Safety Coordinator (Waste Management)

About the role

This position announcement will be used to fill a full‑time, permanent, Safety Coordinator position within the Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Waste Management Services. The role provides technical program support for the Bureau’s solid waste facility operations and DPW’s Safety and Security program.

Responsibilities

• Conducts workplace accident and incident investigations, as well as formal and informal safety and security inspections to identify potential hazards; prepares and recommends practical solutions to eliminate hazardous conditions in the workplace.
• Identifies needs for safety and security training; plans, develops, and presents training and instructional materials to a wide group of stakeholders.
• Identifies hazards and shepherds them through all stages of the remediation cycle.
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) providing guidance and direction on regulatory and program requirements, working with frontline employees and supervisors to co‑develop work practices that meet OSHA, MOSH and other regulatory requirements and ensure the unit’s core deliverables are intact.
• Assists in the development of safety and security policy and procedures, emergency operations plans and industrial workplace safety plans.
• Manages the implementation of policies and program elements as directed.
• Advises operating units of hazardous field working conditions; stops field operations where danger is imminent.
• Follows up on workplace inspections to ensure corrective action is taken.
• Organizes and coordinates protective and safety equipment programs; coordinates distribution of equipment and monitors use to ensure compliance with OSHA & MOSH standards.
• Meets with vendors and suppliers of safety equipment; recommends bid specifications and equipment selection.
• Administers essential program elements through the management of Safety Committees and working groups.
• Reviews incident reports to determine if corrective action should be taken to eliminate the causes of incidents; interviews employees and supervisors to gather additional information and maintain safety awareness.
• Recommends appropriate actions to ensure safety standards and codes are met.
• Prepares and maintains required reports, statistics, and records.
• Participates in Emergency Operation planning and activities, applying knowledge of OSHA and MOSH regulations, Emergency Action Planning and ICS principles.
• Performs related work as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with major course work in safety management and program development.
• Experience: One (1) or more years of experience in risk management, safety education, or training.
• Additional Requirements: A valid non‑commercial Class C motor vehicle operator's license.
• Note: The education requirement may be substituted on a year‑for‑year basis with up to four (4) additional years of experience in risk management, safety education, or training for a total of five (5) or more years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years of experience in industrial or workplace safety field, including policy & procedure development, implementation and training.
• Experience with hazard assessment, job safety analysis, and/or safety compliance audits.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and County safety requirements, including OSHA and MOSH regulations.
• Considerable knowledge of the methods, materials, principles, and practices of worker safety education.
• Considerable knowledge of the principles of risk management and the principles of loss control and management of risk exposures common to County operations.
• Ability to detect hazardous conditions, identify causative factors of accidents and injuries, and to make sound recommendations for their correction.
• Ability to plan, design, and implement an effective worker/workplace safety program.
• Ability to prepare and maintain required statistics, records, and reports using various automated systems (e.g., MS Suite‑PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint/Word, etc.).
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co‑workers, other county departments, and the public.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.