Field Safety Specialist

Environmental, Health & Safety

The Field Safety Specialist implements programs, procedures, and processes in support of Environmental, Health and Safety strategies, including but not limited to: emergency response, incident investigations and prevention, root cause analysis, safety compliance, safety management systems, and other general safety and health tasks. Maintains a strong working knowledge of a wide variety of safety regulations and issues and performs tasks to ensure compliance with the various federal, state and local regulatory requirements.

The Field Safety Specialist implements programs, procedures, and processes in support of Environmental, Health and Safety strategies, including but not limited to: emergency response, incident investigations and prevention, root cause analysis, safety compliance, safety management systems, and other general safety and health tasks. Maintains a strong working knowledge of a wide variety of safety regulations and issues and performs tasks to ensure compliance with the various federal, state and local regulatory requirements.

• Complete review and oversight of all new regulatory initiatives ensuring compliance with existing regulations and Company standards dealing with safety for the complex. Collect and assess data on safety program effectiveness.
• Instruct and consult on high-risk field permitting activities and serve as subject matter expert for safety related field activities.
• Assess (safety) risk exposure and lead development of appropriate controls.
• Facilitate or support incident investigations using root cause analysis to identify causes, maintaining records in the incident data system. Develop reports for applicable stakeholders.
• Provide coaching, guidance and support on hazard identification, risk prevention and mitigation, safety regulations and policies to promote safe work practices and conditions.
• Conduct safety training or education programs ensuring employees have the skills, knowledge and training to effectively implement corporate and EHS policies.
• Provide support to industrial hygiene programs, such as noise surveys, personal and continuous atmosphere monitoring, ventilation surveys, or asbestos abatement plans.
• Conduct meetings, routine safety tours, field safety audits, and facilitate site emergency response activities and training.
• Champion the pursuit of safety, regulatory compliance and operational excellence including proper use of PPE necessary for each task, implementing established safety procedures and protocols for each job, identifying hazards or incidents and communicating findings using established procedures.
• Understand and comply with established processes and procedures designed to support internal controls efforts. Identify and bring to the attention of management internal controls deficiencies.

• Education

  : Associate or Bachelor Degree in Occupational Safety & Health, or relevant discipline typically preferred. Certified safety specialist designation or equivalent in health and safety field, as well as CPR and First Aid is desirable.

• Years of experience

  : 2 or more years of related professional work experience is required to complete all essential job functions.

• Other unique job relevant attributes:

  • Industry knowledge:

    Experience with health, safety, hygiene and environmental standards and their application in the field. Experience with safety audits and inspections.

  • Risk Mitigation:

    Demonstrated knowledge of risk prevention strategies along with risk assessment and mitigation applications to field activities.

  • Incident Investigation

    : Experience conducting incident investigations through use of interviewing techniques and root cause analysis.

  • Training and development:

    Developing and delivering training to diverse audiences. Knowledgeable in how to effectively coach others within a manufacturing environment.

  • Judgment and decision making:

    Considering the long- and short-term implications of potential actions and their impacts to choose the most appropriate course.

• Breadth of Scope:

  Scope is typically within a single functional area or work team. Typically performs increased coordination and interaction with multiple functions. Impact is generally limited to the functional areas supported.

• Communications and Interpersonal Skills:

  Regularly communicates both in writing and verbally. Explains ideas and thoughts. Communicates with internal and external customers and others related to work function, such as a vendor. Information exchanged generally requires intermediate knowledge. Some influence and persuasion may take place with colleagues within and outside functional area.

• Complexity:

  May work with increasingly complex challenges or problems. Work entails detailed planning of own activities and immediate work team. Requires using logic, judgment, option identification and critical thinking skills to assess situations.

• Decision Making Authority:

  Decisions are governed by established policies and procedures within normal job duties based on prior similar situations and precedents. Seeks guidance and decision-making from supervisor or lead for exceptions to standard operating procedures and policies.

• Financial Accountability:

  Decisions made may impact profit or loss however decisions are governed by organizational policies and not personal independent actions.

• Strategic Influence:

  May impact the execution or achievement of short-term strategic initiatives but is not involved in the planning process.

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