Qualifications
Education and Experience
Required:
- Associate’s degree or higher in Occupational Health and Safety or related field AND
- 5+ years of experience in practical OHS advisory capacity in a related industry
- Experience resolving health, safety, and environmental questions and concerns in a timely manner
- Experience with risk management, incident investigation, program development, behavioral-based safety, job hazard analysis, and root cause analysis
_ Preferred:_
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, or Engineering, Chemistry, Safety, Industrial Hygiene, etc.
- 7-10 years’ experience leading and implementing safety, environmental and/or industrial hygiene programs.
Licenses and Certifications
- Valid driver's license required (Required)
- Associate Safety Professional (ASP) OR Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or related designation (Required)
Travel
- Travels up to 40% of time. Some travel might be international.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary - $100,000 - $130,000 (based on experience)
- Eligible to participate in the Annual Incentive Program – 12% bonus target
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and 401k retirement plan
- Professional development and growth opportunities
Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities
- Language Skills: English/ Advanced level required
- Mathematical Skills: Advanced level required
- Reasoning Skills/Abilities: Advanced level required
- Computer Skills: Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); and other applicable applications;
- Other skills:
- Demonstrated leadership in driving a program/system of safety or environmental in an enterprise environment.
- Strong safety regulatory knowledge and expertise including OSHA, MSHA, EPA and DOT required.
- Experience with risk management, incident investigation, program development, behavioral-based safety, job hazard analysis and root cause analysis desired
- Exceptional communication, influence and interpersonal skills.
- Highly organized, able to prioritize different priorities to maximum effect;
- Dynamic, positive and motivational attitude;
- Able to function effectively with limited supervision;
- Highly motivated self-starter;
- Able to mentor and coach at multiple levels of the organization chain to achieve desired results
- Results driven and able to adjust strategy to achieve end results;
- Able to navigate between tactical and strategic actions to drive organization to continuously improve.
- Able to build trust and respect.
- Ability to make informed decisions quickly.
- Providing training, consultation and advice on various health, safety, and environmental issues;
- Professionally representing the organization with regulatory agencies;
- Developing and implementing programs, policies and procedures;
- Effectively supporting geographically dispersed locations via in person, remote or electronic means;
- Resolving complex health, safety, and environmental questions and concerns in timely fashion;
- Ability to collect, interpret and act on data related to HSE performance monitoring.
Physical Demands of the Job
- Physical/Sensory Demands Frequency Requirements:
- Stand - Occasionally
- Move or traverse - Occasionally
- Sit - Occasionally
- Use hands Occasionally
- Reach with hands and arms - Occasionally
- Climb or balance - Occasionally
- Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl - Occasionally
- Talk/hear Frequently
- Taste/Smell - Occasionally
- Lift/carry/push or pull - Occasionally
- Lift/carry/push or pull 25 pounds/kilograms
- Vision Requirement:
- Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches/50 centimeters or less)
- Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet/6 meters or more)
- Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)
- Ability to see color
Auditory Requirements:
- No special auditory requirements
Work Schedule
- Business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Work requires willingness to work a flexible schedule
- Longer hours, evenings and/or weekend work will be necessary occasionally as job duties demand
Environmental Conditions Requirements
- Wet or humid (non-weather) conditions - Occasionally
- Work near moving mechanical pats - Occasionally
- Work in high, precarious places - None
- Fumes or airborne particles - Occasionally
- Toxic or caustic chemicals - Occasionally
- Outdoor weather conditions - Occasionally
- Extreme cold (non-weather) - Occasionally
- Extreme heat (non-weather) - Occasionally
- Risk of electrical shock – None
- Work with explosives – None
- Risk of radiation – None
- Vibration - Occasionally
- Bio-hazard - Occasionally
Noise level
- Very quiet (examples: isolation booth for the hearing test)
- Quiet (examples: library, private office)
- Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)
- Loud (examples: metal can manufacture department, large earth-moving equipment)
Other Physical/Work Environmental Exposures
The job is varied, and while predominantly office based does require some site access to carry out the critical sampling and testing and assessment functions. As such a wide variety of conditions may be present.
Skills Summary
Safety Management Systems, Accident Prevention, Behavior Based Safety, Communication, Risk Assessment, Incident Investigation, Root Cause Analysis, Data Analysis, Workplace Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, OSHA, HazCom, Safety Training, Fire Prevention
Additional Information
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
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