Safety Technician- Austin Industrial (Phoenix,AZ)

Austin Careers•Phoenix, AZ

14h•Onsite

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.

Requirements

Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Elevated level of organizational and coordinating abilities.
Ability to prioritize tasks.
Power of persuasion.
BS or BA in safety management or in any other related field of study, while an MS will be an added advantage.
Recognized certification(s) in risk management and safety/health management.
4 years of maintenance and construction safety experience.
A valid Driver’s License and CSST/NCCER.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States.
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.
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.

Nice To Haves

An MS in safety management or in any other related field of study will be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement safety policies.
Conduct training.
Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations to create a safe workplace environment.
Select and assign staff to separate roles, ensuring equal opportunities in hiring and in promotion.
Prepare and maintain records, reports, and formulate correspondence relative to the job.
Monitor and organize special studies and/or analysis of safety programs and policies/procedures.
Organize and take part in assessing already existing safety programs and policies, assessing accident/injury reports, and arranging accident/injury-related statistics.
Establish procedures and recommend changes in policies if the need arises.
Recommend solutions to issues, prevention measures, and other avenues for improvement.
Identify the training and development needs of company staff.
Coordinate various activities like scheduling work assignments, monitoring the work of junior employees, and setting clear priorities.
Inspect machinery used in the workplace in a bid to find out possible unsafe conditions.
Collaborate with company medical services unit to provide and organize emergency services for injured and/or sick staff.
Establish target areas and long-term accident prevention and cost control goals.
Be regularly aware of new developments in safety laws that are bound to have effect on the organization.
Function as a representative of the company when it comes to society or industry safety programs.
Regularly provide training and coaching across all staff levels as required by the government’s safety rules and regulations.
Make sure that new employees are well-informed as regards safety instructions before they start work, emphasize, and explain any form of possible environmental hazard, including applicable precautions.
Provide leadership during safety threatening crisis at workplace that ensures calmness.