Safety Specialist
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Safety Specialist

Alpine Silica

Location: Kermit,TX, USA

Date: 2024-12-09T07:33:36Z

Job Description:

The Safety Specialist is responsible for leading the site's health, safety and environmental efforts. This is a full-time, exempt position that reports directly to the Plant Manager and Director of EHS. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Work Safely and effectively independently or as part of a team
  • Help to develop and maintain a Safety as a Value culture
  • Investigate accident, near miss and property damage incidents
  • Act as liaison between the company and regulatory agencies
  • Coordinate the maintenance and implementation of the EHS program, compliance plans and initiatives
  • Maintain site compliance with all safety and health regulations issued by federal, state and local agencies and corporate policies
  • Keep abreast of any safety and environmental law or regulatory changes that impact the organization
  • Conduct safety and health training courses including site specific hazard, new miner, experienced miner, annual refresher and new task Training.
  • Ensure that departmental and company goals and objectives are achieved by participating in short and long-range planning activities
  • Daily monitoring of safety practices for compliance
  • Conduct and analyze work-place safety observations
  • Conduct root cause analysis investigations
  • Develop, distribute, communicate and track safety talks/meetings
  • Participate in risk assessments
  • Assist with contractor safety oversight
  • Attend contractor safety meetings as needed and provide safety leadership
  • Conduct routine audits
  • Tabulate safety statistics and generate safety reports
  • Participate in regulatory safety inspections
  • Record keeping and documentation
  • Assist with drug and alcohol testing program
  • Participate in on-call schedule as needed
  • Other duties as assigned
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Degree in Occupational Health & Safety preferred
  • Three years' of safety experience at an MSHA Regulated site preferred
  • Experience training/teaching employees in the field and in the classroom
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
  • Ability to interpret MSHA and OSHA standards and implement regulatory requirements
  • Working knowledge of 30 CFR Part 46, 47, 50, 56, 57 and 62
  • Knowledge of industrial hygiene
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Interpersonal skills to work successfully within a team-based environment
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong computer skills
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS
  • All duties require outside assignments and require periods of work in all weather conditions-heat, cold, wet or dry, and dusty
  • Ability to climb stairs, climb ladders, reach, stoop, squat, tolerate prolonged standing/walking, balance, bend, twist, crawl, kneel, push and pull objects
  • Ability to tolerate working outdoors in all environmental temperatures and weather
  • May be necessary to drive a company vehicle
  • Safety-sensitive position
All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
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