Safety Specialist 2, Mission Critical (AFG)

JE Dunn; Bowling Green (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that values inspired individuals and offers a collaborative environment. As a Safety Specialist, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring safety on advanced construction projects, from conducting inspections to training team members. This position not only allows you to grow your career alongside industry professionals but also contributes to building perfection in innovative projects. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this company provides an enriching workplace where your contributions will be recognized and rewarded. If you're passionate about safety and teamwork, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of construction safety experience is required.
• Bachelor's degree in a safety and health-related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement field safety programs for construction projects.
• Conduct safety audits and inspections to ensure compliance.

Skills

Construction Safety Knowledge

Communication Skills

MS Office Proficiency

Hazard Recognition

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety and Health

Equivalent relevant experience

Tools

Company Safety Software

Job description

Location:

Bowling Green, OH, US

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success.

By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years.

Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places every day, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

JE Dunn’s Advanced Facilities Group (AFG) combines Mission Critical, Advanced Industries, and Industrial & Manufacturing into one high-performing team focused on cutting-edge work to serve innovative clients on large Industrial & Manufacturing, Data Center, and Semiconductor projects. As part of the Advanced Facilities team, you'll work on some of the most advanced construction projects across the country, growing your career alongside our diverse team of industry professionals.

Key Role Responsibilities - Core

SAFETY SPECIALIST FAMILY - CORE

Coordinates and implements the field safety program for routine construction projects.

• Conducts regular walk-through inspections of construction sites to ensure compliance with laws and Company policies.
• Conducts safety audits on assigned projects by identifying, documenting and recommending abatement of hazardous/potentially hazardous conditions to internal and external clients. Utilizes internal safety management systems to document findings and to track abatement techniques and closure.
• Conducts project-specific new hire orientation and oversees drug and alcohol policy compliance.
• Monitors the implementation of prime contractor and/or subcontractors’ safety programs.
• Attends project pre-planning, progress and other relevant project-related meetings to discuss safety-related matters.
• Supports field leadership in the implementation of the safety program specifics, such as meetings, committees and related activities as well as chairing the project safety committee.
• Assists in the investigation of project-related accidents. Confers with supervisor to determine root cause and discuss recommendations for changes in the work processes to eliminate recurrence.
• Coordinates with injured employees and clinics to ensure that the worker attends treatment and is returned to work at some capacity in a timely manner. Compiles progress summary reports of injuries for supervisor.
• Monitors site safety incentive program.

Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core

SAFETY SPECIALIST 2

In addition, this position will be responsible for the following:

• Possesses a higher level of safety knowledge that helps identify more complex safety issues and provide more complex abatement solutions.
• Utilizes a higher level of knowledge of equipment, laws and work processes, and applies that knowledge to project-specific safety recommendations.
• Contributes a higher level of communication skills and plays a more active role in meetings.
• Utilizes internal safety management systems and tools to perform trend analysis that identifies safety trends, including problem areas within the project or subcontractors, and provides recommended solutions to mitigate future occurrences.
• Provides guidance and training on basic and some intermediate safety-related topics for new or existing safety and project team personnel.
• Assists safety leadership during insurance audits.
• Capable of overseeing more complex projects, including one large or complex project and/or multiple projects.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner.
• Communications skills, verbal and written.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Knowledge of and ability to enforce all federal, state, local and company safety regulations.
• Proficiency in company safety software/programs, processes and tools (Intermediate).
• Ability to recognize hazardous situations and implement corrective measures.
• Ability to build relationships with team members that transcend a project.
• Proficiency in required construction technology.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a safety and health-related field (Preferred).
• In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

Experience

• 2+ years construction safety experience (Required).

Benefits Information

The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union. Please click the link below for more details.

JE Dunn Construction is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. JE Dunn Construction is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

JE Dunn provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a job, please submit your request to [e-mail]

Why People Work Here

At JE Dunn we offer our employees an inspired place to enrich their life and the lives of those around them.

Building on our rich history, our employee owners are shaping the future of JE Dunn. In our team-focused environment we do life together and are generously rewarded for our efforts.

About JE Dunn

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