Safety Coordinator (Waste Management)

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.
• Is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) providing guidance and direction on regulatory and program requirements, including working with frontline employees and supervisors to co-develop work practices which meet all 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.
• Knowledge of OSHA and MOSH regulations and Emergency Action Planning and ICS principles; participates in Emergency Operation planning and activities.
• 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: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in safety management and program development 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 experience in risk management, safety education, or training.

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 accident 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.