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS OR ABILITIES

• Excellent organizational, administrative and communication skills
• Professional designations strongly preferred
• Must routinely demonstrate a high degree of integrity, compassion and confidentiality
• Well organized, self-managed and a self-starter
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time

Not sure you meet every requirement? Apply anyway!

At Express, we celebrate what makes you, you. We value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and talents—because we know that’s what makes us stronger together. If you're excited about the role, we’re excited to hear from you.

Express Employment International supports Express Employment Professionals franchises and related brands. The Express franchise brand is an industry-leading, international staffing company with more than 870 franchise locations in the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

Headquartered in Oklahoma City, our corporate team is committed to empowering franchisees by providing world-class support, training, and strategic guidance through a unified global network.

Our mission is to professionally market and provide quality human resource solutions through an international franchising network—benefiting our associates, clients, franchisees, corporate staff, shareholders, and the communities we serve.