Safety Compliance Officer – Occupational Safety Specialist 2

Oregon Department of Human Services

Safety Compliance Officer ensuring safe working conditions and compliance with regulations for Oregon's workforce. Conducting evaluations, investigations, and training to improve workplace safety.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeTigard • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $5,458 - $8,352 per monthWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct safety evaluations, analysis, and accident investigations of a broad range of Oregon workplaces
Take enforcement action for the purpose of controlling and eliminating workplace hazards and ensuring compliance with the Oregon Safe Employment Act
Provide training and serve as a technical resource

Requirements

What you’ll need

One year of experience performing duties of an industrial safety representative or safety officer OR
A bachelor's degree in industrial safety or occupational safety and health OR
An associate degree in industrial safety or occupational safety and health and two years of industrial safety or regulatory enforcement program experience OR
Four years of industrial safety or regulatory enforcement program experience.
Strong technical occupational safety program knowledge
Outstanding professional communication skills, including verbal and written skills
Strong problem solving skills, including the ability to assist other staff with solving problems
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups
Demonstrated skill applying specific well defined rules and procedures to work performance
Demonstrated team player skills, including the willingness to collaborate, share information, and contribute to the team's success
Experience making decisions independently
Preference may be given to candidates who can demonstrate the ability to read, write, and speak Spanish fluently
Preference may be given to candidates who have experience in residential and commercial construction such as but not limited to, site preparation, excavation, earthwork/grading, concrete work, structural framing, electrical, steel erection, operation of cranes and/or derricks, heavy equipment operation, traffic control, and/or project management
Preference may be given to candidates who have experience in the cable timber harvesting (logging) industry such as but not limited to manual feller, choker setter, rigging slinger, chaser, hook tender, yarder engineer/operator, processor operator, and/or side rod
Preference may be given to candidates who have experience in the mechanical timber harvesting (logging) industry such as feller buncher operator, skidder operator, forwarder operator, processor / loader operator, and/or tethered logging equipment operator

Benefits

Comp & perks

Rewarding work in a productive and creative environment
Colleagues who are passionate about public service
Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, and a competitive benefits package
Advancement and learning opportunities that will help grow your career with the State of Oregon
Possible eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

industrial safetyoccupational safety and healthregulatory enforcementsafety evaluationsaccident investigationsworkplace hazard controltechnical resource trainingproject managementheavy equipment operationtraffic control

Soft Skills

professional communicationproblem solvingcollaborationteam playerindependent decision making