Safety Specialist (4271)

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies to create a more connected world? 

Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities. 

The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns. 

We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career. 

Position Overview 

The Safety Specialist is responsible for supporting and enhancing the safety culture across all departments within the facility, including but not limited to, warehouse operations, administrative spaces, and maintenance areas. This position plays a key role in cultivating a proactive safety culture by working collectively with department personnel to identify hazards, ensure regulatory compliance, and facilitate training. This role primarily focuses on implementing the company’s existing safety programs as well as implementation of customer policies and procedures. The ideal candidate brings a hands-on approach to safety, strong communication skills, and working knowledge of warehousing or logistics environments.

Responsibilities 

• Facility-wide safety specialist ensuring adherence to regulatory (federal, state and local), company, and customer requirements across all functional areas.
• Conduct routine inspections, risk assessments, and participate in third party audits as needed.
• Provide support and monitor completions for existing safety training programs.
• Support logistics and material handling teams in maintaining safe loading, unloading, and stowage procedures.
• Assist with safety metrics, and regulatory documentation.
• Validate warehouse storage safety compliance.
• Establish, monitor, improve, and report key safety metrics with a focus on customer satisfaction.
• Improve warehouse organization / layout to reduce cycle time to receive, pull and ship or issue material.
• Additional duties as directed by Shore Manager and/or EHS Manager.
• Position will require travel to international depots to manage vessel safety issues.

Qualifications 

• 4-year college degree in environmental health and safety, and valid driver’s license (without restriction).
• 2-5 years of experience preferred in implementing OSHA 1910 and EPA compliance requirements, including but not limited to: LOTO, Hazardous Communication, RCRA, Risk Analysis & Assessment, incident and accident investigation, and DOT requirements.
• Forklift operation experience (up to 55k capacity) preferred or willingness to become certified.
• Ability to assess risks across a variety of environments, from industrial workspaces to administrative offices.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills for cross-funct