Site Safety Leader - Brookings, SD

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* Job Description:

** Adolfson and Peterson Construction is currently hiring for a Site Safety Leader. Initially, the focus will be dedicated to a large vertical construction project in the Brooking, SD area.

This role will manage AP’s safety program onsite to ensure a safe environment for all team members. Champion the Incident and Injury Free (IIF) philosophy and culture in a manner that supports senior managements’ commitment operate in a manner that fosters and supports the IIF initiative. Provide safety trainings and communicate safety issues. This position may be responsible for a region’s safety program or be assigned specifically to designated projects.
** Primary Accountabilities
*** Take personal responsibility for working safely within an Incident and Injury Free (IIF) culture.  + Be a champion to support IIF efforts for working safely and building a culture of care and concern within the organization that reinforces the behavioral aspects of working and living safely.  + Maintain a relationship with safety to hold responsibility for personal safety, the safety of each person in the company, and the IIF performance of the entire workforce.  

+ As a leader, consistently communicate and reinforce the tenets of an IIF workplace. Be willing to discuss a personal commitment and desire for all team members to work safely and attain an IIF workplace.  + As a leader, ensure that processes and procedures that support an IIF culture are maintained and reviewed for continuous improvement.
* Collaborate with other team members to implement and maintain the project site specific safety program.  + Maintain a program that encourages safe behavior for all site team members and reinforces the achievement of safety goals and objectives.  + Recognize and recommend compliance-based safety and health training opportunities.  + Utilize learning management system to identify and assign site specific training topics.  

+ Further the safety education of all project site team members whether by formal classes, seminars, workshops, or situational and spontaneous coaching  + Verify SDS and Health and Safety Manuals are available on site.  + Monitor site safety communications to maintain training effectiveness (signage, toolbox talks, site safety committee meetings, etc.).
* Manage the safety program on an assigned project in accordance with organization-wide requirements and best practices.  + Ensure compliance with policies and practices that result in employee behavior that reinforces AP senior management’s commitment to IIF.  + Conduct the safety training program in accordance with all organizational standards, practices, and policies.
+ Manage task-based training for all team members on AP jobsites.  + Distribute new and changing safety related information and provide training when necessary.  + Present the safety orientation program to new employees.
* Monitor a single project’s safety program and communicate findings to senior management and project team members.  + Perform safety inspections on projects at a designated frequency. Instruct and train field team members in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe practices and conditions to eliminate hazards.  + Schedule and facilitate onsite OSHA consultation.  + Ensure compliance with corporate, State, and Federal regulations and guidelines regarding to occupational safety & health.  

+ Work closely with Superintendents, Project Managers, Subcontractors, and Owners to ensure compliance with various safety policies.  + Assist in the development of safety plans for high risk/unique work.  + Identify areas of deficiency or trends and communicate to project management.
* In coordination with leadership, provide assistance for the onsite worker’s…