Safety Technician

Position Type: Full time, Exempt, Salary

Reports to: Senior EHS Manager

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Location: Fort Worth, TX

Company Summary

Stellar Energy provides custom power augmentation and energy plant solutions for power generation and utilities, liquefied natural gas (LNG), data center, biopharma, and other markets. Stellar Energy’s innovative solutions include turbine inlet air chilling, inlet air conditioning (heating and cooling), evaporative cooling, direct contact air chilling, thermal energy storage, district cooling and central utility plants. The company’s experience spans more than 20 years and stretches across the globe, with offices in the United States, Asia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Job Summary

Stellar Energy is hiring a Safety Technician at each of its Manufacturing facilities in Jacksonville. The Safety Technician will facilitate the development of a strong environmental health and safety culture within our manufacturing plant and implement programs, policies, and assessments to ensure Stellar Energy and its employees meet all legal and regulatory requirements and actively support occupational health and safety guidelines. The Safety Technician is a key leader and a critical component involved in creating a safety and environmentally conscious culture at Stellar Energy.

Essential Functions:

• Lead by example and promote a “zero incidents are possible” and “do what’s right mindset.”
• Assist Safety Specialist and Safety Manager with developing and executing environmental health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal guidelines.
• Assist line and staff management with understanding OSHA regulations and standards, specifically OSHA 29 CFR 1910 General Industry Standards, including guidance and coaching on compliance, inspections, and implementation of best management practices.
• Assist with distribution of environmental health and safety supplies/PPE, and equipment.
• Conduct safety inspections and job observations.
• Monitor manufacturing operations to identify, mitigate and eliminate workplace hazards.
• Identify opportunities to improve employee PPE protection, including new methods or administrative and engineering control changes.
• Assist with OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
• Assist with stormwater management inspections, hazardous materials management, and hazardous waste storage inspections.
• Assist with developing and enforcing policies to establish a culture of health and safety to minimize safety risks.
• Assist with developing and conduct training and presentations for environmental health and safety matters and accident prevention programs.
• Assist with investigating accidents or near misses to identify root causes, prepare necessary reports, and implement corrective action solutions.
• Review SPA’s, JSA’s, and coach, foster and recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities and preventative measures.
• Report on health and safety awareness issues and statistics.
• Assist Safety Specialist with the weekly safety meetings and Safety Committee.
• Update various safety programs (i.e., Avetta, ISNetworld, Veriforce) as needed to maintain compliance with customer guidelines.
• Assist with scheduling and maintaining routine environmental health and safety inspections.
• Assist with preparation for ISO 9001 and other audits.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Competencies

• Willingness to actively participate in implementation of innovative ideas and procedures.
• Analytical problem solving.
• Oral and written communication.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to influence change.

Work Environment

This position may be based in manufacturing facilities which are industrial environments. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, loud noise, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions.

Physical Demands

The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to ten pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Standard days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 1st shift - 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 2nd shift – 2:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Mon through Thursday however this is subject to change due to business needs. Flexibility and willingness to work overtime if needed at either of our two manufacturing facilities on either 1st or 2nd shift is required.

This role is expected to work Saturdays and 2nd shift when necessary.

Travel

Travel between manufacturing facilities may be expected for this position.

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent GED
• 3 or more years of experience working in an industrial, manufacturing or construction environment where environmental health and safety were integrated into daily work responsibilities and company culture (a bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health may be substituted for work experience).
• Valid driver’s license

Preferred Education and Experience

• Less than 3 years in a safety related position.
• Willingness to gain knowledge and experience to achieve certification in Environmental or Safety Management (ASP, CHST, CSP, CEM, CHMM, REM, STS).
• Associates/bachelor’s degree in safety management or related field.

Additional Skills

Work Authorization

Must be authorized to work in USA.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Stellar Energy Americas Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Stellar Energy Americas Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.