Workplace Safety Representative - Safety Officer

Overview

Position Location:

Emmet, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Otsego, Montmorency, Alpena, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Roscommon, Ogemaw, Iosco, Clare, Gladwin, and Arenac counties

At the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, we are passionate about creating a positive, professional, and supportive work environment where we value our differences and are committed to being open and respectful to all our employees and the public we serve. Our department provides the connections, expertise and innovative solutions to drive continued business growth, build vibrant communities, create affordable housing, generate tourism and attract and retain key talent to fill Michigan’s vast pipeline of opportunities.

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Employees in this job perform and complete 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.

• Review, investigate, and analyze workplace operations, environment, equipment, and production methods in a broad range of general industry workplaces to ensure MIOSH Act conformity and other safety rules and regulations are followed, providing a safe and healthy work environment for Michigan workers.
• Apply knowledge, practices, rules, policies, and regulations related to industry standards to minimize potential safety and health risks in the workplace.

Workplace Safety Representatives work from a home office rather than a state office building. This is a field position that requires the establishment of the “Official Workstation” for travel purposes in Otsego, Montmorency, Alpena, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Roscommon, or Ogemaw 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 could include two days in the field conducting inspections; two days at home documenting inspection results in a case file; and one day performing administrative duties and attending meetings and training. There is an initial orientation and training period for the first 5-6 months, during which the new employee is required to be in Lansing at least half of the weeks, typically staying overnight in Lansing Monday night to Thursday night.

• Education:
  
  Possession of a bachelor’s degree in any major.
• Experience by level:
  • Workplace Safety Representative 9:
    No specific type or amount 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.
• Alternate
  
  Education and Experience:
  • Workplace Safety Representative 10: Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school, AND
    1) One year of…