Safety Specialist

Job Summary

The Field Safety Specialist provides day-to-day support to Operations, Maintenance, and Contractor workforce by implementing specific Health & Safety programs. This includes coaching on hazard identification, risk assessment, incident investigations, and prevention. The role also involves conducting observations, ensuring safety compliance, providing safety information, and other general safety and health tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support Safety at the CF Yazoo City Complex by providing technical and administrative support to achieve site and company safety goals.
• Develop and maintain excellent communication and collaboration across site technical disciplines.
• Develops and implements safety policies, programs, and processes that meet or exceed regulatory and company expectations.
• Works with all departments to review barriers to meeting expectations.
• Assist with the development and utilization of risk assessment methods/systems for anticipating, identifying, and evaluating hazards.
• Coordinate the safety work order program for the shift to ensure proper prioritization and completion of outstanding items.
• Participate in incident/accident investigations.
• Responsible for the follow-up of action items coming out of audits, incident investigations, and the management of change process.
• Identifies and implements best practices and leads continuous improvement initiatives to reduce work process risks, raise safety awareness, and improve safe work practices.
• Maintains required stock of safety equipment, personnel training, injury and incident records, and workers’ compensation case management.
• Develops reports, action plans, and ensures timely follow-up for corrective actions identified through internal and external audits, incident investigations, industry best practice initiatives, etc.

Requirements

• Education: Associate or Bachelor Degree in Occupational Safety & Health, or relevant discipline preferred.
• Years of experience: 2 or more years of related professional work experience is required.
• Industry knowledge: Experience with health, safety, hygiene and environmental standards and their application in the field.
• Experience with safety audits and inspections.
• Risk Mitigation: Demonstrated knowledge of risk prevention strategies along with risk assessment and mitigation applications to field activities.
• Incident Investigation: Experience conducting incident investigations through use of interviewing techniques and root cause analysis.
• Training and development: Developing and delivering training to diverse audiences.
• Knowledgeable in how to effectively coach others within a manufacturing environment.
• Judgment and decision making: Considering the long- and short-term implications of potential actions and their impacts to choose the most appropriate course.

Qualifications

• Must be able to maintain a strong working knowledge of a wide variety of safety regulations and issues and perform tasks to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements.

Skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to develop and implement safety policies and programs.
• Experience with risk assessment and mitigation.
• Proficiency in incident investigation techniques.
• Effective training delivery skills.
• Strong judgment and decision-making abilities.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Health and wellness programs.
• Professional development opportunities.

Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The position is full-time with a mix of office and field responsibilities.