xPL Manufacturing Safety Specialist

Division: xPL Offsite Project Location(s): Decatur, AL 35602 USA Minimum Years Experience: Travel Involved: Job Type: Regular Job Classification: Experienced Education: Job Family: Construction Compensation: Salaried Exempt Position Description Provide training to manufacturing xPL project team for safe work practices to educate and enforce adherence to Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs, policies and procedures. Identify, eliminate, and control hazardous conditions on project that may lead to injury and/or property damage. Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities Educate production project team, including Trade employees, on Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs, policies, and procedures and provide training on safe work practices to encourage and enforce adoption and adherence. Promote safe work practices and safe working conditions in accordance with company and EH&S policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and project owner contractual requirements. Build working relationships with production team and subcontractor Safety representatives. Contribute to development of overall xPL project safety program. Enforce safety program, related policies and procedures, and implement immediate corrective actions in accordance with xPL, Federal, State, and Local regulations and owner requirements. Ensure proper pre‑planning for activities and tasks for subcontractors and trades. Review subcontractor safety programs for completeness and compliance with company and EH&S policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and owner contractual requirements. Attend Pre‑Task Planning (PTP) meetings with xPL Production team to review site safety program and job hazard analysis for their scope of work and review risk mitigation plans. Hold pre‑construction planning meeting with subcontractors to review site safety program and job hazard analysis for their scope of work and review risk mitigation plans. Create Safety reports for project, analyze metrics, and make recommendations for improvement over baseline. Conduct safety meetings and issue meeting minutes as directed by supervisor. Maintain log of subcontractors' toolbox safety meetings held with their staff and provide safety reports to supervisor as required. Conduct safety audits and recommend corrective action per company policy and work with supervisor to issue reports of violations and/or unsafe practices to production/subcontractors for immediate resolution. Evaluate project safety training needs and make recommendations. Actively participate in reducing Project Incident Rates by meeting or exceeding established goals and manage regulatory exposures to zero citations. Administer drug screening program (e.g., pre‑employment, post‑accident, random, cause) consistent with company and owner's requirements. Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree from accredited program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or related field, and minimum of 3 years of related construction safety experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Construction Health Safety Technician (CHST) certification required or within two years of appointment. Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) certification preferred. Completed OSHA 30‑hour training and maintain current First Aid/CPR/BBP and AED certifications. Knowledgeable of safety/environmental principles and techniques. Knowledge of Federal, State, and local Environmental Health & Safety regulations. Knowledgeable of general construction and manufacturing operations. Ability to identify safety‑related exposures and propose corrective actions. Demonstrate elements of leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills to build professional relationships. Professional verbal and written communication skills with effective presentation delivery. Ability to take direction and follow through with commitments. Exceptional organizational skills with high attention to detail. Analytical thinking, good judgment, and problem‑solving skills. Able to work in a non‑structured environment and flexible to reprioritize responsibilities with management direction. Proficient computer and data entry skills, Microsoft Office suite of applications, and collaboration tools. Limited travel. 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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties requires physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, use construction personnel hoists, climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. The employee frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and uses a computer keyboard. The employee commonly needs close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and to adjust focus. The employee must regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds. The employee occasionally travels short and long distances via various conveyances. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee occasionally works in an office or remote setting. Noise in the office is usually quiet to moderate. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works at construction or manufacturing sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. Noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Turner Construction Company