Site Safety & Health Officer

Duration: 07 Months (Temp to Perm)

Client: One of the largest Aerospace and Defense companies in the US

Overview:

The Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) is responsible for directing and managing occupational safety, health and industrial hygiene functions within the Red Hill Program. The SSHO reports directly to the Program Manager/Site Manager and indirectly to Corporate Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH) Director. Responsible for overseeing and reporting safety performance metrics to ensure industry and corporate safety goals and objectives are met.

Duties:

• Provides Safety oversight that includes a minimum of one Competent Person at the project site to function as the Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO).
• Promote safety culture and policies by training the workforce in safety principles and plans, coordinates, administers, and oversees all Safety and Health Program activity carried out by Corporate.
• Conducts facility surveys (staff assistance visits and audits) to evaluate the effectiveness of local programs and identify areas of nonconformance or potential liability for the program. Assists project management in developing and implementing Action Plans, leading to successful mitigation or elimination of adversities. Conducts follow-on monitoring to keep senior management informed of progress and attainment of desired.
• Provides professional guidance and advice regarding conformance with current and anticipated worker protection and safety standards. Reviews current and updated worker protection laws, standards, and regulations and identifies requirement changes to management. Develops and implements programs to address new requirements and Sponsors and facilitates Corporate-directed ESH.
• Reviews data and provides reports for monthly ESH metrics, as well as reports for the Quarterly Progress.
• Coordinates, and has oversight responsibility for, the conduct of the Occupational Health Program. Reviews job requirements and identifies to management those work processes with known inherent occupational exposures that can adversely impact an employee’s.
• Compiles and analyzes accident, injury, and property loss data to identify root-cause relationships and trends that can adversely impact workers’ compensation costs. Assists management with formulating Corrective Action Plans to reduce incidents and lower insurance-related.
• Reviews operational plans and specifications for project start-ups or close-outs to ensure that appropriate safety and health considerations are addressed, and the requirements are carried.
• Develops and supports achievement of performance metrics for the corporate.
• Performs other duties and assignments.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree, 4 years. Two years related experience may be substituted for one year of education, if degree is required.
• Conducts work assignments of increasing complexity. Contributes to team objectives and outcomes.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
• EM-385 Certification.
• Safety and Health Degree preferred.