Safety Training Specialist - Titan America

We have an excellent opportunity for a Safety Training Specialist in our Ft Lauderdale, FL location. This salaried, non-exempt position, will report directly to our Assistant Director of Safety. The primary function of this position is to build and continue revitalization of a World-Class Safety culture within Titan Florida.  The Safety Training Specialist is responsible for training and compliance with policies and procedures governing safe working conditions within our industry.  Furthermore, incumbent will create a culture that fully supports fast-changing high-performance environment. Visible leadership promoting the zero incident culture will be a significant key to success. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Responsibilities:

• Drive a Safety culture and lead the charge for change through action.
• Conduct New Hire Safety Orientations
• Conduct Monthly Safety Meetings with all on-site employees.
• Provide refresher training for all employees.
• Conduct Smith System Training
• Conduct Ready Mix Driving Simulator Training
• Assist the Safety Manager in conducting incident investigations and root cause analysis when incidents occur and ensure corrective actions are put in place to prevent recurrence.
• Provide visible presence in the field to perform observations and inspections to support the Driver Trainers
• Identify best practices that can be duplicated, implemented, and measured with metrics clear and consistent performance.
• Establish trust/credibility with business leaders at all locations.
• Travel to our different locations within Orlando, FL (70%).

Qualifications

• Extreme attention to detail – understanding impact of information generated.
• Knowledge of OSHA and DOT standards, monitoring, and reporting preferred
• Ability to independently learn and understand technical, regulatory, and external issues regarding the Safety programs of the facilities.
• Ability to work with moderate direction to manage delivery of high quality outputs in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to deliver results and meet deadlines across a wide audience with tight time constraints.

Characteristics and Abilities:

• Highly motivated and high energy professional with passion for excellence to drive a World-Class Safety organization.
• Strong ability to influence others and build relationships through individual character, competence, and results.
• Leadership qualities and attributes to motivate and develop people, and concentrate on results.
• Time management and results based orientation – no excuses mindset. Bias for action.
• Pursue opportunities effectively, provide updates as needed, ability to flex and change directions as required
• Energized by complexity and able to drive multiple initiatives simultaneously.

Communication:

• Ability to professionally engage various functions and collaboratively work to define appropriate solutions.  Ability to create buy-in while finding/assessing best solution.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively at all levels, while remaining focused upon building a World-Class Organization.
• Must be business focused; Ability to work effectively cross-functionally – achieve results without direct authority.
• Facilitative communication style most effective in creating world class environment
• Ability to creatively, clearly and concisely present issues, ideas and recommendations in verbal, written and presentation format.

Experience:

• 3 years of progressive experience in a Safety related position in heavy industrial installations.
• Valid CDL license
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully with management providing consistent and implementable results-based solutions.
• Success in developing, mentoring and coaching safety professionals across sites, regions and businesses.