What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regional Safety Operations Specialist position at Patriot Environmental Services?
Crystal Clean (CC) is one of the nation's leading privately held companies in the environmental waste services industry. We are seeking highly motivated individuals with a strong work ethic to join our rapidly growing company. Crystal Clean offers competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and opportunities for advancement.
Position Summary : The Regional Safety Operations Specialist will evaluate, design, and implement standardized procedures at HCC with the goal of mitigating safety, health and environmental risks and bringing operational excellence to the Crystal Clean (CC) organization, including Patriot Environmental Services (PES). This position will focus on Health & Safety (60%), Operations / Quality (30%), and Environmental initiatives (10%).
General Duties : Health & Safety
- Assists in the development of new proactive behavior-based safety strategies and oversees the implementation of current strategies to help further develop organizational safety culture.
- Regional Safety point of contact on development of Industrial Services segment. Develops and reviews SOPs, JHAs, etc. as needed to ensure safe Industrial Services operations. Oversees Industrial Services jobs to ensure alignment with SOPs, JHAs, Safe Work Permit, and any other safe work standards.
- Engages as a critical Safety Operations Team Member that is primarily focused on health and safety in the assigned region, but also provides company-wide support for :
- Creating updating EHS program / procedures / policies
- Training development and delivery
- Regulatory reporting requirements
- Assessing site and job-specific PPE needs
- Conducting internal Safety audits as necessary
- Addressing OSHA related regulatory engagement
- Engaging with HR Department on employee injury / work comp / employment physical tasks, and development of Job Demands Form to outline physical requirements for field-based job positions.
- Other Safety Operations-related responsibilities as needed.
- Conducts job site visits, utilize the Job Site Audit Form developed by the Safety department. The Job Site Audit Form documents deficiencies in Fall Protection, Safety Equipment, JSA's and safety paperwork, motor vehicles, and Personal Protective Equipment. Assist field personnel with correcting any deficiencies discovered during the Job Site Audit Process.
- Perform incident investigations and functions as the initial case management lead for all assigned incidents. Provide information on incidents to Management in a timely manner.
- Performs Monthly Calibration of portable air monitoring equipment.
- Performs Monthly Inspections of Supplied Air Breathing Systems, Fire Extinguishers, First Aid Cabinets, AED, etc.
- Works with the Operations Manager to send required personnel for monthly Drug & Alcohol testing.
- Able to communicate clear understanding of safety guidelines, rules, policies, and procedures.
- Ability to respond to various types of emergency responses on a 7 days per week / 24 hours per day schedule.
- Perform qualitative fit testing of field personnel.
- Interfaces with local occupational health clinics. Develops relationships to ensure that all employee work-related injury concerns are handled in accordance with OSHA and Worker's Compensation best practices.
- Implements HCC's Safe Work Permit Program within the Region of responsibility. Engages in onsite audit activities to ensure field employees are following all Safe Work Permit requirements.
Operations
Position Qualification Requirements : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The following requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Individual will be required to travel approximately 40%. Individual must be willing to be available via phone during non-work hours for emergency calls related to company incidents.
Core Competencies
Work Experience
Education, Certificates, Licenses, or Designations
Work Environment : While performing essential duties of this position an individual regularly works indoors or outdoors and may be required to sit / stand for long periods. Individual will be required to regularly talk, hear, see and often reach with hands, stand, walk, use a computer keyboard, mouse, telephone, and other office equipment. This position will be required to travel by car or air to other HCC locations or vendors regularly. Personal Protective Equipment will be required for specific situations while in the field. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.
Crystal Clean LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Crystal Clean expressly values diversity, equity, and inclusion, and encourages the applications of individuals from diverse backgrounds, so that Crystal Clean reflects the communities and customers that we serve.
