Safety Inspector

About the role

This is technical work in developing and maintaining a comprehensive safety program for the City to ensure and promote a culture of safety. The incumbent will help administer safety training programs for City employees in cooperation with various City departments and divisions.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of departmental safety regulations
• Investigate methods and equipment used on City projects to determine compliance with safety standards
• Conduct safety training in all areas of safety and first aid
• Process and analyze accident and injury reports
• Make recommendations as to the means to avoid accidents or injuries in similar situations
• Administer safety training programs for City employees in cooperation with various City departments and divisions

Requirements

• Two (2) years of college level course work in safety and health, public or business administration, personnel or human resources management, education, industrial engineering or a related field AND Three (3) years of experience in occupational safety and health work
• An equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be able to transport oneself or coordinate transportation to worksites throughout the City during the course of the workday
• Must possess a valid motor vehicle operator’s license at the time of application
• Must possess a Class “A” Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) by the end of the probationary period
• Must be a certified CPR, AED, and FA instructor
• Must possess a 2nd grade hoisting and portables license by end of probationary period

Qualifications

• Knowledge of and ability to operate a computer or other technology using standard or customized computer or systems software applications appropriate to the assigned tasks
• Knowledge of simulator technology including related software packages and hardware maintenance
• Knowledge of basic business English, spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• Knowledge of standard municipal and industrial safety principles and practices
• Knowledge of the equipment and procedures used in industrial or municipal service, construction, and maintenance operations
• Knowledge of first aid principles and practices
• Knowledge of Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
• Knowledge of working in confined spaces with potentially hazardous conditions
• Knowledge of lockout/tagout procedures

Skills

• Ability to interpret and apply policy and labor agreement safety provisions
• Ability to learn and adapt to advances in computer and electronic device technology and software
• Ability to perform assignments with accuracy and attention to detail, and to make decisions, recognizing precedents and practices
• Ability to detect safety hazards and devise corrective measures
• Ability to compose, develop, instruct, and evaluate various training, safety and first aid courses and programs
• Ability to communicate with employees to train and evaluate them in safety related training and programs
• Ability to maintain safety-related records and compile reports based on data received such as injuries and accidents, their causes, and steps taken to avoid them in the future
• Ability to administer city, state, and federal regulations regarding safety, including Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) standards, to ensure their compliance
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to effectively communicate to, instruct, and actively engage with various groups of people including citizens, employees, and governmental bodies regarding safety and training topics
• Ability to adhere to safety policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees and members of the general public
• Sit from 51 to 75% of the time; to reach, bend, walk, stoop, stand, or lift from 26 to 50% of the time; and to climb, balance, squat, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, pull, or type up to 25% of the time
• To use up to twenty (20) pounds of force to move objects up to 33% of the time, to use up to ten (10) pounds of force to move objects from 34 to 66% of the time, and to use lesser amounts of force to move objects from 67 to 100% of the time

Benefits

• Forty-hour work week
• Paid leave per year: twelve days vacation; five days management; fifteen days sick; and fifteen holidays
• Employee’s group health insurance, including major medical, vision, and dental, for individual or family
• Defined benefit pension plan, plus Social Security, and more

Pay

$66,684.80 with step increases to $96,720.00 Annually

Schedule

Forty-hour work week