Safety Specialist Job

Primary location: Macon, Georgia
Relocation offered: No
Employment status: Full-Time
Travel: <10%
Non-compete: No

The estimated base salary range for this role is $75,000 to $100,000 per year.  
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors 

EHS Specialist (Safety)

What You’ll Be Doing

• Partner with manufacturing leaders to ensure a safe, healthy, and environmentally compliant workplace
• Develop and implement safety management systems, includin
• • Hazard identification
  • Risk assessments
  • Mitigation planning
  • Compliance auditing and reporting
• Serve as a safety subject matter expert (SME) on:
• • Capital projects
  • Process improvements
  • Cost reduction initiatives
• Train and educate employees on safety procedures such as:
• • PPE
  • Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
  • Ergonomics
  • Hazardous materials handling
• Lead and support incident investigations, includin
• • Root cause analysis
  • Corrective action planning and execution
• Manage hazardous and residual waste programs
• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives for safety and environmental systems
• Lead hazard identification and risk assessment processes
• Plan and execute process safety mitigation projects
• Ensure all safety documentation and compliance requirements are maintained
• Execute capital projects safely, meeting cost, schedule, and performance targets
• Provide ongoing technical guidance and knowledge sharing across the plant
• Ensure compliance with environmental permits and regulations
• Serve as an on-call safety contact as needed

What’s in It for You

• Opportunity to build and improve safety systems within a large manufacturing facility
• High-impact role with visibility across:
• • Operations
  • Leadership
  • Capital projects
• Hands-on experience in both:
• • Safety program development
  • Real-world plant operations
• Exposure to:
• • Process improvement initiatives
  • Capital project execution
• Ability to grow your expertise as a safety SME
• Opportunity to lead projects and influence change across the facility
• Continuous development through:
• • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Technical problem-solving
  • Process optimization

What Will Make You Successful

Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field OR equivalent experience
• Up to 3 years of relevant experience (entry-level candidates considered)

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of:
• • Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) systems
  • Risk assessments and hazard identification
  • Compliance and safety regulations
• Experience with:
• • Project management and facilitation
  • Process improvement initiatives
• Proficiency in:
• • Microsoft Office
  • Power BI

Soft Skills & Work Style

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to lead and influence across teams
• Strong communication and training abilities
• Proactive, hands-on approach in a manufacturing environment

Why should you join Armstrong World Industries?

Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is an Americas leader in the design and manufacture of innovative interior and exterior architectural applications including ceilings, specialty walls and exterior metal solutions. With approximately $1.4 billion in revenue, AWI has about 3,700 employees and a manufacturing network of 21 facilities in North America.

At home, at work, in healthcare facilities, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall performance, and create beautiful spaces.

For more than 160 years, we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then, and it sets us apart now, along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people we're here to serve - our customers, our shareholders, our communities and our employees.

We are committed to developing new and sustainable architectural solutions, with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live, work, learn, heal and play. It's an exciting, rewarding business to be in, and we're committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. We hope you join us.

Our Sustainability Ambition

"Bringing our Purpose to Life" - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow.
We are committed to:

• Engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce;
• Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet;
• Pursuing sustainable, innovative solutions for spaces where we live, work, learn heal and play;
• Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and
• Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact.

AWI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants receive consideration for positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status