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General Summary
The position is responsible for supporting in the administration of the Company's Safety and Health Management System (SHMS) and the corresponding regulations that relate to the safety of our work, for an assigned location in a manner consistent with the code of conduct. This role will be mainly assigned to work on mine sites in Safford, AZ.
Essential Job Accountabilities
- Support with Company team members, owner representatives, regulatory agencies, clinics, medical/testing facilities to ensure effective working relationships.
- Promote engagement with the company safety program and local incident prevention efforts to foster involvement and reduce at risk behaviors.
- Assist in the implementation of safety related programs to ensure strategic goals are met.
- Perform and document inspections, observations and audits to reduce incidents and ensure health and the well-being of our employees.
- Assist in the preparation and performance of safety meetings and training programs to improve knowledge and understanding of hazards and risks relative to work performed.
- Participate in regulatory agency inspections and investigations to assist in ensuring compliance and protecting Company interests.
- Assist in the development and review of job hazard analysis to ensure successful completion of work through identification of hazards and control measures.
- Assist in the investigation and communication of near misses, incidents and claims to make certain that Company interests are preserved.
- Perform periodic checks to ensure plans, corrective actions and deficiencies are corrected and documented in a timely fashion.
- Follow up with the corporate insurance department as regards to high value insurance claims, to ensure that documentary information has been collected, secured, and preserved so that claims will be resolved in a timely manner as required at the local office.
- Perform new hire, and annual MSHA and safety training for employees.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Safety, Occupational Health or related field, preferred
Work Experience
- Minimum 5 years' experience in construction or applicable industry with safety related responsibilities required.
- MSHA and OSHA experience required.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in mining related safety environment, required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of applicable state and federal safety and health regulations
- Extensive knowledge of Fall Protection
- Knowledge of IH (Noise and Dust Sampling)
- Knowledge of ISO 14001, iso 45001
- Working knowledge of OSHA, MSHA and other state and federal agency guidelines
- MSHA Blue Card Instructor preferred
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to teach, mentor and lead
- Ability to work in high production environment (50+ hours/week, including nights and weekends are expected) and respond quickly and effectively under pressure and deadlines.
- Willing to relocate, travel out of town 70% of the time.
- Ability to make independent judgments to manage and facilitate company programs/policies as they relate to the safety of our work
- Strong organizational, follow through and time management skills
- Attention to detail and ability to prioritize effectively
- Motivated self-starter
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.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
- The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard.
- The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and must have the ability to work at height, in enclosed or confined spaces and climb stairs and ladders in a construction/plant environment.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds from floor to waist.
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