Safety Professional

Safety Professional at Harder Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Harder Mechanical is one of the nation’s largest mechanical contractors with an outstanding reputation for working safely, meeting tough schedules, and delivering quality projects. Based in Portland, Oregon, we work primarily in the western United States with regional offices in Reno, NV;
Phoenix, AZ;
Richmond, CA;
Salt Lake City, UT.

As a Project Safety Professional in the Advanced Manufacturing market sector, you will apply construction safety standards and regulations. Working with the project management team and field supervision, you will ensure that all work is completed safely to avoid the risk of injury or harm.

Work schedule and hours: 5 days per week, 10 hours a day. Start time is 5:00 a.m. There may be occasional weekend work and potential for covering evening shifts.

Successful projects do not complete themselves. Our team of curious and passionate people build on Harder’s reputation every day through their actions. We offer professional development opportunities, industry-leading benefits, and the chance to work on projects that will change the built environment forever.

• Provide support in incident prevention, including inspecting job site, inspecting equipment, onsite training, investigating, and authoring incident reports, and providing information on safety standards and work techniques.
• Serve as the on-site Competent Person who performs frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment.
• Oversee additional safety professionals assigned to the project.
• Survey the jobsite and provide advice and guidance to site superintendents and employees engaged in a full range of construction activities, including but not limited to confined space, hazardous energy control, fall protection and scaffolding.
• Investigate incidents to determine origin, root cause, and contributing factors and assist in the preparation of written evaluation reports concerning findings.
• Carry out safety education activities, promote safety awareness, conduct daily and weekly Toolbox Talks, and provide site‑specific training courses.
• Consult with technical specialists and program managers about changes in work processes and proposed methods to eliminate unnecessary risks and control hazardous conditions.
• Provide employees and managers the training necessary to recognize hazards and perform their jobs safely and effectively.
• Develop Activity (Job) Hazard Analysis for all new major work processes or those with the highest injury/illness rates.
• Conduct Personal Protective Equipment assessments as needed.
• Recommend appropriate measures and methods to correct safety deficiencies and investigate hazardous conditions to identify remedial actions.

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Professional qualifications and knowledge of fall protection systems, electrical safety, permit‑required confined spaces, excavation trenching and shoring, scaffolding, hazard communication, accident investigation and reporting.

• 5+ years of experience.
• Experience at a semiconductor facility.
• OSHA 30‑hour certification.
• Extensive knowledge of state/local, OSHA laws and regulations.
• Experience providing safety training – orientations, MEWP, forklift, fall protection, etc.
• May be required to pass a security clearance investigation and applicable substance testing requirements.
• OSHA 510 certifications.
• Additional safety certifications such as CSP, CHST, or OHST.

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits – 100% of employee premiums are paid by the company.
• Generous retirement package: 10% company contribution and a company match up to 2% of your annual salary.
• Profit sharing.
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Harder University training and development, and other paid professional development opportunities.
• Team environment that promotes individual growth.

This position is salaried.
No recruiters. No phone calls, please.

Harder Mechanical Contractors is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local nondiscrimination laws. Harder’s commitment to fair employment extends to all terms and conditions of employment.

It is Harder’s policy to maintain a drug and alcohol‑free work environment. Employment offers are conditional upon successfully passing a drug and alcohol test, background checks, reference checks, and, as required by law, documentation of authorization to work in the United States.