Corporate Safety Specialist (Baton Rouge, LA)

We take great strides to ensure our employees have the resources to live well, be healthy, continue learning, develop skills, grow professionally and serve our local communities. We invite you to apply for a career with us.

Residency in or relocation to Louisiana is preferred for all positions.

POSITION PURPOSE

The Corporate Safety Specialist is responsible for executing and advancing the organization’s corporate safety program across multiple locations within an enterprise office environment. This role conducts risk assessments, leads safety initiatives, drives corrective actions, supports incident investigations, and ensures consistent application of safety practices, procedures, and expectations across assigned sites.  The position partners closely with internal and external stakeholders to reduce risk, strengthen compliance, and promote a proactive safety culture.  Complies with all laws and regulations associated with duties and responsibilities.

NATURE AND SCOPE

• This role does not manage people

• This role reports to:  Divisional Leadership

• Necessary Contacts: Candidate must work cross-functionally with internal and external customers to include all levels of BCBSLA employees & management, consultants, vendors, industry peers.

• Operates with a moderate level of independence in planning and carrying out responsibilities

• Must travel to all sites as needed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in safety, emergency management, risk management, business administration, or related field required.

• Four years of related experience may be used in lieu of a degree

Work Experience

• 3 years of experience in corporate safety, workplace safety, compliance, or related field

• Experience conducting risk assessments, supporting investigations, and delivering training.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

• Ability to independently manage assignments and follow through on deliverables

• Strong communication and influencing skills across all levels of the organization

• Ability to balance competing priorities across multiple sites

• High attention to detail and documentation accuracy

• Ability to build trust and work effectively in a cross functional environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working across multiple sites or supporting enterprise operations strongly preferred.

• Preferred certifications include Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP)

• SHA General Industry training and other equivalent safety credentials preferred.

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Execute corporate safety programs, policies, and initiatives across multiple locations and ensure consistent application of safety standards, practices, and expectations across assigned sites while identifying gaps and driving improvements in workplace safety performance, including leading assigned safety initiatives and projects across the enterprise

• Conduct facility level safety risk assessments across office environments and workplace operations, identify hazards and potential risks, develop and communicate mitigation strategies, and track corrective actions through to completion

• Respond to and support workplace safety incidents across assigned locations, lead or participate in root cause analysis for incidents and near misses, recommend corrective and preventative actions, and ensure accurate documentation and reporting

• Develop and deliver safety training, awareness campaigns, and targeted communications while reinforcing safe work practices, promoting employee engagement, and partnering with leadership to support continuous improvement in safety culture

• Maintain working knowledge of applicable regulations, standards, and internal policies, monitor compliance with corporate safety requirements, support updates to safety procedures and documentation, and communicate regulatory or policy changes to stakeholders

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal partners and external stakeholders, serve as a safety subject matter resource, coordinate with outside agencies as needed, and develop and maintain accurate records and reporting while analyzing trends and providing insights to support risk reduction efforts

• Travel required

Additional Accountabilities and Essential Functions
The Physical Demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the Accountabilities and Essential Functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned, within your scope of responsibilities.

• Job duties are performed in a normal and clean office environment with normal noise levels.

• Work is predominately done while standing or sitting.

• The ability to comprehend, document, calculate, visualize, and analyze are required.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Additional Information

Please be sure to monitor your email frequently for communications you may receive during the recruiting process. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those most qualified will be contacted. To monitor the status of your application, please visit the "My Applications" section in the Candidate Home section of your Workday account. 

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, please contact [email protected] for assistance.

In support of our mission to improve the health and lives of Louisianians, we encourage the good health of its employees and visitors. We want to ensure that our employees have a work environment that will optimize personal health and well-being. Due to the acknowledged hazards from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, and in order to promote good health, our company properties are smoke and tobacco free. 

We perform background and pre-employment drug screening after an offer has been extended and prior to hire for all positions. As part of this process records may be verified and information checked with agencies including but not limited to the Social Security Administration, criminal courts, federal, state, and county repositories of criminal records, Department of Motor Vehicles and credit bureaus. Pursuant with sec 1033 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, individuals who have been convicted of a felony crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust are prohibited from working in the insurance industry unless they obtain written consent from their state insurance commissioner.

Additionally, we are a Drug Free Workplace. A pre-employment drug screen will be required and any offer is contingent upon satisfactory drug testing results.