Safety Coordinator

ABM industries; Virginia, Washington (MN, District of Columbia); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

ABM Industries is seeking a Safety Coordinator to promote a strong safety culture onsite, enforcing policies through training, inspections, incident analysis, and audits. This role acts as a subject matter expert, coordinating with Operations to reduce injuries and ensure regulatory compliance.

You will lead safety audits in English and Spanish, manage data reporting systems, investigate accidents, and support third-party verification activities.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of progressively responsible positions in Safety and Risk Management.
• Ability to support a large multi-site workforce.
• In-depth knowledge of federal and state regulations pertaining to Health, Safety (OSHA).
• Working knowledge of Environmental, DOT, and Public Health regulations.
• Ability to compile technical data and prepare technical and analytical reports and presentations.
• Ability to develop and conduct effective health, safety, and environmental training programs and meetings.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• Certified Safety Professional certifications (CSP, ASP, OHST, SMS) are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of injury prevention efforts that focus on addressing unsafe behaviors and establishing safety as a core value.
• Conduct regularly scheduled safety audits, risk assessments, inspections, training, and meetings to determine the effectiveness of safety and accident prevention activities.
• Maintain knowledge of federal, state, and local safety, health, and environmental regulations, including and possess the ability to evaluate, document, and report on compliance with policies, procedures, rules, and regulations to ensure operational compliance.
• Support the creation of media to transfer knowledge of safe work practices, effective safety methods and processes, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Communicate with Operations regarding safety activities, safety initiatives, employee training, program, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Assist in the management of third-party safety verification organizations’ data requirements to ensure qualification for new account bids and continuation of existing accounts.
• Support the development and implementation of various data systems to collect and report compliance status to management; providing technical support for implemented technologies to the field to assist in their adoption.
• Conduct accident investigations. Identify root causes and recommend corrective/preventive actions.
• Maintain compliance with all OSHA Recordkeeping requirements.
• Lead regularly scheduled safety audits, risk assessments, inspections, training, and meetings to determine the effectiveness of safety and accident prevention activities, both in English and in Spanish.

Skills

Safety program management

OSHA regulations

Regulatory reporting

Training design

Microsoft Office

Communication

Root cause analysis

Education

Certified Safety Professional (CSP) preferred

ASP

OHST

SMS

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

Overview

The Safety Coordinator’s mission is to promote and support the onsite safety program, provide a strong safety culture and healthy work environment. As a subject matter expert, this is an integral position within the organization, enforcing policies, conducting training, inspections, case management, audits, and job safety analysis to ensure compliance. In conjunction with Operations and other stakeholders, this role is heavily engaged in efforts to reduce the number and severity of injuries as well as AL/GL claims. The Safety Supervisor is also responsible for driving process improvements through statistical analysis and addressing root causes. The role is site-specific and will provide support to management, supervisors, and employees, and work together with other stakeholders to promote safety initiatives with the goal of nobody getting hurt.

Compensation:

$24.63 per hour pay rate (U.S. Dollar)

The pay listed is the salary range for this position. Any specific offer will vary based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data. You may be eligible to participate in a Company incentive or bonus program.

Benefits:

ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM Employee Benefits | Staff & Management (https://media.abm.com/wp-content/uploads/AnnualBenefitFlyers/Recruiting%20Flyer%20-%20Staff%20&%20Mgmt.pdf)

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of injury prevention efforts that focus on addressing unsafe behaviors and establishing safety as a core value.
• Conduct regularly scheduled safety audits, risk assessments, inspections, training, and meetings to determine the effectiveness of safety and accident prevention activities.
• Maintain knowledge of federal, state, and local safety, health, and environmental regulations, including and possess the ability to evaluate, document, and report on compliance with policies, procedures, rules, and regulations to ensure operational compliance.
• Support the creation of media to transfer knowledge of safe work practices, effective safety methods and processes, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Communicate with Operations regarding safety activities, safety initiatives, employee training, program, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Assist in the management of third-party safety verification organizations’ document and data requirements to ensure qualification for new account bids and continuation of existing accounts.
• Support the development and implementation of various data systems to collect and report compliance status to management; providing technical support for implemented technologies to the field to assist in their adoption.
• Conduct accident investigations. Identify root causes and recommend corrective/preventive actions.
• Maintain compliance with all OSHA Recordkeeping requirements.
• Lead regularly scheduled safety audits, risk assessments, inspections, training, and meetings to determine the effectiveness of safety and accident prevention activities, both in English and in Spanish.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Requires 1-3 years of progressively responsible positions in the field of Safety and Risk Management.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to effectively support a large multi-site workforce.
• In-depth knowledge of and experience with federal and state regulations pertaining to Health, Safety (OSHA),
• Working knowledge of Environmental, DOT, and Public Health regulations.
• Ability to compile technical data and prepare technical and analytical reports and presentations.
• Ability to develop and conduct effective health, safety, and environmental training programs and meetings.
• Skilled in project management, problem-solving techniques, and communicating ideas and instructions clearly.
• Skilled in directing activities and operations of others, including activities involving hazardous situations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
• Certified Safety Professional certifications (CSP, ASP, OHST, SMS) are preferred.

REQNUMBER: 158031

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