SAFETY COORDINATOR
Full-time / Columbia, MO
Over the past five decades, Little Dixie Construction (LDC) has served clients and communities throughout Mid-Missouri and the Midwest. Our expertise includes general contracting services, design/build projects, construction management, facilities management, and green/LEED projects. Our work includes industrial/manufacturing, commercial, residential, municipal, land development, and healthcare projects.
The role of Safety Coordinator at LDC is responsible for ensuring a safe work environment on construction sites by developing, implementing, and enforcing safety programs, conducting inspections, and training personnel. They also investigate accidents, analyze incidents, and communicate with management, and stakeholders to address safety concerns and improve safety culture.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- The Safety Coordinator is the technical safety expert for all office, field staff, and subcontractors.
- As a part of this position, the coordinator is to maintain the safety policy and keep it up-to-date with new rules and regulations, as well as industry best practices and internal changes as the organization sees fit. (In addition to normal OSHA MSDS sheets)
- This role will be available to all employees and subcontractors so that they know the standards they are being held to.
- This person must be available during work hours whenever possible to receive questions from various stakeholders about the best way to handle situations and how to proceed in the safest manner possible.
- At times, the safety coordinator could be called and should be the point of contact anytime OSHA is present on a job.
- The Safety Coordinator will be responsible for setting up jobsite-specific safety plans at the onset of each project and is to help coordinate with PMs to help carry out the project in the safest feasible manner.
- The safety coordinator will also serve as a point of contact for insurance-related job site visits with the Controller and should be present for the walkthroughs whenever feasible.
- The Safety Coordinator will also serve as the point of contact for employees who have injuries to report or have work comp claims. This role will coordinate/communicate with the Controller to ensure that injured employees are cared for.
- The Safety Coordinator will monitor the use of company vehicles and equipment to ensure the safety of the fleet, the drivers, and the general public. As a part of this, the Safety Coordinator will ensure that the field maintains proper OSHA forklift and other equipment-related training.
- The Safety Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring that toolbox talks are completed on a weekly basis. Additionally, the Safety Coordinator will work with each job site superintendent to give ideas and training on safety related talks with employees and subcontractors.
- The Safety Coordinator is responsible for compliance tracking software and all related safety training documentation, included but not limited to, OSHA 300 Logs.
- The safety coordinator will be responsible for job site safety walks and random safety equipment checks with LDC employees and job sites. The Safety Coordinator will maintain documentation of these walks and will be shared with relevant project staff and Owners.
- The Safety Coordinator will maintain stock of common safety equipment required and make sure employees have the equipment to complete tasks and maintain policy compliance.
- The Safety Coordinator may be asked to complete CPR instructor training, to be able to coordinate company AED and CPR training to maintain compliance.
- The Safety Coordinator may be asked to obtain additional certifications by LDC to help ensure compliance and improve safety (examples EPA, OSHA, etc.)
QUALITY CONTROL (QC) DUTIES
This role may also perform some quality control procedures on job sites as a means to increase efficiency and provide feedback to ownership/management/other stakeholders.
- The coordinator must first learn the expectations by doing job site visits with PMs/Owners to learn LDC quality expectations.
- During project safety walks, the Safety Coordinator will also complete QC walks and complete reports with pictures and descriptions of issues. These reports should be maintained by the Safety Coordinator and communicated to the relevant project staff and Owners to be filed with the project information.
- The Safety Coordinator will play a role in the pre-punch/punch list walkthrough, assisting the Project Manager and Superintendent to get the punch list completed and communicated to the relevant superintendent. Their level of involvement will vary based on the specific project workload of others, but in general the Safety Coordinator will be tasked with helping to minimize the length and scope of things on the punch list to ensure a smoother project handoff with less costs to LDC.
GENERAL WORK EXPECTATIONS
The general expectation is that this employee will be a traditional 40-hour, salaried employee with variable hours given based on project expectations.
Generally, this employee should be in the office or job site from 7-7:30 in the morning until 4-4:30 in the afternoon with some given flexibility.
All LDC employees are required to be present at a weekly office staff meeting, held every Tuesday morning at 7:00 am.
QUALIFICATIONS
A qualified individual for this position will have a Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field, or experience in construction safety management, with a preference for Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or OSHA certifications.
Candidates with safety experience from other industries are welcome to apply; however, familiarity with construction safety regulations, hazard identification, and safety training methodologies is a must.
A candidate for the Safety Coordinator position would possess strong communication, leadership, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
This position will be fairly self-directed and autonomous, so a driven self-starter will excel in this role.
CERTIFICATIONS
- Driver’s license (Required)
- OSHA 30 (Required)
- EPA Lead Abatement Certification (Preferred)
- American Red Cross CPR Instructor (Preferred)
- Advanced NASP or OSHA Certifications ASP, CSP, MSP, CSM, CHST, etc (Preferred)
BENEFITS
- Health, Dental, & Vision
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- 401k & 401k Matching
- Paid Personal Time Off & Paid Holidays
- This role comes with a company cell phone or an allowance added to salary in lieu of a company phone.
- Additionally, this role comes with a safety truck and fuel card that can haul items to and from the site as a matter of convenience to project staff.
APPLICATION / RESUME SUBMISSION
- Please drop off your resume at our office, or email us at [email protected]
- If you do not have a resume, please visit us at our office to fill out an application (address listed below).
Little Dixie Construction, LLC @ 1431 Cinnamon Hill Ln, Ste 209, Columbia, MO 65201
