Field Safety Professional

 

 

Job ID:  518627

 

Safety, Integrity, Quality are the foundation or core values on which Tilcon New York Inc., a CRH company operates.  Located in New York and New Jersey, Tilcon New York Inc. is an integrated materials company with multiple quarry locations, water terminals, heavy highway construction division, asphalt and recycle plants.  Tilcon manufactures sells and ships, made in the USA, products of crushed stone, asphalt, sand, gravel and recycled materials throughout New York, New Jersey, and some areas of Pennsylvania.  Growth opportunity, professional development and a culture of support and resources are provided to each employee for their personal growth and success within Tilcon New York Inc., and CRH.

 

Position Overview

The Field Safety Professional will be responsible to champion the safety culture of Safe Production with the goal of ZERO incidents while leading by example in the Asphalt/Construction/Recycle lines of business.  Uphold and promote the core values of Safety, Integrity and Quality.

 

Roles and Responsibilities

(Essential Duties and Functions)

• Adhere to any and all state and federal regulations, if applicable as set forth by the US Department of Transportation (DOT), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other applicable regulatory agencies.
• Identify and correct potential hazards to ensure that sites can consistently maintain regulatory compliance; monitor, interpret and analyze safety data to support business needs through inspection of facilities, machinery, and safety equipment.
• Develop, coordinate and present required training programs including: New Hire Safety Orientation, Forklift, Smith Driving, and other training as required.
• Assist the Director EHSS with the implementation of CRH and TilconNY safety initiatives and compliance programs.
• Assist site management during OSHA/DOT inspections.
• Liaison with site safety teams/operations to support the management of regulations, projects, program awareness and company updates. 
• Recommend process and product safety features that will reduce employees’ exposure to chemical, physical, and biological work hazards.  Including risk assessment, proactive identification of potential loss sources and workplace assessments. 
• Create and conduct job hazard analyses and risk assessments with the goal of proactively identifying potential business and employee risks.
• Participate in revision and development of new Standard Operating Procedures as necessary.
• Participate with site representatives to conduct incident/near miss investigations and help identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Make recommendations to purchase company safety supplies.
• The ability to speak effectively in front of any size group.
• Maintains professional demeanor in dealing with critical/confidential information; restricts discussion/knowledge of activity to a “need to know” basis.
• Regular and timely attendance is required
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

 

Marginal Duties and Functions

• Varies duties as per requested by management

 

 

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

 

Education/Experience

Required

• High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) with 5+ years of practical work experience.

 

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S. or B.E.) from four year college or university, safety related focus preferred
• MSHA, OSHA 1910, OSHA 1926 and DOT regulation knowledge preferred
• Safety field and facilitation experience preferred
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the preferred knowledge, skills and abilities.
• High level of proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

 

Work Requirements

• Strict adherence to safety requirements and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook.<