HR & Safety Compliance Generalist

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: HR & Safety Compliance Generalist

Reports to: Vice President, Human Resources

Location: Houston, TX

Department: Human Resources

FLSA Status: Exempt

 

About Us: CraneWorks is an award-winning global provider of lifting solutions. Our commitment to customer service is unparallelled and we consistently strive to earn our customers' loyalty and trust. Our fundamental values are safety, quality, integrity, reliability, and teamwork and our commitment to these values help steer our business operations. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Job Summary:  The HR & Safety Compliance Generalist supports CraneWorks' Human Resources and Safety functions, with primary responsibility for employee relations, workplace investigations, HR and safety compliance, training administration, reporting, and general HR administration. The role coordinates key safety administration activities, including OSHA recordkeeping, incident reporting, workers' compensation, vehicle incidents, required training, and post-accident testing. This position is also responsible for HR and Safety special projects and works cross-functionally with managers, employees, branch leadership, insurance partners, clinics, and other vendors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support employee relations matters, including complaints, workplace concerns, policy violations, performance and conduct issues.

• Conduct and/or support HR, safety, workplace conduct, and incident investigations, including interviews, evidence review, documentation, findings summaries, and follow-up actions.

• Maintain confidential investigation files and escalate significant employee relations, retaliation, discrimination, harassment, safety, or policy concerns to HR leadership.

• Assist HR leadership with corrective actions, performance documentation, policy interpretation, and consistent application of company policies.

• Support HR compliance reporting, audits, recordkeeping, personnel documentation, HRIS data maintenance, onboarding, and general HR administration.

• Administer the company cell phone allowance/program, including eligibility and employee changes.

• Administer HR and safety training, including assigning, scheduling, monitoring, reporting, and manager follow-up on overdue training.

• Maintain HSI Safety Software, including employee adds/terms and incident records, and support year-end OSHA recordkeeping.

• Coordinate Toolbox Talks, Office Safety training, Safety Moments, and recurring safety and compliance training.

• Maintain OSHA 300/300A records and required safety documentation; coordinate annual OSHA postings and verify location compliance.

• Prepare monthly safety metrics and reports, including TRIR and LTIR, using payroll hours and incident data.

• Monitor monthly branch safety meetings and maintain meeting minutes and supporting records.

• Coordinate random testing requirements through LeeTrans or other applicable providers.

• Coordinate captive and compliance training, including Train-the-Trainer certifications as applicable, and assist with insurance captive reporting and administration.

• Maintain Safety Data Sheet (SDS) materials and coordinate quarterly updates.

• Assist with subcontractor prequalification submissions and Job Hazard Analyses as requested.

• Coordinate workers' compensation claims and documentation under HR leadership oversight, including communication with employees, managers, carriers, adjusters, and medical providers.

• Responsible for coordinating vehicle and property incident administration, documentation, investigation, and follow-up.

• Coordinate post-accident drug and alcohol testing, chain-of-custody documentation, work restrictions, and return-to-work follow-up.

• Develop and maintain the regional occupational clinic network, including identifying providers, establishing post-accident testing protocols, providing job information, and coordinating company-wide processes.

• Lead and/or support HR and Safety special projects, compliance initiatives, process improvements, audits, system implementations, and other cross-functional projects as assigned.

• Perform other HR, safety, compliance, reporting, and administrative duties as business needs require.

Qualifications & Competencies:

• Five or more years of progressive Human Resources experience, preferably in a generalist, employee relations, compliance, or safety-support capacity.

• Demonstrated experience conducting or supporting workplace investigations and preparing clear, objective documentation and findings summaries.

• Working knowledge of employment laws, HR compliance, OSHA recordkeeping, workers' compensation, and workplace safety administration.

• Strong judgment, discretion, communication, reporting, data analysis, and organizational skills.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HRIS/LMS platforms; ADP Workforce Now experience is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Occupational Safety, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

• Heavy equipment, crane, construction equipment, manufacturing, industrial, transportation, or related industry experience strongly preferred.

• Multi-location and/or multi-state workforce experience.

• PHR, SHRM-CP, OSHA, workplace investigation, or other relevant HR or safety certification/training preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, use hands to finger; handle or feel; and kneel; crouch; or crawl; and talk; or hear; push and/or pull; reach; climb; bend and/or stoop. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.

Benefits

• Health insurance

• Paid time off

• Dental insurance

• 401(k)

• 401(k) matching

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Professional development assistance

CraneWorks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to apply. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. CraneWorks is committed to providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.