Safety Representative - Heritage Construction + Materials

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The Safety Representative drives safety-first culture. Provides technical safety support to assigned client groups.

Essential Functions

• Monitors and maintains compliance
• Develops current and comprehensive knowledge of all applicable state, federal and local health and safety regulations/laws/requirements affecting the business
• Creates and files all required reports
• Prepares reports for Safety Director
• Develop annual internal audit schedule; conducts job site internal audits
• Meets deadlines.
• Develops and coordinates health and safety training
• Identifies safety training needs
• Ensures required training is conducted; develops an annual schedule
• Assist in development of safety training curriculum
• Audit older safety training materials for updating
• Conducts new hire orientation and safety training
• Drives workplace safety
• Assist with the development of strategies, policies, and programs to instill a safe culture
• Determines the appropriateness of introducing targeted safety initiatives
• Assist with development of metrics for measuring the effectiveness of corporate safety initiatives
• Stays current on safety programs and developments by maintaining contact with others in the field (e.g., professional association and educational groups, and professional development efforts)
• Serves on or leads safety committees
• Promotes safety and health awareness through internal company memoranda, newsletters and specific training program
• Investigates incidents
• Conducts investigation and analysis of property damage/injury/illness/near miss reports
• Identifies root cause of incident and implements corrective action
• Completes required reporting
• Acts as a liaison with medical personnel/insurance claims adjusters
• Maintains highest levels of confidentiality
• Communicates with internal/external customers.
• Answers inquiries via phone, email, or in-person
• Develops effective relationships with employees, peers and managers
• Provides highest levels of quality and service
• Demonstrates high levels of integrity and credibility through effective communication
• Promotes and maintains personal safety
• Exhibits safe work behaviors
• Wears all prescribed PPE

Education Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Safety Management, Construction Management, related discipline, or equivalent work experience

Experience Qualifications

• 5+ years work experience in corporate safety department
• Experience in heavy highway or industrial setting preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Accountability
• Communication
• Decision Making
• Ethics/Integrity
• Instills Trust
• Develops Others
• Drives Results
• Resourcefulness

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid drivers license is required Required
• CHST Certification Preferred

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

• Clerical office environment
• Indoor lab conditions that include standard office equipment such as computers, photocopier, phone, filing cabinets, fax machines, cubicles
• Sits at a desk regularly
• Looks at a computer screen hours at a time
• Performs data entry, alpha and 10-key numeric, on a keyboard
• Uses copy/fax to scan documents
• Drives a motor vehicle
• May lift or move up to 10lbs
• Travel Regular travel to job sites, customer sites, and corporate offices around the state is required; mostly day trips, but some overnight travel.

About Milestone Contractors

Milestone Contractors is a privately held, family-owned business headquartered in Indianapolis. Milestone Contractors is a fully integrated heavy construction company specializing in highway, bridge, asphalt and concrete paving and site development. Over its 30-year history, Milestone has built a reputation for prioritizing safety, quality, people and innovation. Milestone Contractors is a part of The Heritage Group's family of companies. Learn more at https://www.milestonelp.com/

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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