Safety Specialist

About the Role

The Safety Specialist reports to the Safety Manager and supports our safety mission by implementing corporate safety initiatives. This position maintains USA Compression’s safety culture through training, field employee engagement, and policy compliance, while monitoring the success of safety programs in the Rockies Region.

Responsibilities

• Spend most of their time in the field supporting operations by engaging employees, coaching on safe work practices, and evaluating facilities for safety hazards.
• Manage the daily safety needs of 50+ employees with a high degree of autonomy between the safety team and field operations.
• In partnership with operations leaders, communicate and set safety expectations in the region.
• Coach employees and managers on safe work procedures, overall health and safety best practices, and policy interpretation.
• Prepare and maintain health and safety reports and metrics as needed.
• Conduct trend analysis to support operations and our safety culture.
• Assist in training employees on required safety topics, programs, and expectations.
• Lead safety compliance audits and field visits; provide audit finding summaries and recommendations for corrective actions and improvements.
• Deliver Short Service Employee (SSE) orientations and serve as a hands-on resource for SSEs; take ownership of their success in the area.
• Track regional safety initiatives and metrics that support the attainment of annual safety metrics goals.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety policies and procedures.
• Conduct and report incident investigations.
• Deliver monthly safety meeting presentations, newsletters, and training packages.
• Support USAC’s driver improvement program and ensure compliance with all DOT regulations.
• Perform any other duties or responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• 0-2 years of direct work experience in health, safety, and environmental compliance with a focus on operational support.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of fundamental safety concepts, practices, and procedures, as well as state and federal regulatory compliance requirements.
• Strong coaching, teaching, and mentoring skills for employees and peer operations managers.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Knowledge of natural gas compression equipment and processes, or similar machines in an industrial setting.
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications.
• Ability to understand written and verbal communication from the company and supervisor, including training, procedures, and instructions.
• Must be able to legally work in the U.S.

Working Conditions

• Majority of time spent sitting or standing with ample opportunity to move about.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Requires the ability to read and interpret data and communicate professionally with company and outside personnel.
• Overnight travel required, expected to be approximately 25% of the time worked.
• Daily travel includes driving a company-assigned vehicle to various fieldwork locations.
• Works as part of a geographically dispersed team.
• Job sites are outdoors with potential exposure to a variety of weather conditions.
• Work environment may include hazardous locations with a strong emphasis on safety while working with heavy equipment and machinery.