Safety Specialist

About the role

DEPCOM Power has immediate openings for Safety Specialists in various locations within the U.S. with 95% travel. The Safety Specialist will play a crucial role in cultivating an EH&S environment characterized by collaboration and active participation in our safety standards among all employees. This role is essential for embedding a culture of safety, ensuring that everyone is engaged and committed to maintaining the highest safety standards in all our operations. In addition to the following, you will have the opportunity to start a career in safety by learning OSHA rules and regulations, State and local laws, and Company policies.

Responsibilities

• Assist PSM with facilitating Safety & Health training for employees, contractors, etc., as required and needed.
• Support the planning and implementation of safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Department of Transportation (DOT).
• Be knowledgeable and current on all internal Koch/DEPCOM EHS Standards and relevant state and federal environmental law.
• Aid incident investigations, root cause analysis, and determining corrective actions to prevent incident recurrence and makes recommendations for correcting unsafe conditions and actions.
• Foster an EHS environment of collaboration and active participation with all employees.
• Conduct walk-through inspections of field job sites to identify and eliminate hazardous conditions and unsafe acts performed by employees.
• Assist with managing site risks including facilitating risk assessments, job safety analyses, JHA reviews and PPE assessments.
• Provide appropriate care and support for onsite injuries within standard of care.

Requirements

• Experience in field safety, with involvement in site safety programs, hazard assessments, and incident response
• OSHA 30 construction
• First aid and AED certification
• Valid driver's license

Qualifications

• Prior safety experience working in solar PV or BESS construction sites
• Bachelor's degree in safety (EH&S)
• Completion of OSHA 510 and OSHA 500 training course
• CHST certification

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement
• Paid vacation/time off
• Educational assistance
• May also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance