Reports to: Corporate HSE Manager
Location: Chocolate Bayou, TX
Purpose: Provide support and coordination of the day-to-day safety requirements of the assigned construction project. The HSE Technician reports to the Corporate HSE Manager and is responsible for providing support to field/shop supervisors, foremen and workers in all matters related to Health and Safety. This is accomplished by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned.
Work Schedule: This project will be working 60+ hours (Mon-Sat). Must have open availability any time and day of the week.
Essential Skills (may include but are not limited to the ability to)
- Ensure a safe work environment for all project employees, sub-contractors, and visitors.
- Provide HSE support and direction to all site personnel.
- Participate and assist in the investigation of incidents to determine cause.
- Establish what is required to eliminate any possible reoccurrence an incident in the future.
- Ensure safety obligations with clients are carried out as per the terms of the clients, and communicated to Site Supervision.
- Routinely monitor the workforce for unsafe behaviors and coach employees on the correct behaviors when observed.
- Be able to be in the field with the workforce 90-95% of the day or per Corporate HSE Manager or clients requirements
- Ensure that the following material is available on site, HSE Manual, the applicable OH&S legislation and regulations, site safety inspection forms, observation forms, toolbox sign in sheet and equipment inspections.
- Ensure that incident reports are sent to the Corporate HSE Manager as soon as possible.
- Ensure that safety meetings are held on a regular basis. These will be daily or depending on the expectations of the client and the expectations of the Corporate HSE Manager.
- Ensure that inspections are performed per inspection schedule.
- Communicate any significant issues or concerns with the Corporate HSE Manager for direction.
- Communicate and assist workers to ensure that all safety expectations are met.
- Manage client expectations and negotiate toward successful and positive results when issues arise.
- Facilitate ongoing communications with the client and ensure responsiveness to issues/requests.
- Provide direction and support to ensure compliance with company-established policies and procedures; as well as those outlined by clients.
- Indirectly supervise the work and safety practices of various craftsmen in an industrial setting.
- Determine training needs of craft personnel and assist them in obtaining that training.
- Monitor crew fatigue.
- Follow oral and written directions.
- Work within company policy as outlined in the H+M Employee Handbook as well as the H+M Safety Manual and OSHA Safety rules.
- Complete assigned developmental tasks and assignments to
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor as needed.
Essential Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED Required. Associates Degree/Bachelor's Degree preferred.
- 0-4 years petrochemical construction safety and CHST, OHST or similar certs highly preferred.
- Must posess or have the ability to obtain a Transportation Workers Identification Credential Card, also known as a T.W.I.C Card.
- A Basic understanding of Construction Safety Standards (i.e. Excavations, Scaffolding, Steel Erection, Incident Investigation, Fall protection, etc.)
- CPR/First Aid, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification and/or OSHA instructor certifications are preferred
- Basic knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, and operation of digital cameras.
Physical Requirements
- Work in outdoor elements on a continuous basis
- Stand or walk for long periods of time
- Use arms and hands to reach for, handle or manipulate objects
- Lift and carry materials weighing up to 50 pounds; occasionally lift items weighing more than 50 pounds with assistance
- Climb up and down ladders, scaffolds and other objects
- Stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl
- See well (naturally or with correction)
- Eye-hand coordination
- Good physical fitness
- Good sense of balance
- Work at great heights
Tool Requirements
- Rain coat or poncho
- Steel toed work boots
Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Working conditions encountered in this job include those found in a typical office setting as well as an indoor/outdoor manufacturing setting which includes exposure to outside weather conditions, work at elevated heights, climbing of stairs and ladders, and physical manipulation of tools and mechanical equipment. This job demands the use of typical construction protective equipment as well as advanced protective equipment as needed.