Workplace Safety Representative - Safety Officer

Position Location:

Wayne County

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Employees in this job perform and completes a variety of professional assignments involving the review, investigation, and analysis of workplace operations, environment, equipment, and production methods in a broad range of general industry workplaces to ensure the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act (MIOSH Act) and other workplace safety rules and regulations are appropriately adhered to providing a safe and healthy work environment for Michigan workers.

The work is performed through application of knowledge, practices, rules, policies, and regulations related to industry standards to minimize potential safety and health risks in the workplace.

Workplace Safety Representative 12 Position Description

Workplace Safety Representatives work from a home office (that is, their home) rather than a state office building. However, this is a field position that requires the establishment of the “Official Workstation” for travel purposes in Wayne County. All work must be performed in Michigan. If you currently reside outside of Michigan, you must relocate to Michigan to perform the duties of this position.

The Workplace Safety Representative is issued a state vehicle, which must be parked overnight in a secure location in the county to which the position is assigned. Examples of a secure location are the employee’s home and the parking lot of any governmental facility.

A typical 40-hour workweek of a Workplace Safety Representative could include an equivalent of two days in the field conducting inspections; two days at home documenting the inspection results in a case file; and one day performing administrative duties and attending meetings and training.

This position involves an initial orientation and training period for the first 5-6 months. During this period, the new employee is required to be in Lansing at least half of the weeks. The new employees are typically expected to stay overnight in Lansing Monday night to Thursday night.

• Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major.

• Workplace Safety Representative 9:
  No specific type or amount is required.
• Workplace Safety Representative 10:
  One year of professional experience conducting workplace safety investigations and analysis equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative 9.
• Workplace Safety Representative P11:
  Two years of professional experience conducting workplace safety investigations and analysis equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative 9, or one year equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative 10.
• Workplace Safety Representative 12:
  Three years of professional experience conducting workplace safety investigations and analysis equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative 9, including two years equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative 10 or one year equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative P11.

• Workplace Safety Representative 10: Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school, AND
  1) One year of responsibility for workplace safety, or,
  2) One year of experience investigating/inspecting workplaces for compliance with occupational safety standards.
• Workplace Safety Representative P11: Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school, AND
  1) Two years of responsibility for workplace safety, or,
  2) Two years of experience investigating/inspecting workplaces for compliance with occupational safety standards, or,
  3) Six years of skilled trade work experience in construction or general industry, two years of which shall have been as a journey level skilled trade worker.
• Workplace Safety Representative 12: Educational level typically acquired through the completion of high school, AND
  1) Three years of responsibility for workplace safety, or,
  2) Three years of experience investigating/inspecting workplaces for compliance with occupational safety standards, or,
  3) Seven years of skilled trade work experience in construction or general industry, three years of which shall have been as a journey level skilled trade worker.

Please attach a cover letter, detailed resume, and your official college transcript(s) to your application. For our purposes, “official college transcripts” must contain the…