Field Safety Facilitator I

Zachry Group; Luling (LA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachry Group is seeking a Safety Facilitator to partner with Line Management and the Safety Support Team to ensure safe work practices on an industrial construction project in Louisiana. The role emphasizes clear communication, incident prevention, and assisting the WMS department with permit writing.

The candidate should bring OSHA certifications, field safety experience, and the ability to work at height.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.

Responsibilities

• Observe jobsite conditions to ensure safe work conditions.
• Take corrective action for unsafe conditions and report to supervisor.
• Monitor site workforce behavior for unsafe acts and correct actions promptly.
• Document unsafe conditions and actions to management.
• Assist in safety planning and JHA development.
• Support incidents investigations and emergency response.
• Assist in PPE issuance and inspection.
• Support safety training and permit writing tasks with WMS department.

Skills

Leadership

Verbal communication

Written communication

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Reading complex documents

Computer skills

OSHA knowledge

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

OSHA 500 certificate

OSHA 10/30 training

NCCER Safety Certifications

BCSP certification

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Safety Facilitator is challenged to work closely in a productive manner with “Line Management”. Communicating guidelines and established procedures without losing the realization that certain variances will be called upon. Using the skills of bringing forward clear facts to allow the more experienced Safety Support Team members to help evaluate unusual situations is critical. Building strong relationships with a variety of personalities on the Operations Team is paramount in supporting success as a facilitator. In addition,this position will be responsible for working with the WMS department writing permits for the project.

Position Summary

The Safety Facilitator is challenged to work closely in a productive manner with “Line Management”. Communicating guidelines and established procedures without losing the realization that certain variances will be called upon. Using the skills of bringing forward clear facts to allow the more experienced Safety Support Team members to help evaluate unusual situations is critical. Building strong relationships with a variety of personalities on the Operations Team is paramount in supporting success as a facilitator. In addition,this position will be responsible for working with the WMS department writing permits for the project.

Qualification Highlights

• Must have High School Diploma
• Must have 5+ years of construction safetyexperience
• Must be able to meet all physical requirements.
• Must be able to work at heights more than 300 ft.
• Must have all required tools.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must have valid OSHA 500 certificate and be an experienced instructor for OSHA 10- and 30-hour courses.

Position Responsibilities

• Observe the working conditions of the jobsite to ensure safe work condition exist.
• Take corrective action when unsafe conditions exist. These actions include but not limited to immediate correction, isolating, and restricting the areas access until corrected, stopping all work as needed until condition is corrected and reporting conditions to appropriate supervisor along with recommended action.
• Observe behavior and actions of site workforce for unsafe acts and taking immediate action to correct actions before an incident or accident occurs.
• Report all observations of unsafe conditions and acts verbally and written to management.
• Assist site workforce in planning work to be performed regarding considering the safety aspects of the work.
• Assist site supervision regarding safety briefs, pre-task planning and development of Job Hazard Analysis (JHA's). This includes assisting in performing, reviewing, and guiding supervisors in providing efficient and effective briefs or JHA’s
• Respond to incidents and accidents providing emergency aid support as needed and ensuring that all unsafe acts or conditions have been corrected to eliminate any further incidents or accidents.
• Assist in issuing and inspecting personal protection equipment (PPE).
• Assist in performing investigations on safetyincidents or accidents.

Required Qualifications

• Must have High School Diploma
• Must have at least5 years’ experience working as a safety facilitator or equivalent position OR worked in a supervisory field position and able to illustrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties.
• Must have working knowledge of OSHA requirements and how to apply them to construction work. Must also be capable of learning and applying company and site safety rules to the work being performed.
• Must be able to read and properly interpret complex documents to include but not limited to company safety policies, client safety documents, and documents explaining government requirements (OSHA/MSHA).
• Must have good leadership’s skills and can work under difficult situations. This includes influencing others and dealing with conflict.
• Must have good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to use problem solving skills and critical thinking to resolve and identify issues, including safety risks.
• Must be able to perform basic functions on a computer to include but not limited to word processing and working with spreadsheets.
• Must be willing to follow all company directives and safety procedures.
• Must be able to work at heights.
• Must have reliable transportation.

Preferred Qualification

• Current Zachry or Zachry ROF’ed employee.
• Former experience working with Zachry Industrial, Inc.
• Experience working as a craft worker and/or craft supervisor on an industrial construction project.
• Holds certification (training) in one or all of the following: OSHA 10, OSHA 30 , OSHA, confined space (competent person), excavation (competent person), NCCER Field Safety, NCCER Safety Technology, and/or BCSP’s certification

Reports to Position

• This position does not have any direct reports.

Physical Requirements

• Employee will be required to adhere to large amounts of standing, walking, bending, squatting, and lifting.
• Will talk and hear to communicate.
• Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, pullobjects, materials, controls and tools.
• May be required to lift, carry, and move up to 50lbs.
• Willwork at heights, climb ladders and stairways, work off platforms and man lifts, and may occasionally work out on an open structure using the appropriate fall protection requirements.
• Must have good visual acuity and depth perception.
• Must be able to work outside in the changing weather conditions including in the heat, cold, rain, snow, and wind.
• Will be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to hard hat, safety glasses/goggles, ear plugs/muffs, masks/respirators, safety vests, gloves and leather work boots.