Safety Specialist - EHS Coordinator

Safety Specialist – EHS Coordinator

Gabbs, Nevada 

Overview

Responsible for ensuring compliance with MSHA standards in the workplace. Play a crucial role in promoting a safe working environment by advising on safety measures, conducting risk assessments, and enforcing preventative measures. Their primary goal is to establish a safe workplace according to legal standards and foster a culture of attention to health and safety.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides field HSE support and guidance throughout all activities. Fosters a safe culture by being informed, mindful, learning, fair and respectful
• Ensure compliance with State and Federal MSHA regulatory and contract HSE requirements
  • Enforces company policies and procedures
• Assists in the development and delivery of safe Operational Processes
• Performance Measurement
  • Identifies potential and actual areas of improvement and assists in setting and formulating goals and tools for their achievement
  • Provides input to leading and lagging HSE performance measures

• Assists teams in identifying hazards, assessing risks, and identifying relevant controls to manage and reduce these risks. Conduct and follow up on workplace assessments.  Manage PPE program. 

• Perform audits to measure the level of safety culture and inspections per audit plan
• Incident Management
  • Ensures Incidents are recorded & reported with proper case management
  • Prepares initial detailed incident reports and conducts immediate Incident & Near Miss investigation
• Training & Coaching
  • Ensures that the company safety expectations are communicated to the workforce
  • Provides training sessions as per Training Plan & Competency development requirements
  • Educates workforce on Lessons Learned from previous and industry incidents
• Contingency Management
  • Provide immediate response in emergency situations
  • Create and maintain effective emergency response and contingency drills to maintain and increase staff competency

• Measure required environmental parameters

• Monitor the quality of data entered in the reporting & action tracking tools
• Contractor/Vendor Management
  • Maintaining records - track expiration dates and notifying vendors if expiring – Insurance, Site Specific, MSHA 5000-23 for all contractor/vendors
  • Record keeping Certificate of Liability Insurance
  • Record keeping Site Specific 5000-23 paperwork
  • Record keeping Contractors MSHA 5000-23’s
  • Conduct Safety Site Specific training with all visitors and contractors
  • Preparation of Safety MSHA Site-Specific packets for contractors/vendors
• Document control
  • New Miner training paperwork record keeping
  • AIS sheets
  • Track cards
  • Vehicle inspections
  • Monthly fire extinguisher inspections
  • Annual hearing and pulmonary testing

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Must be highly organized and capable of handling multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong follow-up skills and attention to detail are essential with problem resolution skills
• Must be self-driven with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Demonstrated safety performance
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite; Adobe, eMaintenance (preferred) 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid Nevada Driver’s License
• Visual acuity, clear speech & hearing ability, cognitive ability, hand/eye coordination
• Walking, climbing stairs and occasional ladders, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching, twisting, balancing, repetitive motion, driving, and squatting to perform the essential functions of this position; along with sitting for extended periods of time
• Proper use of Personal Protective Equipment as required
• Must have good hand/eye coordination and vision to safely fulfill all in-plant job requirements
• Must be able to work in all types of weather conditions and in industrial environment around hot, noisy process equipment with exposure to dust, sand, gravel, diesel exhaust, etc.
• Will require occasional travel.  Occasional hours on the off-shift may be required.
• Pass required background check, physical examination and drug screens

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 2 years prior HSE experience in a mine setting – MSHA regulated

• HAZCOM development
• Demonstrates safety leadership
• Blue Card Certified (preferred)
• Motivated self-starter – conduct tasks with little or no supervision
• Able to work independently and as a team