Health and Safety Specialist

Compliance Management International • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

The City is seeking a dedicated Health and Safety Specialist with a specialized focus on ergonomics to oversee and advance the citywide health and safety program. This role centers on developing, modifying, implementing and directing a comprehensive occupational safety program for the Office of Risk Management on a citywide basis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in occupational health and safety, environmental science or one of the related physical/biological sciences.
• Minimum of three (3) years of personnel administration or industrial engineering experience, one year of which has involved investigating, analyzing and evaluating program practices, operational or industrial processes and employee injuries as they relate to industrial safety.
• One year of occupational safety administration experience which has been directing an occupational safety program for a large agency or in a small agency with a complex structural safety program.
• Valid Pennsylvania driver’s license (or eligibility to obtain one).
• Must be able to perform physical evaluations, including lifting demonstrations, workstation assessments, and on-site field inspections in varied environments.
• Submission of official transcripts verifying degree conferral.
• Copies of certifications and licenses must be included at the time of application.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the management of state mandated compliance and training programs.
• Safety program/policy/procedure development.
• Facilitate safety related training, in-person and virtual.
• Provide assistance/guidance to departmental safety offices.
• Safety and health programs/project coordination, administration, and oversight.
• The inspection, investigation and analyses of department facilities for compliance to occupational safety standards, polices and procedures.
• Safety surveys, assessments and investigations.
• Risk control needs assessments to identify and minimize exposures.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision coverage
• a 401(k) with company match
• employer-paid life insurance
• short-term and long-term disability coverage
• voluntary life insurance for employees and their families
• generous paid time off
• 9 paid holidays
• annual performance bonuses
• paid training
• educational opportunities
• career development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees