Field Safety Technician

Job Title

Job Summary: Travel: Local travel within a 1-2 hour radius of Salem (home every night). Possibility for overnight travel maybe 1-2 nights at time maybe a couple of times a year for internal/external training opportunities but would not be guaranteed or a regular part of the position. Shift: Primarily work 8 – 10 hours per day, 5 days per week. Nights/weekends/overtime as needed. Valid Drivers License Required: YES Hourly Pay Range: $26.00 to $33.50/ (DOE) NOTE: Base Pay Range of $54080 to $69680 is based on 40 hour workweek. This position has a high likelihood of overtime. This range is negotiable depending on the candidate experience.

What You Will Do:

In this role you will work directly with our employees in the field to support and assist the Safety Coordinator with company safety, health, and risk management programs. You'll spend much of your time in the field to monitor and reinforce safety best practices relating to confined space, OSHA/MSHA, trenching and excavation, working at heights, commercial driving (DOT/FMCSA), and heavy construction equipment. Responsible from participating in incident learning teams and safety meetings, to conducting employee trainings, you'll play an integral part as we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built. Local commutes to locations within the valley as needed. These areas include Eugene, Salem, Keizer, Corvallis and Dallas.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Prior related field experience in mining, manufacturing, construction or related industries to include an active participation in safety programs or initiatives, and familiarity with OSHA and/or MSHA regulations.
• Bachelors Degree in Occupational Safety & Health or closely related field may substitute for experience.
• You're comfortable speaking to a diverse range of individuals and groups to deliver training/presentations.
• You have the ability to recognize both safe and unsafe working practices in the field, and are comfortable providing both positive reinforcement, as well as constructive feedback, coaching, or best practices to your peers.
• You're passionate about keeping employees safe and strive to continuously improve safety through innovation.
• You have a working knowledge of PC Programs and the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• You have a high school diploma or equivalent, a valid driver's license, current authorization to work in the United States, and are able to pass pre-employment controlled-substance testing.

Essential Duties and Functions:

• Administering/maintaining company safety programs; ensuring any/all new developments in human performance and technology available are utilized for incident/injury prevention and continually evaluated.
• Assist with incident analysis for all occurrences, providing recommendations for risk reduction as applicable.
• Overseeing site safety audits & assisting site personnel in selection/installment of safety devices.
• Conducting hazard awareness and correction sessions with operations personnel.
• Participate in the use of Coaching Action Plans to eliminate undesired behaviors and create new desired behaviors through pinpointed safe desired behaviors and proper follow-up/reinforcement strategies.
• Stewarding/Implementing Human Performance philosophies, education, & growth strategies.
• Coordinating with Operating Company Managers to identify Event Learning Team opportunities and driving a Learning Culture.
• Assist with providing direction/technical support to ensure employees' health and minimize potential employee exposures through established industrial hygiene practices. i.e. Respiratory Protection Program, Hearing Conservation Program, Silica Awareness Program.
• Developing creative communications methods to ensure the distribution and institutionalization of best practices through tools such as: PowerPoint, Word, Excel, e-mail, SharePoint, Adobe PDF, Teams.
• Coordinate and schedule annual safety training, project specific safety trainings and develop/assist/create project specific safety plans and/or reporting as required by the project specifications.
• Help support safety meetings.
• Manage and monitor employee engagement programs.
• Regular and timely attendance.
• Participate in and promote an inclusive work environment.

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. Office Environment and Field Visits including Plants, Pits, Shops and job sites. Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. May require driving for periods of time to perform job duties at various job site locations.

Physical Requirements:

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. The employee is occasionally required to reach with arms waist to shoulder height, sit, stand, walk and handle/grasp equipment and machines. The employee is occasionally required to lift, carry and/or push/pull anywhere up to 50lbs. The employee is occasionally required to crawl, kneel, bend, squat, crouch or climb. And reach with arms above shoulder height or below knee height. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Most PPE will be provided by our team to keep you safe. Please provide your own pair of steel-toed or composite-toed boots.