General Overview: The Safety Coordinator provides comprehensive safety and health knowledge to support all operations in their assigned area. This includes providing program direction, guidance to management and various personnel on implementing Health & Safety (H&S) Programs, and promoting continuous safety improvement; Providing support and assistance for other H&S needs throughout the company, including safety audits and inspections, record-keeping, equipment inspections, safety performance tracking and reporting, safety and health training, incident and accident investigation and tracking, and program development, among other responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
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Ensures that Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes and acting safely at all times.
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Work closely with various managers and other personnel within the region to address health and safety issues and drive the implementation of Health & Safety programs.
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Audit performance and compliance with policies, programs, and procedures.
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Assist in the development and review of safety and health programs.
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Identify new health and safety program needs or changes to existing programs.
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Advise and represent the Company during regulatory actions.
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Review and develop work and site plans.
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Conduct on-site health and safety audits and inspections.
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Complete and submit, within negotiated timeframes, projects assigned by Health and Safety Department Managers, and assist operations in project H&S planning.
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Review and assist in the preparation of safety work plans, site-specific safety and health plans, and Operations and Safety Evaluation checklists.
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Manage employee safety training programs; Participate in Corporate Health and Safety Program development and implementation; Conduct training of employees.
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Attend operations meetings to review health & safety concerns and issues; Serve as a member of the Health & Safety Committee(s); Conduct Safety Meetings on topics designed to promote a better understanding of company policies, programs, procedures or general health and safety; Participate as a technical member on Health and Safety Committee and assists in driving completion of meetings; Participate on Corporate Technical Committee.
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Provide technical support to identify health and safety hazards, program needs.
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Conduct site surveys to ensure compliance with Corporate Health and Safety policies, programs, procedures and guidelines, and proper work practices needed to maintain a safe and healthful operation and work site.
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Assure that safety permits and required paperwork are complete.
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Review the Operations Safety Evaluation Checklist as appropriate.
Other Requirements:
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3+ years experience working full-time as a Health & Safety professional.
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Excellent knowledge of Federal and State safety and health regulations.
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Good communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
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Ability to manage multiple tasks.
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Ability to travel to sites.
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Ability to work and make decisions independently.
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Ability to anticipate and formulate a variety of solutions to health & safety issues.
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Ability to proactively identify safety and health issues and concerns.
Mental and Physical Requirements:
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Able to read, speak and write English.
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Employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; climb up and down stairs.
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talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; bending or stooping; squatting or crouching; kneeling; pushing or pulling; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 25 pounds.
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Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
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Minimal safety hazards; general office working conditions.
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Able to wear common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, (FRC) gloves, hearing protection and hard hats when needed.
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Able to work under stressful conditions at times.
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Strong work ethics of integrity and honesty striving for excellence in all activities employing accompanying communication.
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Dependability, reliability, fulfilling responsibilities.
This job description should not be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities or as an employment agreement between the employer and employee. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification and is subject to change as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. Any essential functions of this position will be evaluated as necessary should an employee/applicant be unable to perform the functions or requirements due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the employee/applicant when possible.