Safety & Health Specialist

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Required:

Not Applicable

On-Site Role: Must be available to work on-site at this assigned work location.

Emergency Response: Yes – Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE’s emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.

Responsible for providing day-to-day guidance and support for safety and health management within the assigned business unit (BU). Monitors compliance with all applicable governmental regulations and company safety requirements. Uses technical and business-unit specific knowledge to facilitate the development of improvement initiatives regarding safety and industrial hygiene.

• Provides guidance and support to the assigned Business Unit / Client on safety and health policies, regulations and best practices.
• Identifies and partners with the BUs to resolve safety related issues.
• Leads or participates in Corporate Safety Level project(s) (i.e., assessment, initiatives, sampling plans).
• Supports enterprise safety initiatives implementation within assigned BU.
• Corporate Safety Standard(s) Ownership
• Works with BU to solve safety and industrial hygiene problems.
• Is a member of the emergency response and emergency planning leadership team.
• Keeps leader abreast of safety and health issues and concerns within assigned area of responsibility.
• May lead corporate safety huddles, assigned working sessions, and/or assigned sub-committees.
• Manages Incident and Accident (IA) log entries into system for respective BU.
• Oversees the development and administration of the Corporate Safety Standards.
• Assists leadership with regulatory inspections (e. g. MIOSHA).
• Performs Condition-Based Inspections, including mock inspections, confined space, satellite locations, walk downs, etc.
• Administers and maintains existing safety and health programs, policies, and procedures
• Utilizes knowledge of Safety Playbook/Safety Maturity Model Processes and applies accordingly.
• Works with BU partners regarding incident/injury event management, including conducting investigations, developing countermeasures, etc.
• Leads recordable/Potential Serious Injury and Fatality (PSIF) Incident investigations with root causal analysis.
• Ensures incidents are maintained per record keeping standard requirements
• Assists with the development and delivery of safety and industrial hygiene related reports, presentations, and training.
• Routinely participates in respective BU level 3 and 2 safety committee meetings and participates in level 1 meetings as available.

• High School diploma or GED with 6 years of relevant experience in a utility, industrial, or manufacturing operation where safety or safety compliance was a significant area of responsibility; OR
• Bachelor’s Degree in related science field/discipline with 4 years of relevant experience in a utility, industrial, or manufacturing operation where safety or safety compliance was a significant area of responsibility.

Preferred:

• Associate Safety Professional certification.
• Knowledge of the operations of the gas and/or electric utility generation and distribution systems.

Other Requirements:

• Experience in leading safety committees.
• Knowledge of Maximo Corrective Actions, SAP, SRM, and Safety Management data systems, as well as the ability to create and utilize spreadsheets.
• Proficient computer skills to create and utilize spreadsheets and develop effective reports and presentations.
• Experience using company audit protocols to evaluate business unit safety programs and effectively communicating audit results through written reports.
• Experience in problem analysis, problem solving, negotiations, and conflict management.
• Must be available to respond to emergency events 24 hours / 7 days / 365 days per year.
• Experience and skills working with people at all levels of the organization in order to build teamwork, enthusiasm, engagement, and promote safety excellence.
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with peers on the DTE Energy Corporate Safety staff and assigned Business Unit/Client.

Incumbents may engage in all or some…