Safety Engineer

Scope of Work

The Safety Engineer will develop and implement procedures, guidelines, and best practices to promote and ensure the health, safety, and well-being of our jobsites, innovation facilities, and offices.

Position Requirements

• Uses Gaylor Values as tools to carry out all job responsibilities
• Maintains confidentiality of all information
• Inspects jobsites and communicates with project and safety teams to identify safety risks and concerns
• Provides expert guidance on best practices for identifying and reducing exposure to dangerous conditions
• Adopts a proactive approach to providing a safe working environment; provides training and guidance to employees via training, toolbox talks, newsletter articles and other forms of written and verbal communication
• Develops and implements a system to report, monitor, and correct safety problems
• Prepares, composes, and initiates correspondence, memoranda, presentation materials, and reports
• Organizes and prioritizes workload to meet deadlines
• Maintains appropriate records, files, documentation, etc

Responsibilities

• Works with the Safety Team in the planning and execution of the Gaylor safety program
• Assists operational units to recognize and mitigate hazards on jobsites, offices and facilities
• Supports and maintains a safety culture focused on accident and injury prevention

Working Conditions

• May require working in all elements (heat, cold, rain, snow, etc.) depending on job location and/or time of year
• Must be able to utilize construction site sanitary facilities (port-o-lets)
• Must have required hand tools at all times while at work site (waist tool belts can weigh up to 30 lbs.)
• Must be able to work scheduled hours, 40 hours per week
• Must be able to work in noisy environments
• Must be able to remain calm in times of heightened emotional situations
• Must work well with others as a member of a team to complete tasks

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to wear personnel protective equipment (i.e., hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, high visibility vest, safety harness, etc.) when required
• Ability to bend, stoop, squat, crawl, climb, kneel, balance, push, pull, and reach overhead
• Repetitive use of arms, hands, and fingers
• Possess good vision/hearing (normal or corrected)
• Ability to make transition from designated employee parking areas to construction areas and be able to gain access to all levels of building/structure, even if only means of access is by OSHA approved site construction ladder or stairs still under construction but deemed safe for use
• Ability to work while constantly moving on one's feet
• Ability to reach and stretch to position equipment and fixtures while maintaining balance
• Ability to work while sitting or standing for long periods
• Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds at times

Minimum Education

• Minimum of high school graduate, holder of G.E.D., or equivalent studies/experience
• OSHA 30, CPR/First Aid/AED credentials
• Preferrred Education / Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management (or related field)
• 5-7 years construction safety experience
• CFR 1926 preferred
• Lockout tagout
• NPFA 70
• EOSHA 500
• BCSP current credentials