Safety Specialist

OneDigital • El Paso, TX

32d • Onsite

About The Position

The Safety Specialist is responsible for providing knowledge and skills to generate and ensure a safe working environment for employees of our client companies. This role involves client relations, incident investigations, safety training, jobsite inspections, documentation, and enforcement of safety rules. The specialist will also advise on hazardous substances, noise protection, machinery safeguarding, and occupational injury/illness prevention, staying abreast of emerging worksite safety issues. Responsibilities include thorough inspections of machinery, equipment, and worksites to ensure compliance with regulations, investigating accidents to determine causes and recommend preventive measures, and demonstrating the proper use of safety equipment. The role also includes operating company-owned vehicles safely and professionally, maintaining them, and adhering to the company vehicle policy.

Requirements

• Knowledge of Safety and Client Services
• Familiarity with OSHA Standards
• OSHA 10/30 hour training
• Computer Proficient
• Bilingual English/Spanish
• High school diploma or a GED
• 3+yrs experience in a Safety position

Nice To Haves

• OSHA 500 Outreach Construction Trainer Course

Responsibilities

• Client assistance in regards to compliance with state and federal laws, client company policies and T&T Staff Management policies
• Perform routine safety training sessions/meetings with client company
• Perform regular jobsite inspections of all client companies in order to identity any unsafe work practices/conditions
• Document findings and forward findings to management
• Ensure all activity is entered in client database weekly
• Enforcement of all safety rules/procedures at all times
• Works with management and other departments to apply adequate disciplinary procedures for those who violate safety rules
• Develop and implement actions to minimize occupational injury/illnesses
• Advising on a range of specialty areas, (e.g. hazardous substances, noise protection, safeguarding machinery, and occupational injury/illness)
• Responsible in keeping abreast of emerging worksite area safety issues
• Advises management of potentially hazardous conditions
• Thoroughly inspects machinery, equipment, worksite, and working conditions in industrial, construction or other setting to ensure compliance with occupational safety and health regulations
• Inspects machines and equipment for accident prevention devices.
• Observes workers to determine use of personal protective equipment, such as safety glasses, helmets, goggles, respirators, and clothing.
• Inspects specified areas for fire-prevention equipment and other safety and first-aid supplies.
• Inspect worksite areas for potential hazards: falls, struck by, slips, falls, electrical, etc.
• Prepares report of findings with recommendations for corrective action.
• Investigates accidents to ascertain causes for use in recommending preventive safety measures and developing safety program.
• Demonstrates proper use of safety equipment.
• Operate company-owned vehicles safely and professionally at all times
• Maintain the company vehicle as if it were your own personal auto
• Understand personal use of company vehicle is prohibited
• Driving conduct is to be courteous and professional at all times
• Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs
• Support with Character First!
• Support with New/Existing Client Compliance
• Support with Terminations
• Support with Warnings
• Support with Drug Screens

Benefits

• health, wellbeing, retirement, and other financial benefits
• paid time off
• overtime pay for non-exempt employees
• robust learning and development programs
• reimbursement of job-related expenses per the company policy
• employee perks and discounts

What This Job Offers

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