Health and Safety Specialist

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Are you ready to help build a safety culture from the ground up?

DP World is seeking a driven and hands-on Health and Safety Specialist to join our startup leadership team in Commerce, GA. This is a rare opportunity to have direct input from Day 1 in shaping the safety culture, programs, training, and operational standards for a large-scale, high-volume warehouse operation.We are looking for a safety professional who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys building processes, and wants to make a visible impact within a growing operation.

What You’ll Do

As the Safety Specialist, you will play a key role in establishing and supporting a proactive safety culture focused on employee engagement, compliance, prevention, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with Operations leadership to establish and maintain a strong safety-first culture from startup through steady-state operations

Conduct safety audits, inspections, and risk assessments throughout the warehouse operation

Assist in the development and implementation of site-specific safety programs, SOPs, training materials, and compliance initiatives

Support incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and injury prevention strategies

Monitor compliance with OSHA regulations, company policies, and customer safety requirements

Conduct safety orientations, training sessions, toolbox talks, and ongoing employee coaching

Track and analyze safety KPIs, trends, and audit findings to drive continuous improvement initiatives

Partner closely with HR, Operations, Quality, and leadership teams to address safety concerns and operational risks

Assist with workers’ compensation processes, return-to-work coordination, and injury case management

Participate in startup readiness activities including process development, warehouse layout reviews, equipment safety evaluations, and operational ramp-up planning

Support employee engagement initiatives that promote safety awareness and accountability across all shifts

What We’re Looking For

Experience supporting safety programs within warehouse, logistics, manufacturing, fulfillment, or distribution operations

Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations, warehouse safety practices, and incident investigation processes

Experience conducting safety audits, training, and corrective action follow-up

Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills

Ability to build positive working relationships across all levels of the operation

Comfortable working in a highly visible onsite role within a fast-paced 24/7 environment

Startup, high-growth, or peak season operational experience preferred

Physical Requirements

Ability to walk the warehouse floor for extended periods of time

Ability to stand, bend, stoop, climb stairs, and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds

Ability to work in a warehouse environment that may include varying temperatures, equipment noise, and operational activity

Ability to work flexible schedules as business needs require, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and peak operational periods

Why DP World?

At DP World, we are transforming the future of global logistics and supply chain operations. We offer leaders and specialists the opportunity to make an immediate impact, build high-performing teams, and grow within a rapidly expanding global organization.

This is more than a Safety role — it is an opportunity to help shape the culture, influence operational excellence, and build something meaningful from the very beginning.

If you are energized by startup environments, operational challenges, and the opportunity to have a voice from Day 1, we want to hear from you.

About the Role

About the Role

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between allnations and cultures– not just in what we do but also in how we behave.

We arededicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, andempowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion anddiversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, andsocieties. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we canchange what’s possible.

The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.