Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Exempt; full-time; 40 hours per week;
Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; full-benefits

This position designs and implements Frederick County environmental safety and health training programs. The training programs specialize in safety instruction on the federal, state, and local policies and procedures related to potentially hazardous workplace environments. Conducts training programs for employees and managers in a Division on relevant Federal, State, and Local safety laws, rules and regulations. Provides routine site visits, inspections, audits to ensure adherence to County safety training procedures and programs.

NOTE:

The upper pay range reflects possible wage rates for internal County transfers and promotions, which are calculated per County policy. For external hires, offers are made at the base wage rate, with limited exception.

Frederick County Government values the principles of diversity and inclusion, and strives to ensure equal opportunities for its workforce, applicants and community members. If you are a person who wants to make a difference, give back to your community, and be a voice for change, apply to Frederick County Government today.

Frederick County offers an extensive compensation package to reflect how highly we value our employees. The following is what you can expect in your first year as a full-time benefited Frederick County Government employee.

• 11 days of Vacation leave with increase after 2 years of employment
• 15 days of Sick leave with unlimited annual carryover
• 11 paid holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays (10 and 11 month employees may not receive all holidays)
• Day 1 coverage of comprehensive Medical Insurance Plan options to include generous County Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution (if enrolled in the high-deductible plan). This is part of a full range of benefits including Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending
• Employee Health Center with no or low-cost primary and urgent care
• 100% County paid 2x annual salary Group Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit
• County and Employee funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • Vesting after 5 years of service
  • Additional service credit for eligible previous public service, military service, etc.
• Work/Life balance programs include:
  Employee Assistance Program and Employee Wellness Program
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Other employee-paid benefits such as Deferred Compensation Plan, Legal Resources, Supplemental Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Lifetime Benefit with Long Term Care plan

NOTE:

Benefited employees will accrue service and leave based on the FTE and/or hours worked per calendar year.

For more information, visit our benefits page on the Frederick County Government job opportunities webpage.

• Develop, design, and update safety training programs
• Publish and manage training programs on the county web-based computer system (FCG Learn)
• Incorporate new online training classes and continuously update existing training
• Implement classroom-based trainings
• Develop, design, and manage the TRaiLs computer-based training-tracking program and collaborate with County safety personnel on system improvements
• Conduct site safety inspections, safety maintenance operations, and incident and accident investigations
• Investigate incidents and accidents
• Represent the division in safety audits and workers’ compensation cases and manage corrective actions in coordination with risk management and industrial hygiene personnel
• Manage Division's security identification badge system
• Manage and supervise audible security systems and visual camera systems for all DWSU facilities and maintain related software and hardware
• Enroll and educate employees in Everbridge Communication System, Safety Data Sheets, and Right-to-Know Policies
• Issue safety equipment specific to job positions, make assignments to required training classes, and enroll employees into vaccination programs
• Manage compliance programs and documentation
• Manage the Safety Data Sheet system and Right-to-Know compliance for all DWSU products and chemicals
• Perform and update…