Safety Specialist

Atmos Energy; Johnson City (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Atmos Energy Corporation in Johnson City, Tennessee, is seeking a safety professional to lead root-cause analyses and implement corrective actions to prevent incidents. You will guide division staff and contractors, monitor field safety practices, and drive compliance through hands-on training and equipment demonstrations.

This role emphasizes strong communication, data analysis, and a solid safety track record, with occasional overnight travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2 years of relevant safety experience, or HS diploma with 6 years of safety experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and simple statistics.
• Basic data entry and retrieval; MS Office proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducts injury and vehicle incident reviews to determine root cause and necessary corrective action required to eliminate future incidents.
• Provides guidance and direction for division employees and contractors to encourage workplace safety.
• Observes safety practices and conditions in field locations and recommends corrections or additional precautions to help protect employees from potentially unsafe work methods and to assure compliance.
• Assists in the development of and conducts safety training programs. Demonstrates the use of safety equipment and facilitates numerous tests; i.e. respirator fit, hearing loss, forklift and excavation.
• Participates in monthly safety team meetings and provides leadership training to safety team leaders to improve the effectiveness of the company's occupational safety and health efforts.
• Maintains accurate safety related records for reporting purposes.

Skills

Communication skills

Safety reasoning

Data analysis

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma + 6 years experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO LIST ALL OF THE DUTIES THAT ARE OR MAY BE PERFORMED IN THIS POSITION

Primary Duties

1. Conducts injury and vehicle incident reviews to determine root cause and necessary corrective action required to eliminate future incidents.
2. Provides guidance and direction for division employees and contractors to encourage workplace safety.
3. Observes safety practices and conditions in field locations and recommends corrections or additional precautions to help protect employees from potentially unsafe work methods and to assure compliance.
4. Assists in the development of and conducts safety training programs. Demonstrates the use of safety equipment and facilitates numerous tests; i.e. respirator fit, hearing loss, forklift and excavation.
5. Participates in monthly safety team meetings and provides leadership training to safety team leaders to improve the effectiveness of the company's occupational safety and health efforts.
6. Maintains accurate safety related records for reporting purposes.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Educational/Experience Level

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree and two years of relevant experience in the safety field;
• or High school education or equivalent and six years of relevant experience in the safety field.

Communication Skills

Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers in order to obtain and/or provide explanations and/or modifications on technical or other complex concepts to individuals

Numeric Skills

Requires the ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and simple statistical methods.

Computer Skills

Requires basic computer skills for data entry, reference and/or retrieval tasks. Preferred experience with Microsoft Office.

Work Conditions

Primary job responsibilities require work inside and outside an office environment.

Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting.

Overnight travel may be required.

Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Job Family: Safety