DescriptionWelcome to Empire Roofing Sunrise, your commercial roofing contractor
serving the West Palm Beach & Fort Lauderdale areas. We specialize in the inspection, installation, and repair of commercial and industrial roofing systems.
We are currently seeking a Safety Officer for our Sunrise, FL office.
The Safety Officer will provide a broad range of hands-on support and services in all functional areas relating to Safety including Safety Trainings, Inspections, and Investigations in alignment with the operating unit’s business goals and objectives. The Safety Officer will focus on creating and sustaining consistency in Safety compliance while providing new and innovative ideas to help build and promote teamwork, morale and growth.
Job Functions (include):

• Inspect facilities, jobsites, machinery, and equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety regulation compliance.
• Investigate work related accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and preventive measures.
• Report or review findings from accident investigations, facilities/ jobsite inspections, or environmental testing.
• Interview employers and employees to obtain information about work environments and workplace incidents.
• Maintain & apply knowledge of current safety policies, regulations, and operational processes.
• Conduct or facilitate superintendent and field level training of regional personnel.
• Administer and ensure training policy compliance at the regional level.
• Conduct safety training and education programs and demonstrate the use of safety equipment.
• Conduct meetings with Officers and employees to discuss such points as the standards, cited violations, lessons learned, and potential hazards and to resolve disputes regarding occupational safety issues.
• Provide new-employee health & safety orientations and develop materials for these presentations.
• Recommend process and product safety features that will reduce employees' exposure to work hazards.

• 2 years of Construction Safety/Training experience.
• OSHA 500/510/511, GSP, ASP or CSP Certification preferred.
• Must have the desire and ability to spend time on job sites working with job site crews to eliminate hazards and ensure compliance with all applicable regulations.
• Knowledge of state workers’ compensation statute.
• Ability to facilitate process improvement projects to eliminate injuries and losses.
• Knowledge and ability to utilize software to track employee and Company injury performance; create and deliver safety presentations and training modules/presentations and keep all employees informed of safety updates and information.
• Ability to go beyond basic safety requirements and develop customized safe operating procedures and utilize safety behavior-based programs to ensure that safety is integrated into the work culture.
• Ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality.