Facilities Safety Coordinator

Job Posting Title:

Facilities Safety Coordinator

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Hiring Department:

Environmental Health and Safety

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt from FLSA

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

Environmental Health and Safety Services provides healthy and safe operations on campus, to protect students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to ensure protection of the environment.

Your skills will make a difference.

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will contribute to operational excellence and enhance the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)

• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options

• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays

• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds

• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)

• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses

• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities.

• Tuition assistance

• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets

• Free access to UT Austin’s libraries and museums with staff ID card

• Free rides on all UT shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

• For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards.

For more information on Environmental Health and Safety, Visit the Environmental Health and Safety Website

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employee without sponsorship.

Security sensitive; Criminal background check conducted on selected applicant. Hiring decision is contingent on applicant clearing check. This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code §51.215. Applications will be reviewed online by the hiring department.

Purpose

To provide leadership, professional knowledge and expertise in the administration, support and continued sustainability of environmental, occupational health and safety programs, policies and procedures and training for Facilities Services.

Responsibilities

• Provides program administration to include confined space entry, Control of Hazardous Energy (LOTO), fall protection, hazardous materials storage, PPE and others as required. Perform quarterly Worker's Compensation data reviews and operational audits of operations and facilities within Facilities Services to provide incident trends and costs reports. Reviews registration and documents for regulatory and University safety compliance (i.e. TCEQ Tier II).

• Coordinate with Facilities Services Training as Subject Matter Expert in the design and development of written and computer-based training. Conducts training for all levels of employees.

• Performs industrial hygiene evaluations, occupational and general safety audits to ensure a safe environment to ensure compliance with safety standards. Investigates and evaluates new safety equipment for appropriateness. Responsible for the overall development, coordination and implementation of environmental, occupational healt