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Senior Safety Specialist
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Robert Half
Calabasas, CA (In Person)
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Description We are looking for an experienced Senior Safety Specialist to support a retail bakery environment in California. This contract opportunity is ideal for a safety specialist who can strengthen workplace safety programs, guide compliance efforts, and partner closely with site leadership to reduce risk. The person in this role will help build a proactive safety culture through training, auditing, incident review, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with site leaders and employees to promote an open, accountable approach to workplace safety and continuous improvement.
- Design, implement, and maintain safety procedures, reporting methods, meeting rhythms, and emergency response practices across the facility.
- Inspect the workplace for potential risks, document findings, and drive corrective actions that protect employees, contractors, and visitors.
- Administer and maintain process safety management documentation and related records to support compliance within the bakery division.
- Lead core safety processes such as hazard reviews, change management activities, incident investigations, behavioral observations, 6S walkthroughs, and follow-up on audit action items.
- Support environmental health and safety programs to align operations with applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements.
- Deliver safety training and coordinate specialized instruction on topics such as confined space, lockout/tagout, and first aid, including vendor scheduling when needed.
- Review contractor activities to confirm work is completed in accordance with company safety expectations, policies, and procedures.
- Conduct safety and environmental audits, analyze incident and trend data, and present recommendations to management to improve performance.
- Chair the Health and Safety Committee, lead monthly meetings, and coach managers on effective policy application and program execution. Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in occupational health and safety, ideally within retail, food production, manufacturing, or a similarly regulated environment.
- Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations, safety audits, and workplace safety standards.
- Experience managing incident investigations, corrective action tracking, and safety compliance documentation.
- Ability to develop and deliver training programs for employees, supervisors, and contractors.
- Demonstrated success partnering with operations and leadership teams to improve safety performance.
- Skilled in identifying hazards, evaluating trends, and recommending practical risk reduction strategies.
- Strong communication, organization, and coaching abilities with a hands-on approach to problem solving.