xPL Manufacturing Safety Specialist

Description

• Ensure proper pre-planning for activities and tasks for subcontractors and trades. /li>
• Enforce safety program, related policies and procedures, and implement immediate corrective actions in accordance with xPL, Federal, State, and Local regulations and owner requirements. /li>
• Actively participate in reducing Project Incident Rates by meeting or exceeding established goals and manage regulatory exposures to zero citations. /li>
• Administer drug screening program (e.g., pre-employment, post-accident, random, cause) consistent with company and owner’s requirements. /li>
• Conduct safety meetings and issue meeting minutes as directed by supervisor. /li>
• Promote safe work practices and safe working conditions in accordance with company and EH&S policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and project owner contractual requirements. /li>
• Review subcontractor safety programs for completeness and compliance with company and EH&S policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and owner contractual requirements. /li>
• Hold pre-construction planning meeting with subcontractors to review site safety program and job hazard analysis for their scope of work and review risk mitigation plans. /li>
• Educate production project team, including Trade employees, on Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs, policies, and procedures and provide training on safe work practices to encourage and enforce adoption and adherence. /li>
• Contribute to development of overall xPL project safety program. /li>
• Attend Pre-Task Planning (PTP) meetings with xPL Production team to review site safety program and job hazard analysis for their scope of work and review risk mitigation plans. /li>
• Conduct safety audits and recommend corrective action per company policy and work with supervisor to issue reports of violations and/or unsafe practices to production/subcontractors for immediate resolution. /li>
• Maintain log of subcontractors’ toolbox safety meetings held with their staff and provide Safety reports to supervisor as required. /li>
• Build working relationships with production team and subcontractor Safety representatives. /li>
• Create Safety reports for project, analyze metrics, and make recommendations for improvement over baseline. /li>
• Evaluate project safety training needs and make recommendations. /li>

Requirements

• Knowledgeable of general construction and manufacturing operations
• Ability to identify safety related exposures and propose corrective actions
• Completed OSHA 30-hour training and maintain current First Aid/CPR/BBP and AED certifications
• Knowledgeable of safety/environmental principles and techniques
• Able to work to in non-structured environment and flexible to reprioritize responsibilities with management direction
• Analytical thinking, good judgment, and problem-solving skills
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) certification preferred
• Limited travel 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. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee occasionally travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or related field of study, and minimum of 3 years of related construction safety experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Proficient computer and data entry skills, Microsoft Office suite of applications, and collaboration tools
• Exceptional organizational skills with high attention to detail
• Ability to take direction and follow through with commitments
• Professional verbal and written communication skills with effective presentation delivery skills
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and local Environmental Health & Safety regulations
• Demonstrate elements of leadership from within, teamwork, and interpersonal skills to build professional relationships
• Construction Health Safety Technician (CHST) certification required or within two years of appointment

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance