Hybrid Health and Safety Specialist bei Texas Hydraulics

Summary: The Health & Safety Specialist will plan and execute safety and health programs under the direction of the Health & Safety Supervisor in order to maintain a safe and healthy work environment.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in maintaining the policies for monitoring, correcting, and identifying hazards at the facility.
• Assist with annual department goals according to key metrics that are measured throughout the organization.
• Survey, compile, and analyze data relating to occupational and health issues such as chemical exposure, fumes, noise, temperatures, dust, vapors, mists, gases, solvents, lighting, and ergonomics.
• Coordinate the testing and monitoring of health and safety exposures.
• Provide input to hazardous material communications, including maintaining safety data sheets.
• Assist in the maintenance and monitoring of the control measures for exposure to health and safety hazards.
• Perform incident investigations utilizing root cause analysis methodology.
• Maintain and analyze existing programs and systems to track and evaluate worker injuries.
• Maintain working knowledge of new developments in the health and safety industry and government regulations.
• Facilitate health and safety training.
• Set the highest ethical standards for self and others.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education/Training/Experience:

• With a Bachelor’s degree in safety or related fields, must have a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• With an Associate’s degree, must have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• With a High School Diploma or GED, must have a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from regulatory agencies and all levels of Company personnel.
• Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite of products to include Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of safety, and health regulations, best practices, and standards.
• Risk assessment and problem-solving skills.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) is preferred.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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.

The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk, hear and occasionally required to smell.