Safety Training & Field Support Specialist

Fisher Industries is a vertically integrated family of businesses that provides heavy civil construction and aggregate products across the United States. With over 70 years of experience, the company specializes in highways, bridges, aggregates, and large-scale infrastructure projects, supported by in-house capabilities in drilling, blasting, crushing, asphalt, and concrete production. Fisher is committed to delivering innovative, cost-effective solutions with an emphasis on safety and quality.

As a proven industry leader, Fisher Industries continues to grow while maintaining the integrity and values of a family-owned company. For additional information about our company, visit our website at  PRIMARY SCOPEThe Safety Training & Field Support Specialist supports Fisher Industries' heavy civil construction, aggregate, mining, crushing, asphalt, concrete, trucking, marine, and related field operations by providing safety training, employee development, regulatory compliance support, and temporary field safety coverage throughout the organization.

This position serves as a traveling safety professional responsible for delivering classroom instruction, hands-on practical training, field coaching, operator evaluations, and safety leadership support. The role assists locations experiencing staffing shortages, project surges, employee absences, startup operations, onboarding activities, or specialized training needs.

Unlike a Site Safety Specialist assigned to one location, this position regularly travels to multiple projects, facilities, mines, plants, terminals, shops, and operational teams. Frequent overnight travel and schedule flexibility are required based on operational, project, and training needs.

The ideal candidate is an experienced safety trainer with a strong background in field operations, equipment operation, regulatory compliance, and adult learning. The successful candidate must be comfortable presenting to groups, coaching employees, conducting practical training, evaluating operator competency, maintaining training records, and working independently while traveling.

PRIMARY DUTIES
· Travel to Fisher Industries locations to conduct scheduled and needs-based safety training and provide field support.
· Conduct New Hire Orientation, site-specific orientation, onboarding, refresher training, and safety meetings.
· Deliver classroom and hands-on training for powered industrial trucks and mobile elevating work platforms, including forklifts, telehandlers, boom lifts, scissor lifts, and other man lifts or aerial lifts used by Fisher operations.
· Conduct operator practical evaluations, document demonstrated competency, and issue or coordinate required qualification records in accordance with company procedures and applicable requirements.
· Provide training on fall protection, lockout/tagout, excavation, confined space, hazard communication, PPE, mobile equipment, spotter practices, emergency response, and other assigned safety topics.
· Develop, update, standardize, and maintain training presentations, lesson plans, evaluations, rosters, qualification documents, and field training materials.
· Maintain accurate training records and coordinate documentation within applicable company training, safety, and employee record systems.
· Verify employee certifications, licenses, task training, equipment qualifications, and refresher training requirements.
· Provide temporary field safety coverage during vacancies, employee leave, project surges, startup operations, or special assignments.
· Assist Regional Safety Managers, Site Safety Specialists, SSHOs, Project Managers, Superintendents, Foremen, and operational leadership with safety and training needs.
· Conduct inspections, audits, observations, hazard assessments, and compliance evaluations; document findings and follow up on corrective actions.
· Lead or support Job Hazard Analyses, Job Safety Analyses, pre-task planning, and other risk assessments.
· Support compliance with applicable OSHA, MSHA, EM 385-1-1, DOT, client, site-specific, and company requirements based on the operation or project assignment.
· Assist with incident investigations, root…