What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety Representative (Austin, TX) - Austin Bridge & Road position at Austin External?
Austin Industries is one of the nation’s largest, most diversified U.S.-based construction companies. With more than 7,000 employee-owners, Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction services through the expertise of our operating companies: Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial and Austin Industrial.
Austin Bridge & Road is currently seeking an experienced Safety Representative for projects in the Austin, Texas area. We excel at what we do and are looking for talented professionals that want to excel with us. The Safety Representative provides support to the Safety Director by implementing safety review of job sites, and ensures a safe, healthy, and accident-free work environment, by providing oversight for safety systems and safety training to office and field personnel.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
- Gather information necessary to identify possible exposures and effects to any existing hazards associated with the project and its operations
- Devise methods (strategies) and make recommendations in eliminating/controlling hazard exposures
- Develop, prepare and conduct training as needed to inform employees of proper working methods, controls and personal protective equipment needed for specific work task
- Create, develop and present safety-training programs as assigned to include specialized, re-certification, new hire orientation and procedural sessions
- Ensure all training records are well documented and properly filed
- Attend training sessions as needed to improve professional skills
- Provide solutions for identified hazards
- Interact with field personnel, supervision and management to disseminate safety information
- Conduct and/or attend incident investigations when required
- Generate, create and distribute all reports correctly and in a timely manner
- Attend project site safety meetings weekly
- Conduct daily walk through of work areas
- Assist in pre-job activities to promote integration of safety into production elements
- Provide first aid treatment at level of care as needed
- Report unsafe conditions to management
- Maintain company safety and health programs
- Perform administrative tasks as needed
- Establish treatment centers at project locations in case of medical needs
- Perform accident investigations as needed
- Review incoming safety correspondence and act accordingly
- Provide on-going support for project safety related needs
- Advise management of changes in regulations as needed
- Ensure all reporting is performed in a timely manner
- Promote safety as a fundamental in every job
- Develop and disseminate weekly safety communication to field personnel.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- CHST, CSHO or ASP, CSP certification preferred.
- OSHA 500 preferred.
- CMAR and preconstruction experience preferred.
- Experience with asphalt laydown operations and asphalt plant operations preferred.
- Good organizer, meticulous, and good public speaker at ease moderating large groups.
- Bilingual preferred, highly desirable.
Requirements:
- Minimum of 2-5 years of experience as a safety representative within the construction or related industries.
- Bachelor’s degree in Safety and Health or a related field preferred.
- Knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, and PowerPoint software is required.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and effective public speaking skills, including leading safety training and incident investigations.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Bridge & Road is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
Benefits & Compensation
We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned.
Austin Bridge & Road is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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About Austin Bridge and Road
A leader in the heavy highway and transportation industry for more than 100 years, Austin Bridge & Road delivers asphalt and concrete services, and builds landmark projects such as complex highway interchanges, tollways, runways, bridges, rail projects, and water/wastewater facilities.
To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/bridge-road.
No Third-Party Inquiries Please
This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement.
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