Safety Specialist

at Guarantee Electrical Construction Co. in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Job Description

Partner. Energize. Deliver.

Join our St. Louis team and become a member of a nationally recognized Top Workplace! We're looking for a Safety Specialist to join our growing team. You'll be assisting with multiple jobsites around the St. Louis area for inspections, conducting safety meetings, delivering training, and employee outreach. In this role, you will support field operations much of the time, and on occasion, assist with safety claims and administration.

Why Work for Us?

At Guarantee, our foundation is your well-being and prosperity.

Each member of the Guarantee team is an essential partner in building our successful future. Guarantee offers a rewarding career path, employee development, a competitive salary, and excellent benefits package. This includes an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), which is 100% company funded and has exponential growth potential providing long-term financial wealth. Employees are also eligible for annual discretionary bonuses.

Benefits also include medical, dental, vision, accidental, critical illness, life and disability insurances, vacation/sick time, wellness program, and a matching 401K plan.

Responsibilities:

• Develop meaningful, lasting relationships with colleagues in the field through the demonstrated care and compassion for their well-being and safety.
  • Promote safety best-practices in the industry
  • Lead, coach, counsel and role model a safety driven culture
• Serve and uphold the core value of safety by implementing and maintaining Guarantee Electrical safety programs.
  • Conduct safety orientation activities, educating and validating required experience, certifications and licensures
  • Train field crews and employees on safety protocols and expectations
• Respond in a timely manner to various job sites, addressing incidents with the utmost professionalism and diligence.
  • Investigate incidents with detail and tact
  • Report near misses, injuries, damage to property or other safety-related concerns
  • Practice sound documentation, created thorough inspection, incident, and investigation causal analysis reports and other GECO documentation
• Perform frequent jobsite visits and audits
  • Critically assess and evaluate potential hazards
  • Apply sound risk assessment principles
  • Initiate corrective actions in the moment and document findings
  • Assist with morning huddles and delivery of Toolbox Talks
• Coordinate with customers and peer safety professionals
  • Interpret customer safety requirements, developing and adapting safety plans accordingly
  • Post safety communications as needed
  • Work with other trades and peers on jobsites to ensure alignment with Guarantee's safety philosophy and practices.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to develop relationships and influence with exceptional customer service
• Ability to mitigate conflict-prone situations and establish buy-in from colleagues
• Strong organization and writing skills
• Observant with attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and ability to learn new, innovative technology

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent experience in a related construction safety role or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Entry-level welcome!

OR

• 3-5 years' experience desired
• Preferred Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Risk Management or related field

Other Requirements:

• Routine travel to job sites, mostly around the St. Louis area, where there is exposure to hazards typical of a construction site, regularly requiring work boots, hard hat, high visibility vest, eye protection and gloves.
• Employees are frequently required to walk on uneven surfaces, and occasionally required to kneel, limb, reach, stoop, climb, crouch or crawl.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment and technology such as computers, iPads, and phones.
• This position requires the ability to lift boxes, small equipment, open file cabinets, and bend or stand as necessary.
• This position may occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. For more information about Guarantee Electrical Company, please visit www.geco.com