Mid-Career Occupational/Industrial Safety Professional

Role Overview:

This role is all about employee accident prevention. The incumbent will execute occupational safety projects from start to finish at the client site. The role will routinely involve a blend of (1) workplace / shop floor employee injury exposure assessments, and (2) safety program management effectiveness evaluations and continuous improvement support.

Your Responsibilities as an Apex Occupational Safety Professional:

• Providing comprehensive occupational safety consulting services to clients, including:
  • Conducting shop floor observations focused on identifying, assessing and risk-ranking employee exposures to injury
  • Devising solution options aimed at mitigating employee injury exposures
  • Providing clients with hands-on assistance with implementation of chosen solutions
  • Monitoring the effectiveness of solutions implemented. Have they stood the test of time?
  • Tracking and analyzing clients’ employee injury experience, looking for trends, common themes, and potential high leverage accident prevention activities
• In collaboration with Apex project managers, coordinates and executes industrial safety projects within set organizational procedures and standards.
• In close routine collaboration with the external customer, designs, implements and executes an agreed-to service plan. Monitors and reports progress on plan completion as directed. Works with numerous internal and external stakeholders in the interest of achieving desired overall project velocity.
• Acts as an advisor to the customer on occupational safety issues.
• Provides input to project managers, client relationship managers, or business development staff on potential new EHS projects. Participates in business development activities as directed.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor's degree preferred – ideally, in a science or engineering field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience required, working in the occupational safety / employee accident prevention field.
• Desirable, but not required: Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) professional accreditation.
• Active Secret Security clearance highly preferred (or willing to go through process with us to get one)
• Experience in manufacturing-&-assembly industries / heavy industry settings a plus.
• Experience in the aerospace and defense or automotive industry a further plus.
• Possess an extensive knowledge of occupational safety technical subject matter and how to apply it in real-life settings. Highly familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the occupational safety field. Just a few topics where strong technical knowledge is required:
  • Shop Floor Hazard Identification Surveys
  • Job Safety Analysis / Job Hazard Analysis
  • Employee Injury Data Analysis
  • Machine Guarding
  • Slip/Trip/Fall Prevention
  • Falls from Elevation
  • Lockout/Tagout & Energized Electrical Equipment Safety
  • Confined Space Entry
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Safety Committees & Conducting Safety Meetings/Training: for Touch Labor, Supervisory Staff, and Management
  • Powered Industrial Truck Safety
  • Contractor Safety
  • Broad spectrum OSHA Regulations understanding
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• A great deal of creativity and self-starter initiative is required. This position entails routine ongoing work and negotiation with numerous customer stakeholders – all of whom need to be ‘satisfied’ with respect to project purpose, scope, and tactics.
• Relies on experience and judgment paired with the overall work statement provided by the customer to plan and accomplish goals.
• Ensures compliance with all EHS regulations and keeps abreast of any changes to laws and regulations that impact the organization.
• Strong technical writing skills, the ability to successfully multi-task, safety awareness, and a good record and understanding of safe work practices
• Experience with data management and report preparation.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.