Safety & Compliance Operations Lead

Performance Team; Brookshire (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k + Company Match

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Schedules (when possible

Job summary

Performance Team is seeking a full-time, on-site Safety Specialist in Brookshire, TX to lead safety programs, monitor regulatory compliance, and reduce accidents and losses across facilities.

You will conduct audits, investigations, training, and administer PIT certification, HazMat, and environmental programs, while collaborating with management to promote a culture of safety and cost-conscious risk management.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of federal, state and local OSHA regulations.
• Planning and organizational skills.
• Exposure to Hazmat environments and nuances of HAZ facilities.
• Detail oriented and a team player.
• Experience tracking incidents and injuries.
• MS Office product experience.
• Spanish speaking a PLUS.
• Minimum 3 years of safety experience within a relevant industry.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track the effectiveness of Safety Programs within assigned facilities.
• Remain current with relevant regulatory requirements, serve as a subject matter expert, and make changes to SOPs when necessary.
• Conduct accident and claim investigations and evaluate risk management claims information to identify significant hazards and loss trends; identify root causes and recommend preventive measures and corrective actions; administer a return to work program.
• Conduct audits and inspections to detect existing or potential health and safety hazards; identify risk behaviors; determine corrective or preventative measures needed; complete reports and follow up to ensure compliance.
• Administer the powered industrial truck operator certification program, along with ensuring that all PITs are in safe operating condition.
• Administer the hazardous materials and environmental management programs, to include EPA regulations and green initiatives.
• Assist managers and safety personnel in promoting more safety awareness and education by procurement of safety training materials and information via monthly phone conversations, emails, weekly safety topics, safety articles, newsletters, etc.
• Continue to create and make progress towards safety culture through training, increased awareness, risk assessments, and behavior modification programs.
• Develop employee wellness programs, increase health education, and utilize physical exercise such as stretching exercises on the dock prior to the start of a shift.
• Ensure the long-term sustainability of safety compliance and the culture of start-up operations.
• Build and manage a budget for the Health and Safety Program.
• Maintain OSHA recordkeeping and various safety documentation, files and records.
• Share best practice information among all facilities.
• Act as an onsite liaison to all applicable governmental agencies, regulators, insurance companies, medical clinics, temporary agency labor providers and vendors.
• Prepare, analyze, and distribute safety metric reports.
• Benchmark our safety program and practices against other companies and industry leaders, and always strive to continuously improve.
• Develop, coordinate, implement and monitor safety policies, procedures, guidelines and training programs to ensure compliance with regulations to reduce accident and associated costs.
• Assist in establishing and communicating company safety values, goals and initiatives, and methods for measuring the effectiveness of safety programs.
• Verify forklift inspections are being done
• Ensure PUSH observations are completed
• Identify & correct unsafe conditions and behaviors
• Hold Safety Committee meetings
• Ensure R & M & inspection sheets for MHE are being filed by unit.
• Fire extinguishers inspections and signed off
• Conduct self audit/inspection
• Conduct employee training
• Update the Safety Manual/Safety Board
• Injury/incident Root Cause investigation reporting
• Position is full-time and on-site.

Skills

OSHA regulations knowledge

Planning

Hazmat familiarity

Attention to detail

Incident tracking

MS Office

Spanish (plus)

Safety experience 3+ years

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Performance Team is seeking a full-time, on-site Safety Specialist in Brookshire, TX to lead safety programs, monitor regulatory compliance, and reduce accidents and losses across facilities.

You will conduct audits, investigations, training, and administer PIT certification, HazMat, and environmental programs, while collaborating with management to promote a culture of safety and cost-conscious risk management.