Safety Specialist Senior

Purpose of Position

Performs safety and health activities in plant to evaluate and implement programs to ensure compliance with OSHA, state, county, and city regulations and provide a safe work environment for employees. Accountable for the safety and health activities for the Simulation Groups.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Plans and directs safety and health activities to assure compliance with OSHA state, county, and city regulations.
• Accountable for the Safety and Health compliance for Simulation Group.
• Identify safety hazards, inspect, and maintain equipment as required by OSHA to ensure compliance.  Works towards solutions to correct hazards.
• Schedules monitoring tests to ensure compliance with OSHA Standards.
• Encourages use of safety equipment by identifying potential safety hazards, educating employees of hazards, and informing supervisors of potential problems.
• Schedules and conducts monthly Safety Committee meetings and completes tasks determined by the committee.
• Develop, monitor, implement and maintain safety programs necessary for compliance.
• Coordinates distribution of respirators sets up annual training, medical clearance, and fit tests.
• Trains employees on safety and health requirements to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Develops and performs new hire Safety Orientation. 
• Maintains Safety Data Sheets and Master List for Safety Data Sheets online and in departmental locations. 
• Develops and monitors emergency action plans. Coordinates facility Fire Drills
• Investigates accidents when necessary and prepares accident reports and recommends necessary changes.
• May conduct Job Hazard analysis to help identify potential causes for accidents and recommend changes to prevent accidents and illness.
• Coordinates the First Responders and schedules required training. 
• Maintains and inspects Emergency equipment to include items such as Automatic Defibulators and Emergency eye wash and Shower stations.  
• Coordinates, monitors, and submits quarterly sampling of Industrial Waste Discharge Permitting. Maintains and submits Industrial Waste Discharge Permit application. 
• Develops and maintains the following environmental plans: Spill and Slug Prevention Control Plan and Toxic Organic Management Plan. 
• Coordinates, tracks and schedules hazardous and non-hazardous waste disposal as in accordance to State and Federal regulations. 
• Seeks and suggests ways to reduce cost and keep with in a safety budget while improving FlightSafety’s Safety and Health program.  
• Conducts and or coordinates all required training to ensure compliance with all regulations.
• Exhibit and practice professional and courteous behavior while interacting with both internal and external customers.
• Interact within a cooperative environment through beneficial behavior, commitment to common goals, contribution to problem solving, communication of ideas and suggestions, and encouragement to other employees and departments.
• Accountable for the control and distribution of documents and/or equipment subject to export control restrictions and the security of FSI materials, projects and business information regarding the methods and techniques used in the production and usage of FSI products.
• Accountable for the accuracy and completeness of assigned tasks.
• Able to adhere to a work schedule including prompt and regular attendance.
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

Minimum Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management or eight (8) years’ of directly related experience

Minimum Experience

• Three (3) years’ experience with a bachelor’s degree/or 11 years of directly related experience.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Microsoft Word, and Excel. PowerPoint a plus

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and/or encountered 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 frequently required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.