Safety Trainer

The Safety Trainer is responsible for developing, delivering, and refining HOLT safety training curriculum specifically targeted towards Company and customer safety sensitive employees. This role is responsible for maintaining, promoting, and protecting our Safety and Values Based Leadership culture. This will be achieved through training classes, introductory coaching, customized workshops, and providing facilitation services.

Essential Functions:

• Models, promotes, reinforces, and rewards the consistent use of HOLT’s Values Based Leadership (VBL) tools, models, and processes to ensure alignment with our Vision, Values, and Mission.

• Develops, facilitates, and delivers high-quality, interactive instructor-led training, coaching, custom workshops, co-facilitation with safety dept., and leadership development.

• Collaborates with operational partners, Safety Team and Safety Training Manager to evaluate, design, curate, and deliver product specific safety training.

• Continually acquires personal training skills and learning techniques to ensure optimal retention and resources required for productive training presentation and development.

• Serves as a resource for other Holt University business units to ensure collaboration, content integration, and appropriate safety content.

• Researches and recommends new content/enhancements in alignment with our Values Based Leadership and safety culture.

• Acts as a Safety Training Consultant for Company stores to ensure the resolution of critical safety training problems and the development of employee job skills and competencies.

• Partners with Safety Training Manager to develop new safety training personnel; serves as an informal leader.

• Serves as a consultant and informal leader providing feedback, influencing safety decisions, and redirecting unsafe behaviors as needed.

• Makes immediate decisions when observing unsafe behavior.

• Serves as key contact for negotiating and maintaining MSHA trainer contracts and safety vendors.

• Works safely always and adheres to all applicable safety policies; complies with all company policies, procedures, and standards.

• Performs other duties assigned.

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.

• Five to seven years of job-related experience preferred.

• Preferred Licenses/Certifications: Smith System Driver Trainer, MSHA Instructor, CAT START Instructor, OSHA 501 and 511 certified, Commercial Driver's License and Certified Safety and Health Official.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to use all HOLT communication systems.

• Knowledge of safety regulatory mandates (OSHA, MSHA, DOT, EPA, etc.).

• Sound knowledge of internal combustion engines, hydraulic systems, electrical systems, and other technical-based skills.

• Ability to work independently as well as a part of a diversified team coaching and redirecting behavior.

• Strong skills delivering in person instruction and formal presentation skills before small and large groups.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to establish working relationships with multiple departments and various levels of the organization.

• Proficient knowledge and skill utilizing equipment/tools utilized at HOLT companies.

• Advanced ability to demonstrate tools/models aligned with our Values Based Leadership culture.

• Ability to operate a variety of machinery/equipment such as CCE, BCP, and CMI heavy equipment, Generator/Power Systems units, Cranes, Ariel lifts (Bronto, scissor, booms, etc.), Forklift, Power tools.

• Demonstrate strong technical aptitude and understanding within assigned area of responsibility which would include, but is not limited to: Diesel Engines, Electricity, Electronic Troubleshooting, Hydraulics, Transmissions, Air Conditioning, and PowerTrains.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products; Excel, Outlook, Word, etc.

• Exceptional organizational, time management, planning, multi-tasking and influencing skills.

• Ability to work independently and within a team in a fast-paced, high volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness.

• Ability to work with all levels of personnel within the organization.

Travel:

• Up to 30% travel.

Physical Requirements:

• This role frequently communicates with others, must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations and stand/walk for extended periods.

• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and printers.

• This position involves extended periods in a stationery position; additionally, occasional movement inside the office to access office machinery, file cabinets, etc.

• May be required to perform work in cramped spaces and/or high places.

• Occasionally lifts and moves materials and equipment up to 45 lbs.

Work Environment:

• This job is generally performed 50% in an office environment and 50% outside, exposure to noise, dust, grease, fumes, gases, heat, cold, and inclement weather conditions.

• Regularly works around moving mechanical parts.

• Noise level may be loud at times.

• Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment.

Disclaimer:

Please note that the above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the incumbents so classified. All incumbents may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities, as needed.