Job Title

Safety Specialist

Job Description Summary

C&W Services is the industry leader in cutting-edge maintenance and janitorial programs for facilities ranging corporate office portfolios and manufacturing plants to large public venues—keeping our client’s facility running smoothly all the time.

What’s The Job?

Title: Safety Specialist
Location: Dayton, OH
Salary: $25.00 - $28.00 per hour, depending on experience.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00AM - 3:30PM

What’s in it for me?

Weekly pay on Fridays.
Comprehensive benefits day one, including Employee Perks and Daily Pay Program
Advancement opportunities.
Training to work in a cutting-edge facility.
Company provided safety apparel and uniforms.

Job Description

Here are just a few things you can expect to do daily:   

  

Team member must be able to work in a team oriented and safety conscious environment. “Safety First” expectations include, but are not limited to, PTB process, Behavior Base Safety process, and compliance with all company, site safety guidelines, and procedures.   

Identify hazardous conditions and practices. Identify potential hazards in existing equipment, machinery, facilities, or processes. Develop methods to predict hazards from experience, historical data, and other information sources   

Develop and help enforce a plan to eliminate hazards, conducting training sessions for management, supervisors, and workers on health and safety practices and regulations as necessary   

Administer new hire orientation, OSHA 10-hour, weekly safety training/meetings, and classroom/field equipment training.  

Provide training and information to supervisors & employees on safety issues.   

Inspect machinery and equipment, such as lifting devices, machine guards, or scaffolding to ensure they meet appropriate safety regulations   

Monitor that personal protective equipment is being used in workplaces according to regulations.  

Monitor that dangerous materials are stored correctly and in structurally sound containers.   

Test and identify work areas for potential accident and health hazards such as toxic fumes and explosive gas-air mixtures, and implement appropriate control measures such as adjustments to ventilation systems   

Communicate with workers and observe their work, as well as inspect the elements of their work environment, such as lighting, tools, and equipment   

Assist the Safety Manager or complete all minor or major incidents that occur; investigate unsafe working conditions, study possible causes, and make recommendations. Based on findings ensure follow-up actions are taken to prevent re-occurrences by using the method of “Root Cause Analysis”.    

Participate in RCA/ incident reviews with customers.  

Analyze data and prepare reports for Health and Safety Metrics to include Site Scorecard, Observations, & Behaviors.  Use the data to provide information for Leading & Lagging Indicator Reports.  

Develop occupational health and safety systems; including policies, procedures, and manuals   

Responsibilities also include documenting safety inspections, citing dangerous areas/procedures, recommending corrective actions, and maintaining/availability of safety equipment supplies.  

Perform daily plant wide safety reviews (Behavior Base Safety Observations).  Counsel employees that do not meet expectations to ensure that they understand the importance of working safely.  

Order suspension of activities that pose threats to workers health and safety   

Must maintain a consistent and good attendance record in accordance with Company policy   

Must maintain positive customer and employee relations.    

Manage the site mentoring program.   

Able to travel & support other sites.   

Able to be part of the on-call rotation for safety issues  

Employee will perform any and all other relevant duties assigned by the Safety Manager.  

Communication with all team members to support the development of short- and long-range planning in support of the company’s goals and objectives  

Exhibit objectivity and openness to others' views.   

Inspires and motivates others to perform well.   

Meet physical requirements of the job. Physical requirements of the job will be provided to you prior to employment.  

Train site employees to the safety training and education programs; demonstrate the use of safety equipment   

Facilitates new employee health and safety orientations and manages/develops the material for these training classes   

Has the ability to fill in for the Safety Manager in times of need; Consultation with customer, physicians, work comp personnel & legal may be required   

Prepare and calibrate monitoring equipment in order to measure and control hazardous substances, or conditions such as noise or radiation levels   

Comply with C&W SERVICES and Cargill policies   

Perform assigned tasks in a safe, accurate, timely, effective, and efficient manner.  

Job requires Attention to Detail, Persistence, Concern for Others, and Dependability   

Perform assigned tasks in a safe, accurate, timely, effective, and efficient manner.  

 

What Makes Me Qualified?   

  

Don’t meet all of the requirements but are still interested in working for us? Please apply and we will review your resume for other roles!   

   

Experience: 3 years of experience in safety, industrial field, or related area as a Safety Professional.  

Required Education: Possess a high school diploma or a certified GED.  Possess a 30-hour certification in general industry.  Possess an Associate Degree in Safety or 5 total years of experience in the safety field without a degree.  

Preferred Education: 511 & 501 NSC General Industry- to train 10- & 30-hour OSHA, 132-hour Occupational Safety & Health Professional, NSC Advanced Safety Certificate Program, NSC Specialist in Safety & Health (SSH-G) General Industry, NSC Certified Safety & Health Official (CSHO-G) General Industry  

Computer Skills: Must have strong computer skills including knowledge of Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.  

Additional Skills: Good facilitator skills with strong interpersonal skills.  Effectively work with all levels of the organization.  Strong organizational and time management skills.  Ability to work independently, prioritize and multitask   

  

What are the physical demands of the role?   

 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  

The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).  

Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.  

Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.  

Substantial lifting (up to 50 pounds) is required  

Ability to move for extended or continuous periods of time  

Ability to ascend and descend staircases, ladders, and/or step stools  

Ability to operate applicable hand tools, power tools, and equipment  

Ability to operate forklifts or other vehicles in a safe manner   

Ability to wear a respirator while performing job duties 

Communication/ Expression —The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand.  

Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations) 

What is the work environment?    

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions.     

   

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme heat and extreme cold, wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.  #INDCWS 

C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative​ Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email HRServices@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.