Specialist, EHS - Environmental Health and Safety
Date: Nov 24, 2025
Location: Heflin, AL, US, 36264
Company: Southwire Company LLC
A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America’s largest wire and cable producers. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, utility products, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment, electrical components, hand tools and jobsite power and lighting solutions. The company also offers digital solutions including contractor planning and utility grid resiliency as well as field services including cable testing, rejuvenation and replacement to support our customers as a value-add partner. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, employee benefits, tuition reimbursement and unlimited growth opportunities. Our more than seven decades of progressive growth can be attributed to our determination to developing innovative systems and solutions, exercising environmental stewardship and enhancing the well-being of the communities in which we work and live. How will you power what’s possible?
Location: Heflin, AL
Job Summary
Designs, develops, implements and oversees the organization's environmental, health and safety programs and procedures to safeguard employees and surrounding communities and to ensure that all facilities are in compliance with regulations | Responsibilities are within the Environmental Health and Safety Function as a generalist or in a combination of Disciplines.
General Summary: We’re looking for a Safety Specialist who prides themselves on their ability to think creatively and provide innovative solutions to complex problems to join our team. Position Overview: Under the direction of the EHS Manager, the Safety Specialist assists with the management of the EHS Management processes, continuous improvement projects, training, and special projects within the facility.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead efforts to enhance hazard recognition, promote injury prevention, drive employee engagement, and improve safe behaviors at the Heflin facility.
• Assist with the development and implementation of organizational Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Programs and Standards.
• Participate in Job Hazard Analysis activities. • Conduct safety audits to ensure compliance with Southwire’s Environmental, Health & Safety Programs, Procedures and Standards along with applicable federal, state, and local laws OHS related rules and regulations.
• Identify actual and potential hazards and provide consultation to eliminate and/or control hazards and manage risk to acceptable levels.
• Assist with the company’s Contractor/Supplier Pre-Qualification Process and related data, which is managed using Avetta, a web-based contractor pre-qualification safety management application.
• Assist with the development of OHS training materials and delivery of OHS Training Classes.
• Conduct and document root cause analysis investigations of all incidents (Near-misses, Injury-Free Events, First Aid/Minor and OSHA Recordable Injuries) and recommend countermeasures/corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence of incidents.
• Drive efforts to achieve and maintain OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).
Required Education & Experience
Qualifications and Experience Requirements
• Bachelor Science (B.S.) Degree in Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) preferred; but will consider candidates with other Bachelor’s Degrees in an Engineering or Science discipline accompanied with relevant job experience.
• Minimum 2 years heavy industrial / Manufacturing safety experience.
• OSHA 30 Hour Safety Course. • Certified Safety Professional (CSP) preferred.
Competencies
Benefits We Offer:
- 401k with Matching
- Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)
- Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
- Long & Short-Term Disability
- Supplemental Insurance Plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Tuition Reimbursement Programs
- Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities
- Parental Leave
- & More
Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Nearest Major Market: Birmingham