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Staff Safety Specialist
Location
Grand Rapids, MI
Kalamazoo, MI
Job Summary
Fishbeck is seeking a Safety Specialist to support our growing occupational health and safety services. This individual will perform technical activities, including monitoring, work site assessments, employee education and training, guidance on worker occupational safety and health concerns and abatement techniques for our mostly industrial and commercial clients. Join a team dedicated to client safety and satisfaction, while embarking on a fulfilling career with a growing, employee-owned company.
Primary Functions
- Conduct assessments to identify potential chemical and biological hazards to worker and workplace safety, including sampling for various volatile organic compounds, silica, noise, and more.
- Assist in occupational health and safety audits to identify current or future risks to worker safety.
- Conduct safety training and educational programs for clients and staff, including confined space entry, lockout/tagout (LOTO), respiratory protection, personal protective equipment, hearing conservation, combustible dust prevention, hazard communication, and to a lesser extent recognition of ergonomic concerns.
- Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) violation support.
- Develop or update and conduct training for health and safety related programs.
- Prepare reports and other client deliverables while managing priorities and multiple deadlines.
- Respond to client emergency requests to mitigate safety concerns, sometimes outside of regular business hours.
- Inspect, analyze, and provide ongoing monitoring of health and safety concerns at client sites.
- Support project managers in ensuring budgets and deadlines are followed.
Desired Education/Licensure
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Environmental Science, or other similarly related program or relevant experience.
Desired Skills/Experience
- 2 years of experience in industrial hygiene or occupational health and safety, including personal air monitoring per developed standards (NIOSH & OSHA), job safety analysis regarding worker exposures, and providing remediation recommendations when necessary.
- Experience in mold assessments including bioaerosol sampling and remediation recommendations/protocols.
- Experience in developing and implementing health and safety plans.
- Confident verbal and written communication skills, specifically relaying technical information.
- Organized with strong attention to detail.
- OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER certified or ability to obtain certification.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
- Must be able to work within a flexible schedule to meet client needs, which may include early morning, evening, and weekend, or out of town projects.
What we offer
Our staff members enjoy a comprehensive compensation package that includes:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Wellness reimbursement and activities.
- Reimbursement and support for tuition, continuing education, and professional/personal development.
- Vacation, sick, and volunteer time, PTO, parental leave, and paid holidays.
- Opportunities for hybrid and flexible schedules.
- 401(k), profit-sharing, and stock options (we are 100% employee-owned!).
- And more!
About Fishbeck
Fishbeck is one of the premier professional consulting firms in the nation, with 15 regional offices and more than 650 employees. Engineering, environmental sciences, architecture, and construction management are the cornerstones of Fishbeck’s services and integrated project approach. We are a hands-on and design-orientated practice with the technical capabilities and understanding to take the largest projects from internal concept to completion. Our team of experts takes pride in our commitment to reliability in design, connection to our clients, and creativity at our core.
Fishbeck is one of the premier professional consulting firms in the nation, with 15 regional offices and more than 650 employees. Engineering, environmental sciences, architecture, and construction management are the cornerstones of Fishbeck’s services and integrated project approach. We are a hands-on and design-orientated practice with the technical capabilities and understanding to take the largest projects from internal concept to completion. Our team of experts takes pride in our commitment to reliability in design, connection to our clients, and creativity at our core.
Minimum Physical Requirements
Will have normal office working conditions and be required to use a computer. Project locations could include heightened noise level, air quality issues, working near moving parts and equipment, and occasional exposure to outside weather conditions. While performing duties of this job, the staff member is regularly required to sit, stand, reach, crouch, walk, climb, lift over 40 pounds, and use conventional sampling tools and equipment, while providing health and safety consulting services to a wide variety of clients. Job activities will require the use of respiratory and other personal protective equipment.
We are an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.
