Field Safety Specialist

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain a consistent underground presence to direct work activities, identify hazards, and verify compliance with safety procedures and MSHA regulations.
• Coach, mentor, and train employees and front-line leaders on safe work practices, critical controls, and regulatory requirements through hands-on training, safety meetings, and one-on-one instruction.
• Serve as a safety-focused leader and subject matter expert for underground operations, using independent decision-making and strong field engagement to reinforce safe work behavior.
• Conduct routine safety inspections and audits of underground work areas; document non-compliance issues, recommend and/or direct corrective actions, and follow up to ensure resolution.
• Escort MSHA inspectors during inspections and assist with addressing findings and completing required corrective actions.
• Participate in or lead investigations of incidents, near-misses, and injuries; identify root causes and recommend corrective measures to prevent recurrence.
• Aid in the development, coordination, and delivery of MSHA-required training, including task training.
• Collaborate with site safety specialists and mine leadership to ensure consistent safety messaging, procedural compliance, and alignment with company safety objectives.
• Support documentation, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements related to inspections, training, corrective actions, and underground safety compliance.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Proficient knowledge of federal, state, and local safety regulations and/or procedures.
• Proficient ability to conduct investigations, analyze information, and draw a conclusion.
• Demonstrate proficient knowledge of MSHA regulations (Part 57).
• Ability to effectively communicate safety instructions and concerns to employees and management.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of underground mining experience.
• Prior safety or supervisory experience preferred.
• MSHA Instructor certification (preferred) or ability to obtain.
• Current CPR certification and Blue Card holder preferred.
• Valid driver’s license.

Work Environment, Physical Requirements, Lifting Requirements

• Regularly required to use computer, phone, radio, gas monitors, non-powered hand tools, and personnel carriers.
• Occasionally required to use powered hand tools and loading/hauling equipment.
• Rarely required to use cutting or welding tools.
• Regularly required to work in underground mining conditions and outdoor weather.
• Regularly required to wear PPE, including but not limited to respirator, eye protection, hearing protection, and foot protection.
• Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts, in confined spaces, and in wet or humid conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to loud noise and vibration.
• Frequently, work is performed in a standard office setting for administrative duties.
• Regularly required to sit, stand and walk for extended periods of time, talk, and hear;
• Occasionally required to use repetitive motions and reach hands/arms.
• Requires clarity of vision, three-dimensional vision.
• Occasionally required to lift up to 25 pounds.

Benefits

• Benefits start first day and include insurance, paid time off, and various customer discount programs.

Pay

• This position offers a competitive base pay and is eligible for the Company variable pay (bonus) plan.

Schedule

• The work location may change as needed to support production and business needs within the Viburnum Trend in Southeast Missouri.