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Utility Safety Manager Jobs in Delaware (NOW HIRING)

As the second-largest utility vegetation management company in North America and a proud employee ... Join a vibrant team that champions safety, values your feedback, and fosters a strong sense of ...

EH&S Manager

Newark, DE

$81K - $110K/yr

... manufacturing facilities, and utilities, our solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and solid ... Advise senior management of safety issues and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal ...

General Utility Worker Lead

Newark, DE · On-site

$14.75 - $17.50/hr

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General Utility Worker Lead

Newark, DE · On-site

$14.75 - $17.50/hr

Job Responsibilities • Trains and guides utility staff on job duties and proper safety and ... management • Performs other light maintenance and custodial tasks • Maintains excellent ...

General Utility Worker Lead

Newark, DE · On-site

$14.75 - $17.50/hr

Job Responsibilities • Trains and guides utility staff on job duties and proper safety and ... management • Performs other light maintenance and custodial tasks • Maintains excellent ...

Update and maintain GIS/work management systems * Conduct post-work audits * Track discrepancies ... Safety is a top priority at Atlas Field Services. Successful candidates will be committed to their ...

Territory Manager

Wilmington, DE · On-site

$60K - $70K/yr

Mallory Safety & Supply is expanding into the Wilmington, Delaware market, and we're looking for an ... Identify opportunities within manufacturing, construction, logistics, utilities, and industrial ...

... or operations within utilities, energy, or infrastructure sectors * 3 years of leadership ... Deep understanding of regulatory compliance, safety standards, and risk management in supply chain ...

... or operations within utilities, energy, or infrastructure sectors * 3 years of leadership ... Deep understanding of regulatory compliance, safety standards, and risk management in supply chain ...

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Utility Safety Manager information

What is the difference between Utility Safety Manager vs Utility Safety Coordinator?

AspectUtility Safety ManagerUtility Safety Coordinator
CertificationsOSHA 30/500, HAZWOPER, safety management certificationsOSHA 10/30, safety training certifications
Work EnvironmentSupervises safety programs, manages teams, oversees safety complianceAssists in safety training, monitors safety practices, supports safety initiatives
Employer & Industry UsageUtility companies, energy providers, industrial plantsUtility companies, contractors, maintenance teams

The Utility Safety Manager typically holds more advanced certifications and oversees safety programs and teams, while the Utility Safety Coordinator supports safety initiatives and assists with training. Both roles are essential for maintaining safety standards in utility environments, but the manager has broader responsibilities and authority.

What are some common challenges Utility Safety Managers face when implementing new safety protocols?

Utility Safety Managers often encounter resistance to change when introducing new safety protocols, as employees may be accustomed to existing procedures. Additionally, coordinating training across diverse teams and shifts can be complex, especially in field environments. Ensuring compliance while maintaining productivity requires strong communication and problem-solving skills. Overcoming these challenges typically involves fostering a safety-first culture, providing clear rationale for changes, and engaging team members in the process.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Utility Safety Manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Utility Safety Manager, you need a solid background in occupational health and safety, utility operations, and regulatory compliance, often supported by a degree in safety management or a related field. Familiarity with OSHA regulations, incident reporting tools, and certifications like CSP (Certified Safety Professional) or CUSP (Certified Utility Safety Professional) is typically required. Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills help you effectively promote safety culture and manage teams. These skills and qualifications are crucial for minimizing workplace hazards and ensuring regulatory compliance in potentially high-risk utility environments.

What does a Utility Safety Manager do?

A Utility Safety Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing safety programs within utility companies, such as those in electric, water, or gas services. They ensure compliance with federal, state, and local safety regulations, conduct safety training, and investigate incidents to prevent workplace injuries. Utility Safety Managers also analyze workplace hazards and recommend improvements to operational procedures. Their primary goal is to create a safe work environment for all employees and contractors.
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Bilingual Safety Specialist

Bilingual Safety Specialist

Lewis Services

Wilmington, DE • On-site

$64K - $72K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 8 days ago


Job description

Overview

Join a Company That Grows People: 

At Lewis, we're not just trimming trees - we're building a future. As the second-largest utility vegetation management company in North America and a proud employee-owned business, we believe every person on our team matters. When you join Lewis, you're not just taking a job - you're investing in your future. 

Why You'll Love It Here: 

  • Experience the great outdoors while working in nature, not stuck behind a desk!  
  • Elevate your career with us - we prioritize training and internal promotions!  
  • Join a vibrant team that champions safety, values your feedback, and fosters a strong sense of camaraderie!  
  • Shape your future with us through our fantastic Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)!  
Responsibilities

What You'll Do as a Safety Specialist

  • Serve as a visible leader, influencing and motivating while modeling Lewis's Operating Principles.
  • Build and maintain strong partnerships with Operations to drive positive and continuous safety improvements.
  • Participate in morning huddles and deliver safety tailgates/safety moments to job crews.
  • Conduct worksite observations to identify potential risks and compliance with company and regulatory requirements; provide feedback to Operations Leadership.
  • Provide timely assistance and consistent interpretation of company safety policies/procedures and regulatory requirements.
  • Train and coach employees on:
    • Working safely with utility line clearance tools (saws, pruners, hanger poles, rigging tools, saddles, harnesses, aerial lifts, etc.).
    • Technical skills from fundamentals to advanced (roping and rigging, collision avoidance, climbing techniques).
    • Safety-related processes and risks (aerial rescue, electrical safety, First Aid/CPR).
  • Investigate and analyze incidents using current methods to facilitate organizational learning and build capacity to fail safely.
  • Prepare evaluations and provide summary reports and recommendations for Operations and Safety Leadership.
  • Communicate safety program needs with regional leadership.
  • Report timely and accurately to Safety and Operations Regional Leadership.
  • Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Significant travel is required, providing governance and oversight during field visits with Safety Specialists, Operations Leadership, and field crews. This role will travel within the divisional footprint including Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and southern Pennsylvania. 

Qualifications

What You Bring:

  • Associate degree in a related field or equivalent combination of High School diploma/GED with safety/industry-related credentials (CUSP, CTSP, ASP, GSP, ISA Arborist) or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in line clearance or related industry.
  • Knowledge of OSHA and ANSI requirements; OSHA 30 Hour or equivalent.
  • Valid driver's license.
  • Bilingual (Spanish/English) is required.

Preferred:

  • Bachelor's degree in Safety Management, Safety Engineering, or Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Minimum 1 year in a safety leadership role.
  • Experience in line clearance, ISA Arborist, or related industry.
  • Certified Tree Care Safety Professional (CTSP) - required within 1 year of hire.
  • Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Strong ability to lead teams and drive change.
  • Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills.
  • Proficiency with computers, smartphones, and MS Office Suite.
  • Knowledge of vegetation management tools, practices, and procedures.
  • Familiarity with OSHA, ANSI, DOT, and tree industry regulations and standards.

Physical Demands

Ability to:

  • Write, type, file, and organize.
  • Observe and respond to visual and oral instructions/messages.
  • Adjust quickly and efficiently from task to task.
  • Bend, reach, grasp, and organize materials.
  • Communicate clearly in a professional manner.
  • Perform in the presence of distractions or work frustrations.
  • Maintain regular and timely attendance.
  • Participate in employee and professional training events.
  • Travel 30-40% of the time, including overnight.

Continuously - Communicating, observing, documenting, traveling.Frequently - Standing, walking, driving.Occasionally - Bending, reaching, lifting.Rarely - Exposure to hazardous materials.

Environmental Conditions:

  • Regularly - Field environment with exposure to outdoor elements.
  • Occasionally - Office environment, temperature extremes.
  • Rarely - Hazardous materials, air quality issues.

PPE required per OSHA and ANSI standards.

Tools & Equipment

Equipment may include:

  • Computers, phones, tablets.
  • Communication devices.
  • Safety and training equipment.
  • Utility vegetation management tools.

What We Offer

Non-Union Benefits:

  • Competitive pay $64,250 - $72,000
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
  • Paid training and certifications.
  • Health, dental, vision & HSA options.
  • 401(k) + match.
  • Paid time off and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
People Promise

Our People Promise 

Our commitment to Our People is key to the success of our business.  We respect the differences between us, and we leverage those differences to create an environment where all employees feel welcome and fairly treated.  We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued.  

Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to providing equal opportunity for both applicants and employees. Lewis Tree Service prohibits unlawful discrimination or harassment of employees and applicants based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age (40+), religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic, all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, apprenticeship, promotion, demotion, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Lewis Tree Service's practices and policies are administered under applicable federal, state, and local laws. 

Spanish Posting

Unete a una empresa que hace crecer a las personas

En Lewis, no solo podamos arboles, construimos un futuro. Como la segunda empresa mas grande de gestion de vegetacion para servicios publicos en America del Norte y orgullosamente propiedad de los empleados, creemos que cada persona en nuestro equipo importa. Cuando te unes a Lewis, no solo estas aceptando un trabajo, estas invirtiendo en tu futuro.

Por que te encantara trabajar aqui

  • Disfruta del aire libre mientras trabajas en la naturaleza, no atrapado detras de un escritorio!
  • Impulsa tu carrera con nosotros; priorizamos la capacitacion y las promociones internas.
  • Unete a un equipo dinamico que defiende la seguridad, valora tu opinion y fomenta un fuerte sentido de camaraderia.
  • Construye tu futuro con nosotros a traves de nuestro fantastico Plan de Propiedad de Acciones para Empleados (ESOP).

Lo que haras como Especialista en Seguridad (Safety Specialist)

  • Ser un lider visible que influya, motive y modele los Principios Operativos de Lewis.
  • Construir y mantener solidas alianzas con Operaciones para impulsar mejoras continuas y positivas en seguridad.
  • Participar en reuniones matutinas (huddles) y ofrecer charlas de seguridad ("tailgates" o "safety moments") a los equipos de trabajo.
  • Realizar observaciones en los sitios de trabajo para identificar riesgos potenciales y verificar el cumplimiento con los requisitos de la empresa y las normativas; proporcionar retroalimentacion al liderazgo de Operaciones.
  • Brindar asistencia oportuna e interpretacion coherente de las politicas y procedimientos de seguridad de la empresa, asi como de los requisitos regulatorios.
  • Capacitar y entrenar a los empleados en:
    • Trabajo seguro con herramientas de poda y despeje de lineas electricas (sierras, podadoras, pertigas, equipos de izado, arneses, plataformas elevadoras, etc.).
    • Habilidades tecnicas desde los fundamentos hasta niveles avanzados (manejo de cuerdas, izado, prevencion de colisiones, tecnicas de escalada).
    • Procesos y riesgos relacionados con la seguridad (rescate aereo, seguridad electrica, primeros auxilios y RCP).
  • Investigar y analizar incidentes utilizando metodologias actuales para fomentar el aprendizaje organizacional y aumentar la capacidad de "fallar de forma segura".
  • Preparar evaluaciones y proporcionar informes y recomendaciones al liderazgo de Seguridad y Operaciones.
  • Comunicar las necesidades del programa de seguridad con el liderazgo regional.
  • Reportar con precision y a tiempo al liderazgo regional de Seguridad y Operaciones.
  • Realizar todas las demas funciones relacionadas que se le asignen.
  • Se requiere disponibilidad para viajar con frecuencia, brindando supervision y apoyo durante visitas al campo con Especialistas en Seguridad, lideres de Operaciones y cuadrillas.

Lo que aportas:

  • Titulo asociado en un campo relacionado o combinacion equivalente de diploma de secundaria/GED con credenciales en seguridad o la industria (CUSP, CTSP, ASP, GSP, ISA Arborist) o experiencia equivalente.
  • Minimo 1 ano de experiencia en despeje de lineas o industria relacionada.
  • Conocimiento de los requisitos de OSHA y ANSI; curso OSHA de 30 horas o equivalente.
  • Licencia de conducir valida.
  • Se valora el bilinguismo (espanol/ingles).

Preferido:

  • Licenciatura en Gestion de Seguridad, Ingenieria de Seguridad o Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional.
  • Minimo 1 ano en un rol de liderazgo en seguridad.
  • Experiencia en despeje de lineas, arboricultura ISA o industria similar.
  • Certificacion CTSP (Certified Treecare Safety Professional) - requerida dentro del primer ano de empleo.
  • Certificacion CUSP (Certified Utility Safety Professional).

Conocimientos, habilidades y competencias

  • Fuerte capacidad de liderazgo y de impulsar el cambio.
  • Excelentes habilidades de comunicacion escrita, oral y de presentacion.
  • Dominio del uso de computadoras, telefonos inteligentes y Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Conocimiento de herramientas, practicas y procedimientos de gestion de vegetacion.
  • Familiaridad con las normativas OSHA, ANSI, DOT y las regulaciones del sector arboricola.

Exigencias fisicas

Capacidad para:

  • Escribir, tipear, archivar y organizar materiales.
  • Observar y responder a instrucciones visuales u orales.
  • Adaptarse de manera rapida y eficiente entre tareas.
  • Doblarse, alcanzar objetos, sujetar y organizar materiales.
  • Comunicarse claramente de manera profesional.
  • Desempenarse con eficacia en presencia de distracciones o situaciones estresantes.
  • Mantener asistencia regular y puntual.
  • Participar en eventos de capacitacion y desarrollo profesional.
  • Viajar entre un 30 % y 40 % del tiempo, incluyendo viajes con pernocta.

Frecuencia de actividades:

  • Continuamente: comunicacion, observacion, documentacion, viajes.
  • Frecuentemente: estar de pie, caminar, conducir.
  • Ocasionalmente: doblarse, alcanzar, levantar objetos.
  • Raramente: exposicion a materiales peligrosos.

Condiciones ambientales

  • Regularmente: trabajo de campo con exposicion a los elementos.
  • Ocasionalmente: trabajo en oficina, exposicion a temperaturas extremas.
  • Raramente: exposicion a materiales peligrosos o problemas de calidad del aire.
  • El uso de EPP (equipo de proteccion personal) es obligatorio segun las normas OSHA y ANSI.

Herramientas y equipos

Podras utilizar:

  • Computadoras, telefonos y tabletas.
  • Dispositivos de comunicacion.
  • Equipos de seguridad y capacitacion.
  • Herramientas de gestion de vegetacion para servicios publicos.

Lo que ofrecemos

Beneficios para empleados no sindicalizados:

  • Salario competitivo:  $64,250 - $72,000 anuales.
  • Plan de Propiedad de Acciones para Empleados (ESOP).
  • Capacitacion y certificaciones pagadas.
  • Opciones de seguro medico, dental, de vision y cuenta HSA.
  • Plan 401(k) con aportes de la empresa.
  • Tiempo libre remunerado y Programa de Asistencia al Empleado (EAP).

Compromiso con nuestra gente

El compromiso con nuestra gente es la clave del exito de nuestro negocio.  Respetamos las diferencias entre nosotros, y aprovechamos esas diferencias para crear un entorno donde todos los empleados se sientan bienvenidos y tratados con justicia.  Buscamos las mejores soluciones posibles al atraer e involucrar a una fuerza laboral diversa donde se busquen y valoren todas las perspectivas. 

Lewis Tree Service es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades de empleo y se compromete a brindar igualdad de oportunidades tanto a los candidatos como a los empleados. Lewis Tree Service prohibe la discriminacion ilegal o el acoso de empleados y candidatos por motivos de raza, credo, color, nacionalidad, sexo, edad (mayores de 40 anos), religion, discapacidad, estado civil, orientacion sexual, informacion genetica, estado de ciudadania, estado de veterano o cualquier otra condicion legal protegida, todas las decisiones de empleo, incluidas, entre otras, el reclutamiento, la contratacion, la compensacion, la capacitacion, el aprendizaje, ...