Safety Facilitator I

Zachry Group•Freeport, TX

18h

About The Position

The Safety Representative work closely in a productive manner with “Line Management”. Communicating guidelines and established procedures without losing the realization that certain variances will be called upon. Ability to identify clear facts to allow and/or assist the Safety Support Team members to evaluate unusual situations is critical. Building strong relationships with the Operations Team is paramount in supporting success as a safety representative.

Requirements

Current or previous Zachry/JVIC employee.
Holds certification (training) in one or all of the following: OSHA 10, OSHA 30, OSHA, confined space (competent person), excavation (competent person), NCCER Field Safety, NCCER Safety Technology, and/or BCSP’s certification
Employees will be required to adhere to large amounts of standing, walking, bending, squatting, and lifting.
Will talk and hear to communicate.
Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, and pull objects, materials, controls, and tools.
May be required to lift, carry, and move up to 50 lbs.
Will work at heights, climb ladders and stairways, work off of platforms and man lifts, and may occasionally work out on an open structure using the appropriate fall protection requirements.
Must have good visual acuity and depth perception.
Must be able to work outside in the changing weather conditions including the heat, cold, rain, snow, and wind.
Will be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to a hard hat, safety glasses/goggles, ear plugs/muffs, masks/respirators, safety vests, gloves, and leather work boots.

Responsibilities

Observe the working conditions of the job site to ensure safe work condition exist.
Take corrective action when unsafe conditions exist.
These actions include but not limited to immediate correction, isolating and restricting the areas access until corrected, stopping all work as needed until condition is corrected, and reporting conditions to appropriate supervisor along with recommended action.
Observe behavior and actions of site workforce for unsafe acts, and taking immediate action to correct actions before an incident or accident occurs.
Report all observations of unsafe conditions and acts verbally and written to management.
Assist site workforce in planning work to be performed in regard to considering the safety aspects of the work.
Assist site supervision in regard to safety briefs or safety task assignments (STA’s).
This includes assisting in performing, reviewing, and guiding supervisors in providing efficient and effective briefs or STA’s
Respond to incidents and accidents providing emergency aid support as needed and ensuring that all unsafe acts or conditions have been corrected to eliminate any further incidents or accidents.
Assist in issuing and inspecting personal protection equipment (PPE).
Assist in performing investigations on safety incidents or accidents.
Trained to administer first aid to employees with minor injuries.
Assist in case management of employees injured on the job.