Safety Coordinator

Safety Coordinator

The Safety Coordinator will oversee Health and Safety to support exploration drilling and other activities at the Tectonic Metals exploration camp, located in a remote portion of southwest Alaska. Typical duties include assessing workplace safety, enforcing safety standards, educating employees on safety procedures, identifying potential risks and hazards, and conducting safety inspections during the field season, expected to extend from May to October 2026.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with all employees and staff to ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and company safety standards and systems. Ensure all operations are carried out safely, consistently, and efficiently, in accordance with Tectonic Metals and best practice standards, policies, and procedures.
• Participate in internal safety inspections and audits to identify conditions or behaviours for improvement or corrective action and develop recommendations for changes to practices, techniques, and standards to leadership.
• Engage team members in effective problem-solving including: risk assessment, job observations, near miss identification, reporting, and corrective action planning.
• Facilitate and/or oversee investigations, corrective action, and root cause analysis.
• Assist with accurate reporting of all incidents into approved system and development of flash, summary, senior leadership review reports as required.
• Maintain accurate documentation and data entry in databases.
• Support and/or facilitate Formal Risk Assessments by developing and monitoring action plans.
• Actively participate in toolbox meetings, safety meetings, and other training sessions.
• Develop and instruct safety topics during New Hire Orientation, and Introduction to Work Environment.
• Complete handovers with incoming and outgoing peers to support continuity of operations and safety. Promote consistency of standards across supervision and teams.
• Observe Safety Interactions performed by supervisors and give them feedback on how to improve.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• 6+ year experience in mining or related industry with proven/demonstrated Leadership in Safety or Minimum 6+ years' experience in Safety and Health role.

• Advanced knowledge with MSHA or OSHA health and safety regulations and standards.

• Demonstrated ability to evaluate health and safety related risks.

• Ability to train and coach others on issues relating to health and safety.

• Practical application of Microsoft Office Suite of software; Computer literacy (Adobe Acrobat, Web-based Data Systems).

• Advanced understanding in Occupational Health.

• Advanced Incident Investigation experience and certification.

• Ability to develop and implement OHS programs and systems, Advanced understanding of safety systems.

• Advanced understanding of mining, construction, and associated processes.

• Interpersonal, presentation, and training skills based on adult learning techniques.

• Collaboration and influencing skills.

• Advanced first aid and emergency response knowledge.

• Proven ability to lead teams.

• Knowledge and application of leadership skills, incident investigation and risk assessment/management.

• Advanced knowledge of State & Federal regulations.

• Good decision-making skills.

While performing the duties of this job, employees may be frequently required to stand, walk, or sit for extended periods of time, use hand and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, regularly required to talk and hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision requirements for this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

This position is rotational with schedules varying from a 2 - 3 week on / 2 - 3 weeks off rotation depending on location of residence, working a 12-hour daily shift.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Fairweather's business philosophy and practice is to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

PREFERENCE STATEMENT: Fairweather grants preference to qualified Doyon Shareholders first, and second to qualified shareholders of other Alaska Native corporations that grant a similar preference in all phases of employment and training, which include, but are not limited to hiring, promotion, layoff, transfer, and training.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.

The successful candidate must pass a criminal background check, pre-hire drug screen, and participate in random drug screening during the term of their employment.