Facilities Safety Specialist 2

Case Western Reserve University is committed to providing a transparent estimate of the salary range available for this position at the time of its posting. The salary range is between $52,705 and $66,672, depending on qualifications, experience, department budgets, and industry data.

Employees receive more than just a paycheck. University employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare, retirement plans, tuition assistance, paid time off, and a winter recess.

POSITION OBJECTIVE

The Facility Safety Specialist II will be responsible for managing all aspects of the Facilities Safety OSHA programs. The manager will provide direction to Facility Services and Construction Administration to assure a regulatory compliant work environment for Case Western Reserve University employees maintenance and renovation activities. This position is additionally responsible for all safety training for non-laboratory personnel in facilities, construction, housing, and certain custodial activities.

Essential Functions

• Manage Facilities Safety Program. Create and deliver all compliance training for Facilities such as OSHA, NFPA, EPA, OOH, CDC, and other regulatory bodies. (20%)
• Conduct weekly visits of the renovation sites across campus. Inspect and evaluate safety and compliance-related incidents to ensure all federal and state regulations are being strictly followed. Follow up and track corrections to deficiencies. Perform root cause and incident investigation techniques when required, including collection of safety and health standard incident reporting forms and documentation. Ensure all of Case Western Reserve University's policies and procedures are being followed to secure a successful project. (20%)
• Create communication and identify opportunities for improvement. Provide site-specific safety briefings and/or training to assure that facilities employees are aware of university policies, hazardous waste, universal waste, and other university-specific programs. (15%) Manage the Lock-Out Tag-Out program and maintain inventory of the individual procedures. Provide expert oversight of the LOTO shutdown procedures. Conduct annual training for all CWRU personnel required to work lock and tag out affected equipment. This may include laboratory workers such as the Foundry and Civil Engineering, in addition to the traditional Facilities worker program. (15%)
• Manage Hearing Conservation Program. OSHA requires that a hearing conservation program be in place for all workers exposed to loud conditions. Coordinate the testing of areas found to exhibit loud equipment or devices and annually arranges for the hearing testing of all employees exposed to loud devices and equipment. (10%)
• Manage Confined Space program and maintain inventory of permit required spaces. Provide expert oversight and analysis of requirements to enter confined spaces. Conduct annual training for all CWRU personnel required to work in a confined space. This may include laboratory workers such as the Foundry, Civil Engineering, and Wind Turbine programs in addition to the traditional Facilities worker program. Will additionally interact with external contractors who may need to access confined spaces on campus. (10%)
• Audit and maintain record of all maintenance PPE and equipment. Perform yearly audit of Facilities zones to assure proper selection and usage of PPE is maintained. Maintain all administrative tasks related to specific safety documentation/ filing systems, etc. including OSHA record keeping. (10%)
  
  
  

Nonessential Functions

Create, communicate, and identify opportunities for improvements in university safety. Facilitate and/or conduct various safety related training activities including OSHA compliance. (5%)

Perform other duties as assigned. (<1%)

CONTACTS

Department: Regular contact with the assistant director of facilities and life safety. Contact with all members of the EHS department to exchange information.

University: Regular contact with all levels of the university staff involved in construction related activities including facilities, planning design and construction, housing, custodial, police/ security, deans representatives, legal, and other areas as required to accomplish the job.

External: Contact with all internal and external contractors involved in construction safety, hazardous waste disposal, shipping, regulatory (Fire, EPA, OSHA, Ohio Department of Health).

Students: Little or no interaction with students

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

None

Qualifications

Experience: 5 to 10 years of experience with construction health and safety

Education/Licensing: Bachelor's degree required preferably in safety and health or related field. Current driver's license.

Required Skills

• Awareness of OSHA guidelines, including Asbestos Management Planner requirements and OSHA 1910 and 1926 as they relate to construction.
• Knowledge of Safety Data Sheet (designed to provide both workers and emergency personnel with the proper procedures for handling or working with a particular substance). Knowledge as physical data (melting point, boiling point, flash point etc.), toxicity, health effects, first aid, reactivity, storage, disposal, protective equipment, spill/leak procedures, and more. While SDS's are of particular use if a spill or other accident occurs, they are key to preventing workplace exposure and accidents and should always be consulted before working with a material or developing a new process. In fact, this is how employers generally meet their mandatory employee information and training obligation under the HazCom Standard.
• Working knowledge of applicable federal and state safety and health regulations (Fire, EPA, OSHA, Ohio Department of Health). Working knowledge of safety/environmental principles and techniques. Capable of identifying known/potential exposures and recommending corrective actions.
• Ability to read blueprints.
• Must be able to drive a car from site to site.
• Must be able to wear respirator protection, eye protection, hearing, and body protection as required by the conditions of the job.
• Must not have a fear of heights, animals, radioactive materials, chemicals, or biological materials.
• Ability to meet consistent attendance. Must be able to work on construction sites in all forms of weather.
• Demonstrated history of successful support, education, and advocacy for all students, aligned with the values, mission, and messaging of the university, while adhering to the staff policy on conflict of commitment and interest.
• Must speak English with additional Spanish preferred.
• Must have strong skills in safety report writing.
• Strong management, leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing. Ability to interact with colleagues, supervisors and customers face to face.
  
  
  

WORKING CONDITIONS

The employee will work with construction sites both internal and external and may be exposed to hazards. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires the use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work on-site at the work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud. May work night or weekend hours.

Case Western Reserve University is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are protected under federal and state laws and university policy from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, protected veteran status, disability, age and genetic information.

Case Western Reserve University provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Equity at 216-368-3066 to request a reasonable accommodation. Determinations as to granting reasonable accommodations for any applicant will be made on a case-by-case basis.