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Position Summary

At Southland Industries, safety isn't just a priority-it's a core value. We believe in taking care of our people, doing the right thing, and building environments where everyone goes home safe every day. If you're passionate about construction safety and want to grow your career with a company that truly invests in its people, we'd love to meet you.

As a Safety Coordinator, you'll play a critical role in supporting the Division Safety Program by helping ensure compliance with all company, state, and federal safety requirements. You'll partner closely with field teams and leadership to promote a proactive safety culture while coordinating and supporting safety activities across job sites.

Position Details

• Conduct inspections of job sites, ranging from small-scale to complex projects, to verify compliance with company policies as well as state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations. Prepare and submit detailed reports of observations and identified concerns to project supervisors and safety management. Ensure adherence to health and safety standards by coordinating, promoting, and implementing programs and activities aligned with the organization's safety management system. 
• Document safety inspections, identify dangerous areas/procedures and recommend corrective procedures. Provide recommendations for correcting non-compliance issues and ensure safety issues are corrected within designated time frame.
• Help maintain required documentation related to safety issues, including accident reports, inspection reports and training logs, and review daily job hazard logs and take action as required.
• Provide emergency response and assistance to employees as needed.
• Assist with accident and injury investigations and prepare documentation for regulatory reporting.
• Assist with the development of training materials and coordinate and facilitate employee training as necessary.
• Use your experience to train less experienced safety employees as needed.
• Exercise independent judgment in day-to-day responsibilities while collaborating with leadership on decisions that significantly impact the organization.

Qualifications 

• A minimum of 2+ years working as a Safety professional in a construction environment, including training experience.
• A Bachelor's degree in Safety, Health or Environmental Applied Sciences is required or have related strong construction safety experience.
• Have a CHST, ASP or other BCSP certifications would be ideal and preferred.
• CPR and First Aid certifications are required.
• OSHA 30hr training required.
• You love safety! It's something you're passionate about and so are we.
• You are a self-starter and enjoy being responsible for implementing safety programs and protocols within a construction environment.
• You take initiative.  If you don't know something, you go find out.
• You have a collaborative spirit and enjoy being part of a larger team who works together and takes safety very seriously.
• You understand how to get the best out of people and what it takes to help people be safer in their construction work environment.
• You enjoy training, coaching and mentoring less experienced safety personnel and helping them to become even better safety people.
• You have great people skills and can quickly build relationships with many different people. And, you have a knack for quickly building trust and communicating in a way that supports and partners with the field on safety.
• You have a desire to grow, learn and build a career path with an innovative construction company.
• Excellent working knowledge of health and safety management systems along with state and federal construction safety regulations.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Excellent customer service, people and organizational skills.
• Strong computer skills-experience with Microsoft Office suite and ability to access OSHA information via the internet.

Benefits

As a 100% employee-owned company, we offer a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family:

• 401(k) plan with 50% company match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid for employee)
• Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
• Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
• Disability income protection insurance
• Pre-tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
• Paid parental leave
• Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
• Training/professional development opportunities and company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
• Wellness benefits 

About Southland Industries

As one of the nation's largest MEP companies, Southland Industries is built on the foundation of great people. Since 1949, we have put our people first, enabling growth, professional achievement, and innovation. If you want to join a fast-paced environment where you're engaged, challenged, and valued, apply now to join our dynamic team.

To learn more about careers at Southland, explore our career opportunities, follow us on social media, and check out our website.

Southland Industries and all its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing our employees with a safe work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Southland Industries are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, family care or medical leave status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Southland Industries will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. 

Contingent Employment: All employment offers are contingent upon successful drug tests, background checks, and professional reference checks. Roles that include driving as an essential job duty will be required to have a successful Motor Vehicle Record check (MVR). We are not able to offer sponsorship of employment at this time.

External Agency Announcement: Its Southland Industries' policy not to accept candidate submissions from recruiting agencies without an active and authorized work order. Candidate ownership can only be established after a bona fide work order is issued by a member of the Southland Industries Talent Acquisition team and the candidate is appropriately submitted through our Applicant Tracking System (ATS).