Safety Representative - Austin Industrial (Channelview, TX)
About The Position
Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Responsibilities include executing the site safety program on an assigned project. Educates and trains Austin project staff in safety requirements, and best practices in incident prevention. Ensures compliance with company and customer safety policies. Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
- 4 years of maintenance and construction safety experience.
- A valid Driver’s License, TWIC Card, and CSST/NCCER.
- Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties.
- Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces.
- Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.
- Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
- Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards.
- Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.
- Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.
Responsibilities
- Build working relationships with customer representatives, project staff, and subcontractor safety representatives.
- Assist in creating accurate safety reports and accident investigation documents.
- Assist in staff safety training and subcontractor development.
- Represent the company positively and professionally with the customer and subcontractors.
- Create and facilitate safety training and orientations aligned with project specifics and schedules.
- Participate in safety organizations outside of the company and in assigned region.
- Ensure compliance with the company’s current safety manual, policies, and expectations.
- Majority of time spent in the field observing work, coaching, auditing, and engaging craft employee-owners.
- Help project supervision resolve safety problems and issues in the field.
- Fill in for site HSE manager during absences.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
