Senior Safety Coordinator

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Southland Industries is seeking a Safety Coordinator II. In this role, you'll assist the Division Safety Program in enforcing and regulating all safety procedures to ensure that Southland Industries meets all safety requirements in the field by managing and coordinating all division safety activities.

• Tour and inspect smaller or larger complex job sites to ensure compliance with company, state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations. You'll report concerns to safety management and ensure health and safety standards are met by coordinating, promoting and conducting various programs and activities related to the safety management system.
• Document safety inspections, cite dangerous areas/procedures and recommend corrective procedures. Provide recommendations for correcting non-compliance issues and ensure cited issues are corrected within designated time frame.
• Maintain all site required documentation related to safety issues, including accident reports, inspection reports and training logs, and review daily job hazard logs and take action as required.
• Provide emergency response to employees as needed.
• Prepare documentation for the investigation of accidents and injuries and submit data to regulatory agencies as required.
• Assist with the development of training materials and coordinate and facilitate employee training as necessary.
• Use experience to train less-experienced safety employees as needed.
• Exercise independent judgement and make day-to-day decisions, consulting with a manager on decisions that significantly impact the company.

• You love safety! It's something you're passionate about and so are we.
• You are a self-starter and enjoy being responsible for implementing safety programs and protocols within a construction environment.
• You take initiative and seek out answers when you don't know something.
• You have a collaborative spirit and enjoy being part of a larger team who takes safety seriously.
• You understand how to get the best out of people and help them be safer in their construction work environment.
• You enjoy training, coaching and mentoring less experienced safety personnel and helping them become better safety professionals.
• You have strong people skills and can quickly build relationships, trust, and communicate in a way that supports field safety.
• You have a desire to grow, learn and build a career path with an innovative construction company.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving, customer-service, people and organizational skills.
• Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office and ability to access OSHA information via the internet.
• Sound knowledge of safety operating processes and procedures.

• A minimum of 4+ years working as a Safety professional in a construction environment, including training experience.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Health or Environmental Applied Sciences is required or related strong construction safety experience.
• CHST or ASP certification would be ideal and preferred.
• CPR and First Aid certifications are required.
• OSHA 10hr, OSHA 30hr, OSHA 40hr training required.
• OSHA 500 preferred.
• Excellent working knowledge of health and safety management systems; OSHA CFR 1926 standards or the state construction safety regulations.

At Southland we aspire to build a workforce that’s as diverse as the people who occupy the buildings we design, build and maintain. Building talent by design is our intentional approach to creating a truly safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment that fosters growth, empowers professional achievement, and where people are treated with respect at all levels.

If you’re someone with a true passion for our industry, a life-long learner, with high accountability and a drive for results we’re looking for you. At Southland, we hire problem solvers that are focused on providing customer value through continuous improvement and will take ownership to create the best experiences that will have an impact wider than their own job. We thrive on creating a…