Safety Technician

Austin Careers•Plaquemine, LA

6d•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

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States.
Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
3+ years of maintenance and/or construction experience.
A Valid Driver’s License & TWIC Card
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

Executing the site safety program on an assigned project.
Educating and training Austin project staff in safety requirements, best practices in incident preventions.
Ensuring compliance with company and customer safety policies.
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 company in a positive and professional manner with the customer and subcontractors
Create and facilitate safety trainings 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