Safety Specialist

JR Merit, Inc. was founded in 1997 on the belief that “merit”—the quality of being good and worthy—was something worth working for. Today, we are recognized as one of the highest-value industrial and mechanical construction contractors in the marketplace for complex infrastructure and critical plant processes. We take pride in being a union shop with a passion for surpassing client expectations.

We're growing! JR Merit offers an exciting opportunity to develop and expand your career by supporting projects in highly unique and technical industries. If you want to have a voice, influence our continued growth, and work collaboratively as a team to find innovative solutions to our clients’ construction challenges, we want to get to know you.

The Safety Specialist will assist in developing and implementing environmental, health, and safety programs and policies, train personnel on new protocols, and ensure that the organization is compliant with safety regulations. This individual will bring knowledge of OSHA, WISHA, OR-OSHA, Cal OSHA and relevant standards and regulations. The Safety Specialist must be an excellent communicator with a strong ability to collaborate with various roles within the operation through a commitment to the highest safety standards.

• Support and promote the Environment, Health, and Safety programs.
• Travel to various job sites throughout the Western United States to perform routine monitoring, audits, and create corrective actions to identify and mitigate safety issues.
• Assist in creating and coordinating training programs or media to increase proficiency in safe practices and promote safety.
• Partner with the safety director to complete new employee safety training.
• Work on job sites to ensure safety of our crews while planning and executing the site safety requirements.
• Maintain all onsite required documentation related to safety, i.e. accident reports, inspection reports, training logs, inspection forms, reporting.
• Work with subcontractors on job sites, as directed by the safety director, in continually assessing organization safety processes addressing safety issues.
• Support project teams during pre-construction with preparing for all safety requirements and coordinate with all subcontractors to ensure they are prepared and compliant with all project safety requirements.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of assigned projects and promote our customer safety programs.
• Review Site Specific Safety Plans and Job Safety Analyses (JSAs).
• Conduct onsite behavioral observations and on-site training.
• Support environmental, safety regulatory, and compliance inspections.
• Assist in management of Drug Free Workplace and fit for duty programs.
• Assist with Safety Administration, TBT distribution, safety recordkeeping and LMS management.
• Participate in the investigation of accidents and injuries compiling information in preparation of material and evidence for organization use.
• Coordinate and manage worker’s compensation cases including coordination of return-to-work with Human Resources.
• Position will occasionally require the ability to work extended hours and weekends when needed.

• 5+ years of experience in construction health and safety.
• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health & safety, Industrial Hygiene, or related science or equivalent years of experience.
• Working knowledge of OSHA CFR 1926 standards and state construction safety regulations.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time to provide onsite safety support, including conducting jobsite inspections, delivering training, and other related activities.
• First-Aid/CPR & OSHA 30 certifications.

• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, and Access).
• CSP (Certified Safety Professional) certification and/or HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response) certification
• Experience in heavy industrial construction, hydropower, manufacturing, and/or pulp and paper.
• Commitment to high safety and environmental standards.
• Strong organizational, analytical, conflict-resolution and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work effectively…