Safety Specialist - Temporary Position

Applications due by January 21, 2026

Goodwill of Colorado

Job Description

Pay: $22/hour

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Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8am - 5pm
- temporary position approximately through end of February

This position is eligible for Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act. All employees may also make pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions to our retirement plan - must be 18 years of age to participate.

Please note:
Primary focus while working as a temp employee will be focuses on administrative functions.

The Specialist I, Safety will assist and implement the organizational safety program, ensuring a safe and healthy workplace. The Safety Specialist will be responsible for implementation, continual improvement and day-to-day support of the Goodwill of Colorado Health and Safety Program. Works under the general supervision of the Safety Manager and will work interdependently with other departments within the organization to effectively provide safety support.

This may include communication with outside agencies.

• Ensure compliance with local, State and Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations.
• Assist in conveying details of Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP) and Emergency Action Plans (EAP), and ensuring the plans are adhered to.
• Maintains the organization's Monthly Safety Training program and ensures safety related processes and procedures are adhered to (e.g., Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT) training, Lock out Tag out, Trash Compactor, Injury and Incident reporting etc.)
• Comprehends, conveys, and maintains organizational fire prevention processes, internal Hazcom methodologies and processes, and assesses Safety Data Sheets (SDS) binders to confirm it's up to date.
• Assists the Safety Manager with coordinating CPR/First aid training, Risk Bootcamps, Safety Representative meetings, and other meetings determined by the Risk Director and Safety Manager.
• Performs investigations following injuries, incidents, or allegations of unsafe conditions to identify root causes, contributing factors, establish corrective actions, or confirm the absence of unsafe conditions.
• Perform Job Hazard Analysis to identify risk of injury/accident exposure and counter with preventative measures.
• Perform bi-annual audits at assigned locations to confirm regulatory compliance, identify opportunities for improvement, and support the assigned locations with corrective actions and recommendations to remedy deficiencies. Collaborates with Safety Manager and Site Managers to provide safety materials that aid in injury and incident prevention and call attention to workplace hazards (i.e., signage, equipment, and devices). Effectively files and retains records for assigned locations.
• Assiss the Safety Manager with facilitating monthly Safety Representative meetings and safety related meetings. Reenforces organizational safety training which is distributed on a monthly basis; and includes Active Shooter Training.
• Leads monthly drills and tracks participation of emergency evacuation procedures.

• Completeness, accuracy, and punctuality of reports and other assignments.
• The ability to assist the Organization in meeting or exceeding accreditation standards approved or endorsed by Goodwill Industries International (GII) and CARF.
• Responsibility shown in ensuring all risk management, safety, workers' compensation, loss prevention, and financial information is kept confidential.
• Ability to meet deadlines and respond to special requests.
• Reflect a high standard of integrity.
• The ability to effectively support the Organization and assigned locations with maintaining regulatory compliance (i.e., OSHA, American National Standards Institute (ANSI), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA etc

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• A Bachelor's degree is preferred, may substitute known performance for formal education.

• 2 or more years of qualified experience working in a safety role/capacity.
• Completion of OSHA 10-hour or 30-hour General Industry Outreach Training is preferred

• Excellent written, verbal, and group presentation communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple departments.
• Experience navigating Microsoft Office, Regulatory websites, and interpreting regulations.
• Must be able to clearly communicate with staff and site managers and be able to write in an organized and concise manner.
• Must be available during evening and weekend hours when…