Safety Technician

Gri Towers Of Texas; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Gri Towers Of Texas is looking for a full-time Safety Technician based in Amarillo, TX. This role is crucial for maintaining a safe working environment by performing inspections and ensuring compliance with safety protocols.

Candidates should have a high school diploma and at least two years of relevant safety experience. Skills in communication and confidentiality are essential, alongside proficiency with basic PC software.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in Safety and Health.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Confirm employees are wearing required PPE.
• Assist in first aid/medical guidance.
• Compile safety and health data.

Skills

Safety inspections

Confidentiality

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

PC software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

Location: GRI Towers Texas Inc - Amarillo, TX 79108

Position Type: Full-Time

Education Level: High School

Travel Percentage: None

Safety Technician is responsible for assisting the Safety Department in maintaining a safe working environment by identifying, evaluating, and eliminating potential safety hazards through safety inspections, implementing safety programs, providing safety training to employees, and ensuring all employees practice safe work habits and wear required PPE. The role also involves maintaining confidentiality of employee information.

Responsibilities

• Majority of the time is on the production floor, confirming all employees are wearing required PPE and working in the safest manner possible.
• Assists in first aid/medical guidance as necessary to injured manufacturing employees.
• Maintains individual and daily logs of employee visits including nature of injury or illness, department, treatment administered and time.
• Supports the onboarding training processes with new employees.
• Compiles safety and health data, records, files, and maintains the necessary records.
• Maintains contact with employees with On-the-Job Injuries and the processes involved in such events.
• Works closely with line employees as to their health and safety needs and concerns.
• Performs administrative work.
• Implements and monitors the development of internal procedures.
• Accompanies foremen and supervisors in safety dialogues (e.g., Daily Tool Box Talk).
• Carrying out risk assessment related with tasks and job positions.
• Inspection of safety equipment (e.g., fire extinguisher, First Aid kits, Eyewash stations, AED’s).
• Maintenance of safety signs, posting or ordering them when necessary.
• Availability to work on shifts.
• Be involved with the interests of the Internal Safety Committee.
• Data entry.
• Assists and supports in maintaining records to have current data.
• Filing.
• Assisting and supporting Safety with IPRL.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Ensuring to keep all information CONFIDENTIAL.

Qualifications

Education Requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent with combination of Prior Work Experience; Ability to keep all information CONFIDENTIAL.

Specific Knowledge: Experience understanding internal and external customer needs and exceeding expectations in providing solutions; demonstrated ability to handle confidential information appropriately; track record of building trust and effective collaborative relationships across teams; strong complex problem-solving skills; demonstrated ability to prioritize, plan and organize tasks and information in a fast-paced environment; skilled communicator with well-developed listening, verbal, written and presentation abilities; able to communicate technical information to non-technical users.

Languages: Fluent in English.

IT / Technical Knowledge: PC software knowledge including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook; technical competency, specifically systems analysis experience.

Minimum Experience: Two years of experience in Safety and Health.

Required: Must be willing to work shift work.

Internal Candidates and/or Employees from other GRI factories considered competent if have at least 2 years of experience on similar processes/role.