HSE Coordinator

Our Virginia location is currently seeking an experienced HSE Coordinator who is OSHA-30 certified and familiar with NAVSEA requirements. The applicant must be eligible to pass a background check.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for the following: Other duties may be assigned.

1. Performs routine inspections of facility work site to identify potential hazards or areas of non-compliance with company policies and permits and applicable regulations.

2. Works with Operations personnel to resolve identified HSE issues and reports up to the HSE Manager.

3. Serves as HSE Representative to assigned projects and ensures compliance with HSE policies and regulations on the assigned project at all times.

4. Coordinates all work related permits including painting to assigned projects.

5. Reports to Safety office to update project safety board on any changes to assigned project.

6. Directs Shipyard Competent Person activities to ensure assigned project confined spaces are tested as required and tags and logs are updated.

7. Documents temperature readings daily in confined and enclosed spaces.

8. Positions and maintains emergency equipment such as life rings, fire extinguishers, eye wash stations, and rescue boxes.

9. Attends and leads safety discussion at project meetings. Documents minutes on HSE Meeting Agenda form.

10. Composes and communicates a daily turn over form to relieving shift and submits for filling.

11. Conducts routine yard inspections of fire extinguishers, eye wash stations and any other hazards that are identified.

12. Conducts Incident/Accident investigations using appropriate Incident Report documentation.

13. Assists in maintaining yard MSDS books up to date.

14. Maintains first aid office housekeeping on a routine basis.

15. Conducts calibration and maintenance on all Gas monitors and maintains a record log.

16. Collects and submits all hot work work permits, JSA’s and SOR forms to the Safety office for filling.

17. Assists in conducting routine inventory count to maintain adequate amounts of medical treatment supplies.

18. Serves as part of the Gulf Copper’s emergency response team.

19. Performs other duties and services to ensure successful projects are delivered and clients are satisfied.

Required Education & Experience:

• Two year Safety technician degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Shipyard Competent Person trained.
• First aid/CPR trained.

Working Conditions:

1. Open-air conditions such as noisy, hot, cold, as well as in an office controlled environment.

2. Must wear hearing, eye, head protection and proper PPE.

3. Some climbing (100 feet) and lifting (50 lbs.) involved.

4. Traverse gangways and scaffolding at varying heights while wearing fall prevention equipment.

5. Working with hot and sometimes hazardous materials.

6. Aboard ships, rigs, both on and offshore as well as in confined spaces.

7. The work may require standing on a variety of surfaces and at differing angles, bending over, crouching and climbing up and over obstructions such as scaffolding, ladders, and internal barge and boat structural members.

Special Skills:

1. Ability to work under deadlines and schedule pressures.

2. Strong Organizational skills.

3. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

4. High performance and a strong team player.

5. Commitment to company values, policies and procedures and safety program.