Safety Coordinator

Southland Industries•Houston, TX

48d•Onsite

About The Position

This role supports a safe work environment by conducting inspections, documenting incidents, and coordinating safety programs and training. The Safety Coordinator tours and inspects smaller, less-complex job sites to ensure compliance with company, state, and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations, reporting concerns to safety management. This role ensures health and safety standards are met by coordinating, promoting, and conducting various programs and activities related to the safety management system. The Safety Coordinator documents safety inspections, citing dangerous areas/procedures and recommending corrective procedures, and provides recommendations for correcting non-compliance issues, ensuring cited issues are corrected within the designated timeframe. They maintain all site-required documentation related to safety issues, including accident reports, inspection reports, and training logs, and review daily job hazard logs, taking action as required. The Safety Coordinator provides emergency responses to employees as needed, documents information for the investigation of accidents and injuries, and submits data to regulatory agencies as required. Additionally, this role serves as a mentor to less-experienced Safety employees, assists with the development of training materials, and coordinates and facilitates employee training as necessary.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Health or Environmental Applied Sciences or related discipline, or equivalent education, training and/or experience
1+ years of relevant experience
Solid working knowledge of health and safety management systems; OSHA CFR 1926 standards or the state construction safety regulations
Solid verbal and written communication skills
Solid problem solving skills
Solid customer service and organizational skills
Solid computer skills-experience with Microsoft Office suite and ability to access OSHA information via the internet
Solid knowledge of safety operating processes and procedures

Nice To Haves

CPR and First Aid certification
OSHA 500/CHST/ASP certification
OSHA 10hr, OSHA 30hr, OSHA 40hr training

Responsibilities

Tours and inspects smaller, less-complex job sites to ensure compliance with company, state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations.
Reports concerns to safety management.
Ensures health and safety standards are met by coordinating, promoting and conducting various programs and activities related to the safety management system.
Documents safety inspections, citing dangerous areas/procedures and recommending corrective procedures.
Provides recommendations for correcting non-compliance issues.
Ensures cited issues are corrected within designated timeframe.
Maintains all site required documentation related to safety issues, including accident reports, inspection reports and training logs.
Reviews daily job hazard logs and takes action as required.
Provides emergency responses to employees as needed.
Documents information for the investigation of accidents and injuries and submits data to regulatory agencies as required.
Serves as mentor to less-experienced Safety employees.
Assists with development of training materials and coordinates and facilitates employee training as necessary.

Benefits

401(k) plan with 50% company match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid for employee)
Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
Disability income protection insurance
Pre-tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
Paid parental leave
Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
Training/professional development opportunities
Company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
Wellness benefits