What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety Tech position at VLS Environmental Solutions?
VLS Environmental Solutions, LLC, is a recognized leader in providing sustainability solutions, with three divisions providing industry-leading services. With a mission to innovate solutions to meet clients' sustainability goals, VLS has over 1,200 employees in 40 locations across North America.
Waste Services
VLS Waste Services provides customized waste processing solutions for hazardous and non-hazardous industrial and commercial waste, including landfill diversion and sustainability programs, solidification of liquid waste, recycling, wastewater treatment, and waste sequestration.
Railcar Services
VLS Railcar Cleaning and Repair Services division provides specialty cleaning services for difficult-to-clean products, including chemicals, hardened materials, and pressurized gases, and comprehensive repair services for certified full-service repairs, tank car qualifications, and maintenance.
Marine Services
VLS Marine Services division offers state-of-the-art barge cleaning, repair, and gas-free facilities for various chemical solvents and downstream petroleum products.
Job Duties
- Provide and promote health and safety expertise and practices.
- Lead, improve, and enforce compliance for all health and safety requirements, programs, policies, and procedures (company, federal, state, regional, and local)
- Identify and assist in the correction of non-compliant/at risk safety issues.
- Facilitate annual OSHA required safety training to field industrial employees.
- Complete safety orientation and on-boarding requirements for new hire employees.
- Provide periodic after-hours safety support in an on-call safety role.
- Apply knowledge of OSHA rules and regulations as they relate to General Industry Standards.
- Conduct safety meetings, toolbox meetings when necessary.
- Implement the job hazard analysis process to identify, control, and eliminate workplace hazards.
- Help conduct and coordinate onsite safety inspections to identify and correct hazardous conditions of work sites.
- Provide safety support to industrial field services group performing work tasks on client job sites.
- Analyze work practices to identify to mitigate and eliminate hazards/risk.
- Assist in root cause analysis to investigate all injuries /accidents and nears misses.
- Review project scope of work plans to ensure all safety measures have been taken to mitigate and eliminate hazards/risk.
Requirements
- Incident investigation, analysis, and corrective action implementation.
- Organizational skills and the ability to execute within established deadlines.
- Written and verbal communication skills; and
- Intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.).
- Preferred Associate or Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety or related field. In lieu of degree (1-3 years) work experience in the safety field coupled with relevant professional certifications.
- One to three years' experience in the Health & Safety field with preferred experience in maritime & industrial operations.
- General knowledge of applicable OSHA, state, and local rules and regulations for the areas in which we operate.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to successfully complete pre-employment drug & alcohol screen, pre-employment physical examination, and background check upon receiving an offer of employment.
- Maintain a valid driver's license and driving history satisfactory with VLS Recovery Services standards, and its insurer.
- Ability to travel to satisfy the requirements of the position
Req Benefits:
At VLS our employees are the core of our business. As such, we value our employees' physical, mental, and financial wellbeing by providing first class, high value benefits and resources that are centered around a proper work-life balance.
Physical and Mental Wellbeing: VLS is committed to supporting our employees' physical and mental health by providing:
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - Based on each employee's need, we offer various high quality, low-premium medical, dental and vision plans, which include our first-in-class concierge service (available in Spanish) and 2nd MD Offering.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Healthcare Saving Accounts (HSA) - Set aside pre-tax money to use toward your health care spending. VLS provides an employer contribution to all HSA accounts.
Time Off - We offer 11 (eleven) company-paid holidays, in addition to our paid time off and voluntary time off plans.
Employee Assistance Program - 24/7 assistance and counseling services that are 100% confidential and free to all employees and their dependents.
Telemedicine - All employees and dependents receive free virtual visits by licensed practitioners any time, any day...including holidays!
Financial and Retirement Planning: At VLS we offer the following to assist our employees with planning around their finances and saving for retirement:
401(k) - Generous 401(k) matching program after 90 days of employment. VLS will match up to 5% of your pay every pay period. Matching contributions are 100% vested immediately.
Life and Disability Insurance - Employer-paid life insurance, along with short-term and long-term disability coverage provided to all full-time employees.
Voluntary Life Protection Plans - Employees and their dependents can elect coverage in our voluntary life/add, critical illness, hospital indemnity and accident plans.
Rewards and Recognition Programs - We celebrate our employees! From birthdays to anniversaries and other various milestones/achievements, we have programs in place to recognize our employees.
Financial Planning - Free One on One financial planning with a certified Financial Planner/Coach.
Employee Discount - Employee Discount Program for savings on everyday goods and services at various retailers throughout the US.
