Safety Technician- Austin Industrial (Phoenix,AZ)

Austin Bridge & Road•Phoenix, AZ

6h•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

4 years of maintenance and construction safety experience.
A valid Driver’s License 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.
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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Elevated level of organizational and coordinating abilities at all times.
Ability to prioritize tasks (especially in the case of always putting safety first).
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.

Responsibilities

Developing and implementing safety policies, conducting training, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations to create a safe work environment.
Selecting and assigning staff to separate roles, ensuring equal opportunities in hiring and in promotion.
Preparing and maintaining records, reports, and formulating correspondence relative to the job.
Monitoring and organizing special studies and/or analysis of safety programs and policies/procedures.
Organizing and taking part in assessing already existing safety programs and policies, assessing accident/injury reports, and arranging accident/injury-related statistics.
Establishing procedures and recommending changes in policies if the need arises. Recommending solutions to issues, prevention measures, and other avenues for improvement.
Identifying the training and development needs of company staff.
Coordinating various activities like scheduling work assignments, monitoring the work of junior employees, and setting clear priorities.
Inspecting machinery used in the workplace in a bid to find out possible unsafe conditions.
Collaborating with company medical services unit to provide and organize emergency services for injured and/or sick staff.
Establishing target areas and long-term accident prevention and cost control goals.
Being regularly aware of new developments in safety laws that are bound to have effect on the organization.
Functioning as a representative of the company when it comes to society or industry safety programs.
Regularly providing training and coaching across all staff levels as required by the government’s safety rules and regulations.
Making sure that new employees are well-informed as regards safety instructions before they start work, emphasizing, and explaining any form of possible environmental hazard, including applicable precautions.
Providing leadership during safety-threatening crisis at workplace that ensures calmness.
Paying attention to the smallest of details to prevent accidents and/or injuries.