Safety Specialist

Safety Specialist

The Safety Specialist is focused on maintaining the safest possible workplace and OSHA Compliance. The Safety Specialist will be hands-on and interact with Operations Personnel to implement and manage a proactive, behavior-based approach to Health and Safety, with a strong emphasis on Personal Responsibility, Incident Prevention, and a Management Systems approach to compliance; perform Health and Safety determinations, compliance audits, and risk assessments to ensure effective and sustainable implementation of Regulatory and Company requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Conduct audits, hazard analysis of project operations, and assists in updating and maintaining company safety manual.
• May provide training for New Hire Orientation, CPR/First Aid, OSHA 10, Competent Person and Asbestos.
• Responsibilities are focused on maintaining the safest possible workplace and OSHA Compliance.
• Hands-on and interact with our field personnel and management team daily.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, laws, standards, policies and/or procedures.
• Track employee development and On The Job Training (OJT) to ensure employees are learning the skills to perform their jobs safely and effectively.
• Work with personnel to assure safe placement and job assignment.
• Foster a team environment when advising on needed corrections.
• Cultivate positive and productive working relationships with customer representatives to ensure they are satisfied with our safe work practices and procedures, and work with crews to correct any issues that arise.
• Develop and deliver training to support needs of business; maintain all training documentation, including initial and refresher training records, outlines of training, training schedules, etc.
• Promote and champion corporate training systems and services with a deep commitment to safety and quality.
• Evaluate and maintain inspection and testing reports.
• Assist in the process, maintenance and recordkeeping of incidents.
• Prepare, schedule, and conduct regular QA/QC crew audits
• Assist with OQ Training/Evaluating when needed.
• Maintain and develop gas distribution, pipeline, and underground safety knowledge.
• Must be willing to travel throughout the United States.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must have a minimum of 5-10 years safety experience and the OSHA 500, or other accredited safety certification i.e. CSP, ASP, OHS, CHST, CSST, CSHO. Or a minimum of 3 years of verifiable experience and/or a Bachelor's degree in a Safety related curriculum.
• Strong presentation skills leading regular Safety Meetings and other trainings.
• Familiarity with quality assurance audits in the natural gas and public utility industry
• Ability to identify and record proper and improper practices on a natural gas job site per audit metrics.
• Provide technical assistance with the investigation of accidents, incidents, injuries, and/or illnesses.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating and communicating information across company and department lines.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands/fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical equipment and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. This position is performed in outside weather conditions.

Competencies:

• Emphasis on Safety
• Self-Motivated
• Team-Oriented
• Customer Oriented
• Trust worthy
• Commitment
• Professionalism demonstrated through unwavering reliability and punctuality
• Good appearance and attitudes
• High productivity work ethics
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Receptive to constructive instruction/coaching
• Multi task on multiple jobs at the same time
• Must be able to follow Company safety rules and all other Company policies.

POWER Contracting is an Equal Opportunity Employer

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as requested to meet the ongoing needs of the organization