Safety Representative

Republic Services • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY: The Safety Representative provides support to one or more divisions to successfully instill a safety sensitive culture into local operations by interpreting Company policies, and federal and state regulations and guidelines, and implementing safety programs that specifically target and encourage proactive and sustainable safety sensitive behaviors.

Requirements

• Prior experience in an OSHA regulated environment.
• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience is a safety related position.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Ensures operations management conducts regularly scheduled safety meetings with drivers, shop employees, landfill employees, office employees, and management regarding safe driving, operating and working principles.
• Coordinates and participates in accident investigations and follow-up accident reporting for the division.
• Recommends post-accident and post-incident corrective action.
• Ensures driver evaluations and re-evaluations are conducted in accordance with company standards.
• Administers and / or monitor drug testing policy to ensure it meets pre-employment, random and post-accident/post-injury testing requirements, and regulatory and company standards.
• Ensures division managers and supervisors are properly trained in health and safety regulatory requirements.
• Ensures all accident registers and files, safety and workers compensation records and driver certification files are maintained according to federal and state requirements, and Company policy by regularly inspecting files.
• Conducts and records employee observations, premise and shop inspections, landfill / transfer station / Recycling Centers equipment inspections and periodic vehicle safety inspections.
• Conducts site visits to confirm ineffective documentation of records and where evident, takes action to correct the maintenance of such records.
• Participates in the investigation of serious accidents / injuries.
• Provides accident data, and accident reduction goals to division management.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee discount programs.
• 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Benefits https://jobs.republicservices.com/us/en/about-us/benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED