Job Description

Safety & Training Specialist

Stowe, PA

Make a hands-on impact by improving workplace safety and employee training throughout an active precast concrete plant and yard, strengthening the programs and processes that support our team.

Why You'll Love Working with Us

• Hands-On Impact: Strengthen safety and training programs that directly support our employees and daily operations.
• Opportunity to Build: Help develop processes, improve efficiency, and create practical training resources for our team.
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with employees, supervisors, and leadership throughout the plant and office.
• Established Workforce: Join a dependable team where many key employees have built careers spanning decades.
• Connected Culture: Be part of a family-owned company that brings employees together through team events, outings, and monthly activities.

About Us

Universal Concrete Products is a family-owned architectural and structural precast concrete company serving the commercial construction industry since 1967. From our Stowe, PA, facility, we bring office and plant teams together to deliver high-quality precast solutions while maintaining a close-knit, collaborative culture where everyone contributes to getting the job done. The company website confirms Universal was founded in 1967 and specializes in architectural and structural precast for the commercial construction market.

What You'll Do as a Safety & Training Specialist

• Maintain a consistent presence in the plant and yard, conducting safety observations, identifying hazards, and reinforcing safe work practices.
• Conduct routine safety inspections of production areas, equipment, and work activities, communicating concerns and following up on corrective actions.
• Support OSHA compliance while helping develop and improve company safety policies, procedures, and programs.
• Participate in incident and near-miss investigations, documenting contributing factors and recommending corrective actions.
• Lead new-hire safety orientation and ongoing employee safety training.
• Develop onboarding, mentorship, and employee training programs, including first-day and first-week training, ongoing development resources, and hands-on instruction such as blueprint reading.
• Partner with supervisors and management to identify training needs, coordinate training, and track completion requirements.
• Support safety meetings, toolbox talks, emergency preparedness activities, and accurate safety, training, inspection, and compliance records.

Our Ideal Safety & Training Specialist

• Experienced: 3+ years of safety experience in a manufacturing, industrial, construction, precast, or similar environment preferred.
• Hands-On: Comfortable spending approximately 3-4 hours per day in the plant and yard, including exposure to concrete dust, noise, moving machinery, heavy equipment, and varying temperatures. Able to regularly stand, walk, bend, kneel, navigate uneven surfaces and stairs, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Safety-Focused: Experience with OSHA requirements, workplace safety practices, and employee training preferred; OSHA 30 and CPR certification are pluses.
• Communicative: Able to work effectively with employees, supervisors, and management while addressing safety and training needs.
• Organized: Strong documentation and follow-through skills for maintaining safety, training, inspection, and compliance records.
• Tech-Savvy: Comfortable using Microsoft products; Procore and Smartsheet experience are pluses.

What We Offer Our Safety & Training Specialist

• $75,000-$80,000 per year, depending on experience
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k)
• Disability Insurance
• Cell Phone Stipend
• Company Laptop/iPad
• Employee Appreciation Events

To Apply

Safety & Training Specialists, Safety Coordinators, EHS Specialists, and workplace safety professionals with manufacturing, industrial, construction, or precast concrete experience are encouraged to explore this opportunity with Universal Concrete Products.

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REQUIREMENTS

• 3+ years of safety experience in a manufacturing, industrial, construction, precast, or similar environment preferred
• Experience with OSHA requirements, workplace safety practices, and employee training preferred
• Microsoft, Procore, and Smartsheet experience is a plus

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