Senior Safety Coordinator

Kent Companies • Pflugerville, TX

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About The Position

To promote and facilitate safety and uniformity across the entire company structure. The safety coordinator helps to create a safety culture where an Incident Free Environment is the only acceptable outcome. Facilitate, promote, and supply necessary resources to the field, collaborating with Operations Managers and Superintendents to implement safety programs. Convey to all company personnel that every injury, property damage, or near miss results from an underlying unsafe hazard or action that was not addressed, corrected, or eliminated. Coordinate uniform and consistent safety compliance across divisions.

Requirements

• Bachelors or associates degree in environmental safety & health, or 3-5 years of relevant construction industry safety experience; concrete industry experience preferred
• OSHA 500, 510, CSMC, or Construction Safety Site Technician Certification, or equivalent safety certification
• Valid drivers license
• Must have reliable transportation to the workplace(s)/ job location(s).
• Ability to successfully pass a background check related to driving.
• Ability to pass drug screening.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Responsibilities

• Monitor and update current safety rules and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Convey any changes to the field and the safety team.
• Lead and participate in safety events, stand-downs, and training as required.
• Participate in safety team meetings and project safety committees.
• Review all accident, injury, and near-miss investigations.
• Work with the field personnel involved to determine whether the underlying safety hazards or conditions resulting from the incident were addressed and corrected.
• Implement the Toolbox Talks program.
• Identify the need for custom Toolbox Talks that address recent incidents or hazards in the field.
• Perform and document job site inspections/audits.
• Complete safety inspection/observation, including a written summary of safety hazards or unsafe conditions and how they were abated.
• Distribute the finished report to the project team, field personnel, and safety manager.
• Support/coordinate worker's compensation/auto accident/property damage claims on assigned job sites.
• Investigate all injuries, property damage, and auto accidents.
• Transporting injured employees to and from doctor/clinic visits.
• Ensure medical treatment is being followed.
• Oversee the companys mandatory post-accident drug screening.
• Implement the Return-to-Work Program
• Submit reports to the safety manager and worker's compensation specialist.
• Executes Kent Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) program.
• Ensures that mandatory training is completed on time and documented.
• Informs the safety manager or senior safety training coordinator/manager to schedule retraining and license or permit renewals as needed.
• Enforcing Site Specific Safety Plans
• Hold job site meetings to instruct the employees on the hazards and safety procedures unique to that job. (i.e., deck construction, shoring, and fall protection)
• Review Site Specific Safety Plans with the project team.
• Serve as a resource person and coordinator for Kents field safety officers (superintendents, foremen, and crew leaders).

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plans with discretionary employer-matching
• Holiday pay (New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day)
• Scholarship opportunities for dependents
• Leadership development opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree