Safety Representative

HF Sinclair•Woods Cross, UT

About The Position

Conducts high-level health and safety assignments and, depending on the assignment, environmental management assignments for the Department under moderate to minimal supervision. Ensures regulatory compliance and a safe environment for employees, contractors, and the public, and works to prevent accidents, injuries, hazardous conditions, and unsafe actions. The role maintains safety and security equipment, manages employee and contractor training programs, administers contracts for security personnel, manages the in-plant safety store, and addresses safety-sensitive issues in assigned areas. It also oversees site industrial hygiene programs and monitoring and provides occupational and industrial hygiene safety coverage for turnarounds and other special projects as requested. The position may coordinate emergency response teams and annual safety and fire inspections; develop and implement facility health, safety, and security policies and procedures; advise on safety and security matters; maintain OSHA accident records; and support loss-control efforts, compliance assessments, hazard controls, and behavioral safety systems. It may direct or lead employees and contractors from time to time. Work is office- and field-based, with up to 30% travel by land or air. The environment may include petroleum refineries, outdoor settings, chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, rotating equipment, and confined spaces, with exposure to varying temperatures, weather, and road conditions. In some locations, weekend and after-hours call-outs may be required.

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent is required; additional education may be substituted for experience.
Working knowledge of occupational safety and industrial hygiene, and the ability to apply that knowledge.
Special training or certifications in industrial safety, hazard assessment, workers’ compensation, or related areas.
Satisfactory completion of a comprehensive medical physical examination.
Understanding of basic safety practices and application of safety policies and procedures for field activities.
Ability to stand firm on safe work practices when challenged while acting diplomatically.
Effective written and verbal communication skills, advanced reading and writing skills, and ability to perform intermediate mathematical calculations.
Ability to wear personal protective equipment; beards are not permitted.
Ability to meet the role’s physical requirements, including lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds, pushing or pulling up to 15 pounds, and climbing up to 50 feet.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of five years of on-the-job experience; the posting also states eight years of experience working in the refining industry as preferred experience.
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in safety or a related discipline, or equivalent years of experience in lieu of the degree (four years in addition to the experience requirement).

Responsibilities

Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and maintain a safe environment for employees, contractors, and the general public.
Work to minimize accidents and injuries and eliminate hazardous conditions and unsafe actions.
Maintain regulatory compliance materials and Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and issue hot-work and confined-space permits as needed.
Maintain health, safety, and security equipment.
Manage and supervise training programs for employees and contractors; conduct safety training and assist management with training needs.
Act as contract administrator for contract security personnel.
Manage the in-plant safety store.
Maintain close contact with assigned areas to resolve safety-sensitive issues.
Develop technical skills and certifications relevant to assigned safety-compliance areas.
Oversee and execute site industrial hygiene programs and monitoring.
Provide occupational and industrial hygiene safety coverage for turnarounds and other special projects as requested.
Coordinate emergency response teams for an assigned division or location, as applicable.
Coordinate annual safety and fire inspections, as applicable.
Develop and implement facility health, safety, and security policies and procedures, as applicable.
Provide consultation and recommendations on safety and security issues, as applicable.
Maintain required OSHA accident records, as applicable.
Provide general safety support for an assigned division or location, as applicable.
Oversee and survey compliance with safety policies and procedures, and develop and implement procedures for compliance with OSHA, DOT, and other relevant regulations, as applicable.
Assist field management with loss-control efforts, including hazard assessment and control, compliance assessments, and behavioral safety systems, as applicable.
Perform other special assignments or tasks assigned by the supervisor.