Safety Technician (Decatur, IL) - Austin Industrial

Austin-Industrial; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial provides premier maintenance services and is seeking a Safety Technician to lead the site safety program for Decatur projects. You will educate project staff on safety requirements, implement best practices for incident prevention, and ensure compliance with client and company safety policies.

The role involves extensive field work, conducting safety trainings, coaching staff and subcontractors, and producing safety reports.

Qualifications

• OSHA 30 certification required.
• OSHA 10 certification required.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• NCCER-Safety Tech preferred.
• Ability to train and develop safety staff and subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Build working relationships with customer representatives, project staff, and safety representatives.
• Assist in creating accurate safety reports and accident investigation documents.
• Assist in staff safety training and subcontractor development.
• Represent company professionally with customer and subcontractors.
• Create and facilitate safety trainings and orientations aligned with project specifics and schedules.
• Participate in safety organizations outside of the company and in the assigned region.

Skills

Safety training

Incident prevention

Field coaching

Safety compliance

Education

OSHA 30

OSHA 10

Valid Driver's License

NCCER-Safety Tech

Job description

Safety Technician (Decatur, IL) - Austin Industrial

Job Category: HSE

Requisition Number: SAFET035060

• Posted : October 28, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

Showing 1 location

Decatur, IL
Decatur, IL, USA

Description

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of 4,000 employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency.

Safety Technician

Responsibilities include executing the site safety program on an assigned project. Educates and trains Austin project staff in safety requirements, best practices in incident preventions. Ensures compliance with company and customer safety policies. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build working relationships with customer representatives, project staff, and subcontractor safety representatives.
• Assist in creating accurate safety reports and accident investigation documents.
• Assist in staff safety training and subcontractor development.
• Represent company in a positive and professional manner with the customer and subcontractors.
• Create and facilitate safety trainings and orientations aligned with project specifics and schedules.
• Participate in safety organizations outside of the company and in assigned region.
• Ensure compliance with the company’s current safety manual, policies, and expectations.
• Majority of time spent in the field observing work, coaching, auditing, and engaging craft employee-owners.
• Help project supervision resolve safety problems and issues in the field.
• Fill in for site HSE manager during absences.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Certification/License: Valid Driver’s License

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Licenses & Certifications

Required

OSHA 30

OSHA 10

Valid Driver's License

Preferred

NCCER-Safety Tech

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