SAFETY TECHNICIAN - Austin Industrial - Plaquemine, LA

About the role

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

Responsibilities

• Build working relationships with customer representatives, project staff, and subcontractor safety representatives.
• Assist in creating accurate safety reports and accident investigation documents.
• Assist in staff safety training and subcontractor development.
• Represent the company in a positive and professional manner with the customer and subcontractors.
• Create and facilitate safety trainings and orientations aligned with project specifics and schedules.
• Participate in safety organizations outside of the company and in the assigned region.
• Ensure compliance with the company’s current safety manual, policies, and expectations.
• Majority of time spent in the field observing work, coaching, auditing, and engaging craft employee-owners.
• Help project supervision resolve safety problems and issues in the field.
• Fill in for site HSE manager during absences.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States (Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position).

Qualifications

• Education: No minimum education requirements.
• Experience: 2 years of maintenance and construction experience.
• Certification/License: A valid Driver’s License.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.