Safety Technician

Business Divisions: Nortek Air Solutions

Time Type
:
Full Time

Classification: Hourly

Specific

Location:

Tualatin

Business Unit: EH&S

Established in 1977, Nortek Air Solutions offers the innovation and expertise of the largest group of custom heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) brands in North America for your commercial, industrial, or institutional indoor environment. Air Solutions products are custom engineered to bring you the optimal solutions for maximizing energy efficiency, reducing annual operating costs, improving indoor air quality, and achieving low sound levels.

They offer high quality systems in multiple shapes, sizes, and configurations for new construction and renovation or retrofit applications. Air Solutions is affiliated with the following industry-leading brands of HVAC solutions:
Governair, Huntair, Mammoth, Temtrol, Venmar CES and Ventrol Air Handling Systems.

Responsible for the support and administration of employee safety programs directed by the Environmental, Health and Safety Manager. Establish, promote, and maintain safe working programs and practices. This position will identify, recommend, and implement measures to reduce industrial health and safety accident hazards. This person will carry out assigned tasks that maintain compliance with safety regulatory statutes and safe workplace obligations of the company.

• Under the direction of the Safety Manager, work with Maintenance, Production Managers, Supervisors, Group Leads and Team Leads to ensure the effective application of established safety practices, utilization of safety equipment and devices and to investigate and eliminate hazardous conditions and unsafe practices.
• Conduct safety walk-throughs throughout the worksite, engaging the workforce and leadership group to identify safety issues and develop solutions.
• Develop effective accident investigation techniques through the review of First Reports of Injury and Supervisor Accident Investigations. Review shall include follow-up activities with Production Managers to ensure reports are properly completed and that potential corrective measures are thoroughly reviewed and implemented when/where appropriate.
• Perform inspections of energy control procedure application and effectiveness.
• Conduct New Hire Safety Orientation - evaluation for process improvement and redesign.
• Conducts monthly regulatory training, forklift training, scissor lift training and other related safety courses.
• Completes safety assessments and observations.
• Manages the LMS (Learning Management System) and escalates incomplete LMS’s as appropriate
• Maintains an attitude which consistently represents the organizational culture, including: the mission, vision and core attributes
• Other Ad hoc duties as assigned by manager

• Completed a four-year degree in Industrial or Environmental Safety or other applicable safety certifications (Preferred)
• Two years safety experience (Preferred)
• 4 weeks of paid time off for vacation/sick
• 11 paid holidays
• Company provided health insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage options
• 401-k match of 4%
• Education Reimbursement of $5,250/year for qualifying programs and courses

Nortek Global HVAC and Nortek Air Solutions are equal opportunity employers and do not unlawfully discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex national origin, age disability, sexual orientation, or any other class protected by federal or state law.