Safety Consultant
About The Position
The Safety Consultant conducts multiple medium-to-large critical projects and programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local safety and health statutes and regulations. The role recognizes and monitors workplace safety hazards and recommends corrective actions through audits, ergonomic assessments, and interventions, with a focus on compliance with OSHA and other regulatory agencies. The consultant provides technical safety services to internal customers, supports safety committees, employees, and management, and helps business units evaluate hazard controls and regulatory compliance. The position also develops and delivers safety training, monitors regulatory changes, and works with site management and contractors to promote consistent safe-work expectations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- At least 3 years of work experience in the safety field.
- Recognized safety certification required.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP).
Responsibilities
- Provide technical safety consulting to internal customers, including hazard identification, accident investigation, audits, ergonomic assessments, and review of accident history to recommend ways to minimize employee injuries and illnesses.
- Conduct work-site and crew observations to identify safety excellence and hazards.
- Conduct annual safety audits and focused self-assessments to evaluate hazard controls and programs, and provide business unit management with feedback on regulatory compliance.
- Consult with local safety committees, employees, and management; assist with safety program development and direction; and audit program results.
- Monitor and interpret federal, state, and local safety and health regulations affecting business units, and recommend compliance options consistent with safety policies and programs.
- Develop training lesson-plan content and provide regulatory compliance training, including new-hire safety orientations and annual OSHA-required training.
- Maintain professional expertise by attending development conferences and seminars, maintaining professional certifications, and participating in task force committees related to regulatory compliance or continuous improvement.
- Serve as a resource to management and employees regarding current safety regulations and their interpretation and compliance.
- Engage and influence management to develop safety responsibility and leadership at their locations.
- Assist site management with contractor safety questions and compliance paperwork.
- Work with contractor safety consultants during overhauls and projects to align safe-work expectations for work teams.
Benefits
- Annual Incentive Program
- Medical/Pharmacy Plan
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account (if enrolled in an eligible health plan)
- Limited-Purpose Flexible Spending Account (if enrolled in an eligible health plan and HSA)
- Transportation Reimbursement Account
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in an eligible health plan)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Transit programs
- Employee recognition program
- Pension
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Volunteer Paid Time Off
- Parental Leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
