Safety Coordinator

Mission Statement: Unlocking potential while protecting your most critical assets.

Core Values: Care Trust Help (C.T.H.)

Summary of Position

The Safety Coordinator plays a critical role in supporting the safe execution of surface preparation, coating activities, and mechanical restoration needs on construction projects. This field-focused position emphasizes hazard identification and the implementation of direct controls and safeguards to prevent serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) associated with related construction operations. Working closely with Operations, Project Management and Field Leadership, this role ensures safety planning is effectively integrated into daily work practices, while serving as a mentor to foremen and crews promoting a culture of working safely.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare project safety plans and Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) scaffolding, surface preparation, mechanical installation and associated construction activities, ensuring emphasis on direct controls and safeguards that eliminate and mitigate hazardous energies.
• Maintain a strong field presence to assist operational personnel with high-risk activities, including real-time hazard recognition and implementation of effective controls during operations.
• Mentor and build capacity in foremen and craft workers to enable them to recognize hazards, apply direct controls, safeguards, and make safe operational decisions.
• Conduct daily field observations and inspections of containment, ventilation, fall protection, scaffolds, rigging, task-specific PPE, and more to verify compliance with OSHA 1926 standards.
• Support pre-task planning, management of change, daily worker safety engagements, and incident/near-miss investigations with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Prepare, present, and deliver safety training; facilitate safety meetings; and represent safety at project kickoff meetings.
• Provide practical guidance on confined space, fall protection, respiratory protection, hazardous communication, chemical storage, and other regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of safety plans, inspections, observations, and corrective actions.
• Empowered to intervene and stop work when imminent hazards or unsafe conditions are observed.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in construction safety. Direct involvement in confined space and fall protection will be looked upon favorably.
• Working knowledge of OSHA 1926 standards, preferably those related to fall protection, scaffolds, hazard communication, respiratory protection, and abrasive blasting.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret SDS information and develop practical field controls.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Suite.
• Strong interpersonal and mentoring skills with the ability to build trust and capacity in field teams.
• Valid driver’s license
• Office based position with minimum 25% travel (out of state) and regular field/project presence (40-60%).
• Able to work at heights and in varying environmental conditions.

Success Factors

Success is demonstrated through the development of robust safety plans and JSAs, effective on-site support during high-risk tasks, measurable improvement in the safety capability of operational personnel, and the consistent prevention of SIF-potential events while supporting productive operations.

Niles Shared Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, marital status or parental status, height, weight, citizenship status, arrest record, disability, genetic information, military or veterans’ status or any other legally protected status by federal, state, or local law.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Construction Safety: 3 years (Preferred)
• Overseeing Scaffolding: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person