Job Description
OMS Field Services is looking for an Associate Safety Specialist to work in our clients Vegetation Management program. Under direct guidance of supervisor or senior peers, Assoc. Safety Specialist will perform initial and subsequent safety observations of activities relevant to Vegetation Management operations and skills in an area of technical/safety knowledge and procedures. Business conduct must occur in accordance with OMS policies and procedures and be aligned with the goals of OMS.
Essential Functions: - Under direct guidance, documents and communicates results to first line supervision, using standardized templates and forms.
- Under direct guidance, provides coaching report and feedback to participants upon completion of the observations.
- Under direct guidance, may provide recommendations and input to improve observed at risk safety activities utilizing coaching tools and processes.
- Other duties as assigned by OMS or the client.
Qualifications: - High School Diploma or GED
- Any technical or continued education in related field. (Forestry, Utility Vegetation Management and/or Logging)
- CPR / First Aid
- OSHA 30 Hour Certification
- Required to maintain a Class C drivers license, including participating in Employer Pull Notice Program (EPN), with DMV.
- Conduct a background check, drug screening, and health exam
- Approval by Client Representative
Preferred:
- 10 years job-related experience (i.e., Utility Tree Crew).
- Certified Utility Safety Professional (CSP) certification is.
- Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST) certification is.
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) certification is.
Working Conditions: Environmental Factors: Indoor and outdoor conditions; exposure to heat, cold, potentially hazardous chemicals, toxic materials; work on/walk on slippery or uneven and potentially mountainous terrain. Noise level is usually moderate. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, stand, walk for extended periods of time, walk long distances, sit during extended periods of time, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift, push, pull, and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to perform tasks during a typical 8+ hour workday
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Work Location: In-person
Job Tags
Full time, Outdoor, Gangs, Long distance, Flexible hours, Shift work,