Construction Safety Manager

Safety Manager

DeBra-Kuempel Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc. EMCOR is the world's leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction and facilities services, including planning, consulting, and operations and maintenance. DeBra-Kuempel combines the expertise of two of the tri-state's oldest and most innovative companies, providing mechanical and electrical services to Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Evansville, Lexington, Louisville, Eastern Kentucky and the surrounding areas.

DeBra-Kuempel is seeking to fill a Safety Manager position in our Kentucky locations (Louisville OR Lexington). The Safety Manager is responsible for supporting and assisting company personnel with jobsite safety at our Ashland, Lexington, Louisville, and Paintsville locations. This Safety Manager will report mainly to our Louisville and Lexington offices. This position will provide safety leadership in training and educating new hires, current employees, and company supervisors regarding hazard recognition and avoidance and performing job site visits/audits to verify that safety measures are consistently implemented company wide. The ideal candidate will make recommendations to the Safety Director regarding updates to company safety policies, conducting accident investigations, holding pre-job site safety meetings to determine potential safety risks and assist in the pre-planning process of future projects.

To best meet the needs of our Organization and Customers, the ideal candidate will meet the following qualifications:

• Provide leadership in developing safety policies, procedures, and practices that prevent accidents and ensure compliance with Local, State, and Federal rules and regulations including OSHA, IOSHA, MSHA, DOT, NFPA, and EPA.
• Stay current on all legal changes and updates.
• Maintain, promote, and enforce project site safety in accordance with Company, State, and Federal policies and procedures.
• Monitor jobsite locations for hazards and safety concerns. Take necessary measures to correct/eliminate hazards.
• Provide support to Project Managers, Foreman, and Field employees to ensure each construction site is conducting operations in a safe manner for the protection of the employees, clients, and subcontractors.
• Provide recommendations and assistance with respect to job site hazards, employee training, new/safe equipment operation, and safe material or substance utilization.
• Ensure new employees receive Safety Orientation prior to beginning work.
• Advise Safety Director on safety compliance concerns and preventative actions.
• Provide training for employees in safe work practices and necessary training per job functions and jobsite requirements.
• Lead Safety Committee Meetings quarterly.
• Maintain Safety files and records.
• Ensure all offices and sites have the proper PPE and safety equipment.
• Perform safety inspections and prepare written reports of findings and recommendations for corrective or preventive measures where indicated; follow up to ensure measures have been implemented.
• Conduct accident investigation and prepare reports identifying possible accident causes and hazards; submit report to Safety Director in a timely manner.
• Assist in the evaluation and upgrading of Safety Programs.

To perform this job successfully, the ideal candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Minimum of five (5) years Field Safety Management experience, preferably in Construction MEP Industry.
• Strong knowledge of all applicable OSHA, DOT, NFPA, and EPA regulations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of fundamentals of Construction Safety, Accident Prevention, Occupational Injury, Human Factors, Industry Safety Criteria, Risk Management, and Incident Investigation techniques and methods.
• Must be able to lead and communicate effectively with Field employees, Subcontractors, Supervisors/Foremen, Project Managers, and Client Representatives.
• Be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Detail-Oriented with the ability to multi-task.

Bachelor's Degree in a Safety related field is preferred, but not required. 30 Hour OSHA Certification required. OSHA Outreach Trainer may be required for some jobsite locations.

DeBra-Kuempel, Inc. strives to ensure we keep our Core Values at the center of everything we do, every action we take, and every decision we make. The requirements listed below are representative of our Core Values and characteristics sought to perform this role successfully:

• CUSTOMER SERVICE - We assure a quality response in a timely manner for both internal and external customers.
• DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE - Our team offers clients the highest level of understanding of mechanical and electrical systems.
• SOLUTIONS BASED - Our team identifies issues and focuses on solutions while mitigating down time.
• DO THE RIGHT THING - Our team demonstrates integrity in everything we do.
• ENTREPRENEURIAL/PASSIONATE - Our team strives to enhance and grow our customer base, both internally and externally, by leveraging all our assets.

This position may require up to 50% travel to Ashland, Lexington, Louisville, and Paintsville to train new hires, attend meetings, etc.

Must have the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English, cooperate and collaborate with multiple levels of customer, employees, unions, government agencies, vendors and suppliers, and other contractor organizations.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee should expect to sit for long periods in front of a computer and travel to field locations as needed. While visiting field locations, the employee may be required to work outdoors, be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical and electrical parts; high, precarious places; dust, fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions, extended exposure to sunlight; cold and heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to enter customer facilities and adhere to individual safety protocols of customer locations. The employee is regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds, including a ladder. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to commute to field locations. The employee must have the ability to navigate around job sites and be an approved driver per company Fleet and Driver policy.