Health and Safety Officer

POSITION: Health & Safety Officer

DEPARTMENT: Health & Safety

LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey

SALARY RANGE: $42,000 - 54,000 annual

JOB NUMBER: 2022-1285-05

DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Nationally recognized environmental remediation contractor has an opening for a Health and Safety Officer to support remediation projects in the Newark, New Jersey area. This position reports directly to Sevenson’s Director of Health and Safety and indirectly to the Project Manager.

The daily duties typically include:

• Support site management in implementing the site’s Safety and Health Plan
• Conduct site specific training and site orientation
• Perform job site inspections to identify existing or potentially unsafe conditions
• Conduct investigations for near miss, injury, property damage events
• Help with identifying root causes and assist supervision/management in developing corrective actions
• Coach workers to properly follow risk mitigation strategies and effective use of PPE
• Prepare activity hazard analysis for upcoming tasks as well as audit existing activity hazard analysis for accuracy
• Promote a workplace with a positive safety culture
• Interact with oversight and client personnel during progress meetings and site visits
• Promote eliminating at risk behaviors through coaching and alternate methodologies
• Execute emergency preparedness plan procedures and policies
• Conduct real time and integrated air monitoring as well as heat stress and noise monitoring
• Establish exclusion and contamination reduction zones
• Generate daily activity and monitoring reports
• Procure necessary PPE and other resources to support implementation of the safety program
  
  

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

Minimum 5 years’ experience as a site safety and health officer on dirt work or soil stabilization projects. Other job requirements include:

• Able to perform real time and integrated air monitoring
• Able to identify workplace hazards and recommend abatement strategies
• Possess OSHA 30 hour Construction or General Industry Outreach Course
• Possess OSHA 40 hour and subsequent 8 hour refresher HAZWOPER training
• Current first aid and CPR/AED training certificate
• Must have valid driver’s license and have good driving record (motor vehicle record reviewed as a condition of employment)
• Must be able to pass HAZWOPER physical
• Designated safety sensitive position, medical or recreational marijuana not permitted
  
  

SALARY/BENEFITS:

Salary is based on commensurate experience and other qualifications. Extensive company-provided benefit package includes medical, dental, prescription, 401k, and pension plan. Sevenson participates in E-Verify and must verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. Sevenson will not sponsor an employment visa (e.g., H-1B visa, etc.) to fill a position.

EOE/AA Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Veteran

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