Safety Professional

Harder Mechanical Contractors • North Gateway, AZ

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About The Position

Harder Mechanical is one of the nation’s largest mechanical contractors with an outstanding reputation for working safely, meeting tough schedules, and delivering quality projects. Based in Portland Oregon, we work primarily in the 11-western states with regional offices in Reno, NV; Phoenix, AZ; Richmond, CA; Salt Lake City, UT. As a Project Safety Professional , you will be working in the Advanced Technology market sector (semiconductor manufacturing, renewable energy). This role is responsible for the application of construction safety standards and regulations. Working together with the project management team and field supervision, the Project Safety Professional ensures that all work is completed in a safe manner to avoid risk of injury or harm. Work schedule and hours: 5 days per week, 10 hours a day. Start time is 5:00am. There will also be frequent weekend work, and potential for covering evening shifts. Successful projects do not complete themselves. Our team of curious and passionate people build on Harder's reputation every day through their actions. We offer professional development opportunities, industry-leading benefits, and the chance to work on projects that will change the built environment forever. Find out more at www.harder.com. What you’ll be doing: You will be responsible for the application of construction safety standards and regulations. You will work together with the project management team and field supervision to ensure that all work is completed in a safe manner to avoid risk of injury or harm. Project Safety Professionals at Harder perform the following daily tasks: Provide support in incident prevention, including inspecting job site, equipment, onsite training, investigating, and authoring incident reports, and providing information on safety standards and work techniques Serves as the on-site Competent Person who performs frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment Oversees additional safety professionals assigned to the project Surveys the jobsite and provides advice and guidance to site superintendents and site employees engaged in a full range of construction activities including but not limited to confined space, hazardous energy control, fall protection and scaffolding Investigates all incidents to determine origin, root cause, and contributing factors and assists in the preparation of written evaluation reports concerning findings Carries out safety education activities, promoting safety awareness, conducting daily and weekly Toolbox Talks; providing site specific training courses Consults with technical specialists and program managers about changes in work processes and proposed methods to eliminate unnecessary risks and control hazardous conditions Provides employees and managers the training necessary to recognize hazards and perform their jobs safely and effectively Develops Activity (Job) Hazard Analysis’s for all new major work processes or those processes that have the highest injury/illness rates Conducts Personal Protective Equipment assessments as needed Recommends appropriate measures and methods to correct safety deficiencies noted; Investigates hazardous conditions, practices, equipment, etc., to identify and analyze the nature and severity of hazards and the possible remedial actions (elimination, correction, or protection)

Requirements

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Possess professional qualifications and knowledge of fall protections systems, electrical safety, permit-required confined spaces, excavation trenching and shoring, scaffolding, hazard communication, accident investigation and reporting
• 5+ years of experience
• Experience at a semi-conductor facility
• OSHA 30-hour certification
• Extensive knowledge of the State/Local, OSHA laws and regulations
• Experience providing safety training - orientations, MEWP, forklift, fall protection etc.
• May be required to pass security clearance investigation and applicable substance testing requirements
• OSHA 510 certifications

Nice To Haves

• Additional safety certifications such as CSP, CHST, or OHST

Responsibilities

• Provide support in incident prevention, including inspecting job site, equipment, onsite training, investigating, and authoring incident reports, and providing information on safety standards and work techniques
• Serves as the on-site Competent Person who performs frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment
• Oversees additional safety professionals assigned to the project
• Surveys the jobsite and provides advice and guidance to site superintendents and site employees engaged in a full range of construction activities including but not limited to confined space, hazardous energy control, fall protection and scaffolding
• Investigates all incidents to determine origin, root cause, and contributing factors and assists in the preparation of written evaluation reports concerning findings
• Carries out safety education activities, promoting safety awareness, conducting daily and weekly Toolbox Talks; providing site specific training courses
• Consults with technical specialists and program managers about changes in work processes and proposed methods to eliminate unnecessary risks and control hazardous conditions
• Provides employees and managers the training necessary to recognize hazards and perform their jobs safely and effectively
• Develops Activity (Job) Hazard Analysis’s for all new major work processes or those processes that have the highest injury/illness rates
• Conducts Personal Protective Equipment assessments as needed
• Recommends appropriate measures and methods to correct safety deficiencies noted
• Investigates hazardous conditions, practices, equipment, etc., to identify and analyze the nature and severity of hazards and the possible remedial actions (elimination, correction, or protection)

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits – 100% of employee premiums are paid by the company
• Generous retirement package includes: 10% retirement contribution made by the company and a company match up to 2% of your annual salary
• Profit sharing
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Harder University training and development, as well as other paid professional development opportunities
• Team environment that promotes individual growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees