Safety Tech - La Porte, TX

About the role

Turner Industries, a fully diversified industrial contractor with over 20,000 employees, is seeking a Safety Technician to support an upcoming turnaround in LaPorte, TX. The position is ideal for local candidates, offers no per diem, and requires a valid driver’s license and either NCCER certification or a safety‑related degree.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular walk‑through inspections of construction areas; identify, document, and recommend resolutions for hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions and ensure corrections are made.
• Document and investigate all accidents, safety violations, and other unsafe conditions or activities; compile data, photographs, and prepare all pertinent forms and reports in accordance with corporate procedures and federal, state, and local regulations.
• Issue various entry permits (e.g., confined‑space permits) as required.
• Assist in emergency rescues as needed.
• Assist in maintaining fire protection and grounding systems.
• Control hazardous working conditions and unsafe employee activities by interfacing with training programs.

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license.
• NCCER certification or a safety‑related degree.
• Technical training and/or industrial‑related safety experience.
• Successful completion of a post‑offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation.
• Hazard Communication orientation/test.
• Turner Industries Group, LLC indoctrination.
• OSHA‑approved corrective eye wear (Z87).
• Job site orientation and adherence to site safety requirements (clean‑shaven, long sleeves, steel‑toe boots, etc.).
• Use of client‑required safety equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing protection, safety harness with lanyard, etc.).
• Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of themselves or others in the workplace.

Physical & Mental Demands

• Climbing ladders, scaffolds, and structures above and below ground level; maintaining balance on ladders, scaffolds, and structures.
• Reaching in all directions, handling and manipulating objects and materials.
• Coordinating eye‑hand‑finger movements to operate tools and equipment.
• Lifting from ground level, waist level, and/or overhead; carrying objects, tools, and equipment.
• Standing, walking, pushing, bending, kneeling, crouching/squatting.
• Seeing and hearing with or without correction.
• Following set procedures and standards; applying basic mathematical skills; following oral or written directions.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and corporate safety standards and regulations; reading, writing, and ability to recognize and report safety hazards.

Work Environment

• Location: Industrial construction sites and/or office environment.
• Mobility barriers: Uneven ground level, obstructed pathways, work performed at low and/or high elevations, work performed in confined areas.
• Climatic/Environmental conditions: Predominantly outdoor climate; exposure to extreme hot or cold weather, excessive humidity, rain; various noise levels from tools, machinery, and equipment; potential exposure to chemical substances.