Occupational Safety Inspector 1

State of Wisconsin; Florence (SC); Presencial; USD 46.000 - 62.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Excellent health, vision and dental

Generous paid leave and holidays

Pension plan with employer match

Telework options depending on position

Descripción de la vacante

State of Wisconsin's Department of Safety and Professional Services seeks an Occupational Safety Inspector 1 to conduct inspections of amusement rides, tattoos, mines, and public workplaces. The role supports investigations and variance reviews, and may require travel to multiple state headquarter counties.

Applicants should be experienced with OSHA standards and report writing, and able to communicate with owners and administrators to ensure compliance.

Formación

• Experience applying OSHA standards.
• Experience assisting customers with technical questions.
• Experience writing technical reports (e.g. progress reports).

Responsabilidades

• Conduct inspections of amusement rides, ski lifts, tattoo and body art establishments, mines and public workplaces.
• Investigate job-related injuries and assist in investigations.
• Explain code requirements to owners and administrators; review variances.

Conocimientos

OSHA standards

Customer questions handling

Technical reporting

Descripción del empleo

Introduction

The Department of Safety and Professional Services mission is to promote economic growth and stability while protecting the citizens of Wisconsin as designated by statute.

What We Are Looking For:

We are recruiting to fill an Occupational Safety Inspector 1 position. If you're able to bring innovative ideas to the team and can work independently, this job may be for you! See the qualifications section below for more details on requirements of the position.

Where We Are Located:

The position will be a mobile resource and will support and be assigned a headquarter location in one of the following counties: Portage, Wood, Marathon, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, Forest, Florence, or Iron.

The selected candidate is not required to live in a county headquarter location. However, there is no expense reimbursement for drive time and gas mileage to commute to the assigned headquarter. The specific headquarter city used for determining payment of drive time and expense reimbursement will be determined at the time of hire.

What We Offer:

DSPS is a great place to work! In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, we offer a competitive benefits package featuring:

• Substantial leave time including at least 3.5 weeks of paid leave time to start, 9 paid holidays, and 130 hours of sick time that roll over each year.
• Excellent and affordable health, vision, and dental benefits (health plan options start at just $42/month for single plans and $104/month for family plans after two months of employment)
• A casual office atmosphere, flexible work schedules, and telework options depending on the position’s requirements
• An exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment, plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan
• Well Wisconsin Wellness Program
• A free and confidential employee assistance program that offers employees and their immediate family dependents a variety of tools, resources, and professional consultation services to support their health, goals, and overall well-being
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In addition to our generous employee benefits, we strive for inclusivity and celebrate different religious holidays and cultural observances and provide flexibility for utilizing paid time off for such celebrations.

Position Summary

The Occupational Safety Inspector 1 is responsible for conducting inspections of amusement rides, ski lifts, ski tows, tattoo establishments, body art establishments, mines, pits, quarries, and places of public employment to enforce relevant provisions. This position is also responsible for assisting with complaint investigations related to tattoo and body piercing establishments; assisting in the review and recommending approval or denial of variance requests made by operators; and evaluating the licensing, investigation, and inspection practices of local health agents under contract with the department to inspect tattoo and body piercing establishments. Other duties include:

• Conduct investigations of reported job-related injuries.
• Confer with owners, employers, employees, and administrators to explain and interpret code requirements.
• Research, review and study current OSHA and job safety requirements.
• Prepare required written inspection and compliance reports.

This classification series provides multiple career growth and advancement opportunities as knowledge and experience is gained!

Salary Information

This position is in schedule-range (05-64) with an annual salary of $45,760 - $62,400, plus excellent benefits. A twelve month probationary period is required. Pay for current state employees will be set in accordance with the Wisconsin State Compensation Plan.

Job Details

Transportation requirement: A valid driver’s license and ability to drive a state-owned vehicle or provide your own transportation in order to travel to various state-owned facilities and inspection sites is required.

This position also requires overnight travel 1 to 4 nights per month.

Prior to any appointments for position(s) filled from this announcement, candidates may be subject to a comprehensive criminal background check.

This state agency does not sponsor work visas. Any appointment made will be contingent on the applicant being able to prove valid status to work in the United States.

Qualifications

Qualified applicants will have experience with all the following:

• Training or experience in applying OSHA standards.
• Experience assisting internal and external customers with technical questions.
• Training or experience writing technical reports (i.e. progress reports, training reports, etc.)

In addition to having all the above, well qualified applicants will have experience with one or more of the following:

• Training or experience in a safety related field.
• Training or experience conducting enforcement inspections/audits.
• Experience researching Administrative Codes or Statutes
• Experience developing and presenting training programs.
• Experience conducting complaint investigations.