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Occupational Health & Safety Specialist 3/4

Position reports to the Sr. Manager of Health and Safety in Engineering, Operations & Technology (EOT) Environment, Health, and Safety. Position will be responsible for coordinating, leading, and providing expertise on occupational health and safety issues, including workplace fall protection, machine guarding, hazardous energy, employee safety training and other safety topics. Position will utilize the principles of process management and LEAN to facilitate and lead improvements in the incident investigation and notification and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping and workplace injury statistics processes. Independently performs a variety of analytical, cost benefit analysis and administrative tasks regarding incident data that support safety and health program management such as regulatory compliance, risk management in the work place, incident prevention, etc. Plans, develops, implements and assesses occupational heath and safety programs and processes to maintain a safe and healthy work environment. Develops and leads training and instructions. Evaluates, interprets, and advises on the impact of emerging issues, regulations and legislation to company operations. Evaluates and provides selection advice on existing or emergent risk management control technologies. Leads audits, inspections and investigations and coordinates resolution of issues. Develops corrective action plan to respond to internal/external audits and inspections. Plans and conducts health and safety audits. Works with management to facilitate risk management decisions.

Competencies

General


 Communication
Clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Keeps the audience engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Frames the message in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used. Accurately interprets messages from others and responds appropriately.

 Decision Making
Recognizes a wide range of potentially difficult issues, problems, or opportunities in own work group, across the organization and occasionally with external customers; determines whether action is needed. Identifies the need for and collects information to better understand difficult issues, problems, and opportunities. Integrates information from a wide variety of sources; detects trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships; creates relevant options for addressing difficult problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes. Formulates and/or makes recommendations for decision criteria based on issue complexity; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option. Implements decisions or initiates action within a reasonable time. Includes fellow work group members, employees across the organization, and occasionally external customers in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make the most appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions.

 Safety Awareness
Detects hazardous working conditions and safety problems; checks equipment and/or work area regularly. Reports or corrects unsafe working conditions; makes a wide range of recommendations and/or improves safety and security procedures; enforces safety regulations and procedures as appropriate to role. Monitors safety or security issues after taking corrective action and ensures continued compliance. Technical


 Analytical Skills
Basic - Skill and ability to: collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources at the department level.
Preferred - Skill and ability to: collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources with clients, customers and/or suppliers.

 Applied Health/Safety Science
Basic - Complete knowledge of occupational health and safety sciences (e.g. chemistry, radiation physics, toxicology, industrial hygiene, etc.) to understand, analyze, and communicate safety and health information and mitigate safety and health risk.
Preferred - Extensive and specialized knowledge of occupational health and safety sciences (e.g. radiation physics, toxicology, industrial hygiene) to analyze and communicate data and develop safety and health strategy.

 Government Laws/Regulations
Basic - Complete knowledge of relevant government laws and regulations impacting the functional responsibilities of the occupation.
Preferred - Extensive and specialized knowledge of relevant government laws and regulations impacting the functional responsibilities of the occupation.

 Statistical Concepts
Basic - Complete knowledge of statistical analysis concepts such as normal distribution, standard deviations, mean, probability, and confidence levels.
Preferred - Extensive and specialized knowledge of statistical analysis concepts.

 Technical Process Change
Basic - Complete knowledge of processes used to introduce or change facilities, equipment, materials, products, or processes in order to anticipate and mitigate potential hazards (e.g. specifications, drawings, lay outs, etc.) by collaborating in the development of specification, etc.
Preferred - Extensive, specialized knowledge of processes used to introduce or change facilities, equipment, materials, products, or processes in order to anticipate and mitigate potential hazards (e.g. specifications, drawings, lay outs, etc.) by collaborating in the development of specification, etc.

Typical Education/Experience

Level 3 - Technical bachelor's degree and typically 5 or more years' related work experience or a Master's degree with typically 3 or more years' or a PhD degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience. A technical degree is defined as any four year degree, or greater, in a mathematic, scientific or information technology field of study. Level 4 - Technical bachelor's degree and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or a Master's degree with typically 7 or more years' or a PhD degree with typically 4 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. A technical degree is defined as any four year degree, or greater, in a mathematic, scientific or information technology field of study.

Other Job related information

Knowledge of Lean+ principles is preferred.

*** Please note that depending on the specific position, you may be required to pass additional medical tests, credit checks, and/or other requirements. These additional items are required for the Company to comply with various laws and regulatory rules.***

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