xPL Manufacturing Safety Specialist

Turner Construction • Decatur, AL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Provide training to manufacturing xPL project team for safe work practices to educate and enforce adherence to Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs, policies and procedures. Identify, eliminate, and control hazardous conditions on project that may lead to injury and/or property damage.

Requirements

• 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
• Construction Health Safety Technician (CHST) certification required or within two years of appointment
• Completed OSHA 30-hour training and maintain current First Aid/CPR/BBP and AED certifications
• Knowledgeable of safety/environmental principles and techniques
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and local Environmental Health & Safety regulations
• Knowledgeable of general construction and manufacturing operations
• Ability to identify safety related exposures and propose corrective actions
• Demonstrate elements of leadership from within, teamwork, and interpersonal skills to build professional relationships
• Professional verbal and written communication skills with effective presentation delivery skills
• Ability to take direction and follow through with commitments
• Exceptional organizational skills with high attention to detail
• Analytical thinking, good judgment, and problem-solving skills
• Able to work to in non-structured environment and flexible to reprioritize responsibilities with management direction
• Proficient computer and data entry skills, Microsoft Office suite of applications, and collaboration tools

Nice To Haves

• Associate Safety Professional (SAP) or Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) certification preferred

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Build working relationships with production team and subcontractor Safety representatives.
• Contribute to development of overall xPL project safety program.
• Enforce safety program, related policies and procedures, and implement immediate corrective actions in accordance with xPL, Federal, State, and Local regulations and owner requirements.
• Ensure proper pre-planning for activities and tasks for subcontractors and trades.
• Review subcontractor safety programs for completeness and compliance with company and EH&S policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and owner contractual requirements.
• 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.
• 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.
• Create Safety reports for project, analyze metrics, and make recommendations for improvement over baseline.
• Conduct safety meetings and issue meeting minutes as directed by supervisor.
• Maintain log of subcontractors’ toolbox safety meetings held with their staff and provide Safety reports to supervisor as required.
• 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.
• Evaluate project safety training needs and make recommendations.
• Actively participate in reducing Project Incident Rates by meeting or exceeding established goals and manage regulatory exposures to zero citations.
• Administer drug screening program (e.g., pre-employment, post-accident, random, cause) consistent with company and owner’s requirements.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level