Build Your Career at Milestone Contractors!The Safety Representative drives safety-first culture. Provides technical safety support to assigned client groups.
Essential Functions- Monitors and maintains compliance
- Develops current and comprehensive knowledge of all applicable state, federal and local health and safety regulations/laws/requirements affecting the business
- Creates and files all required reports
- Prepares reports for Safety Director
- Develop annual internal audit schedule; conducts job site internal audits
- Meets deadlines.
- Develops and coordinates health and safety training
- Identifies safety training needs
- Ensures required training is conducted; develops an annual schedule
- Assist in development of safety training curriculum
- Audit older safety training materials for updating
- Conducts new hire orientation and safety training
- Drives workplace safety
- Assist with the development of strategies, policies, and programs to instill a safe culture
- Determines the appropriateness of introducing targeted safety initiatives
- Assist with development of metrics for measuring the effectiveness of corporate safety initiatives
- Stays current on safety programs and developments by maintaining contact with others in the field (e.g., professional association and educational groups, and professional development efforts)
- Serves on or leads safety committees
- Promotes safety and health awareness through internal company memoranda, newsletters and specific training program
- Investigates incidents
- Conducts investigation and analysis of property damage/injury/illness/near miss reports
- Identifies root cause of incident and implements corrective action
- Completes required reporting
- Acts as a liaison with medical personnel/insurance claims adjusters
- Maintains highest levels of confidentiality
- Communicates with internal/external customers.
- Answers inquiries via phone, email, or in-person
- Develops effective relationships with employees, peers and managers
- Provides highest levels of quality and service
- Demonstrates high levels of integrity and credibility through effective communication
- Promotes and maintains personal safety
- Exhibits safe work behaviors
- Wears all prescribed PPE
Education QualificationsBachelor's Degree in Safety Management, Construction Management, related discipline, or equivalent work experience
Experience Qualifications- 5+ years work experience in corporate safety department
- Experience in heavy highway or industrial setting preferred
Skills and Abilities- Accountability
- Communication
- Decision Making
- Ethics/Integrity
- Instills Trust
- Develops Others
- Drives Results
- Resourcefulness
Licenses and Certifications- Valid drivers license is required Required
- CHST Certification Preferred
Working Conditions/Physical Demands- Clerical office environment
- Indoor lab conditions that include standard office equipment such as computers, photocopier, phone, filing cabinets, fax machines, cubicles
- Sits at a desk regularly
- Looks at a computer screen hours at a time
- Performs data entry, alpha and 10-key numeric, on a keyboard
- Uses copy/fax to scan documents
- Drives a motor vehicle
- May lift or move up to 10lbs
- Travel Regular travel to job sites, customer sites, and corporate offices around the state is required; mostly day trips, but some overnight travel.
About Milestone Contractors Milestone Contractors is a privately held, family-owned business headquartered in Indianapolis. Milestone Contractors is a fully integrated heavy construction company specializing in highway, bridge, asphalt and concrete paving and site development. Over its 30-year history, Milestone has built a reputation for prioritizing safety, quality, people and innovation. Milestone Contractors is a part of The Heritage Group's family of companies. Learn more at All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.#MilestoneContractorsLP