Environmental Health Safety Technician

Position Title: Environmental Health and Safety Technician (EHS Tech)
Reports To: Safety Superintendent

Position Summary: The EHS Technician ensures environmental, health, and safety compliance as outlined by federal, state, and local agencies and as contractually required.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Reports to the EHS Safety Superintendent
• Monitors, evaluates, and enforces the PSI Environmental, Health and Safety programs
• Conducts routine safety inspections and surveillances; ensures discrepancies are corrected
• Performs Shipyard Competent Person duties
• Maintains administrative files as required by the EHS Manual, NPDES permit and other requirements
• Completes accident/incident/illness investigations and reports to Management and Corporate Insurance Department
• Provides training as necessary to meet the requirements of regulatory agencies, the EHS Manual and to ensure the ongoing education and safety of employees
• Maintains safety training records
• Conducts Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) to ensure employees take required precautionary measures
• Maintains HAZ/Non-HAZ waste site(s) and materials
• Assists in performance of tasks related to environmental compliance with NPDES per management, state, and/or federal laws, rules, and/or regulations
• Perform other duties as assigned

Competencies:

• Positive can-do attitude
• Puts success of team above own interests, supports everyone’s efforts to succeed
• Maintains a constant professional bearing, respect for others
• Ability to listen
• Able to deal with frequent change of work scheduling
• Focuses on resolving conflict, not blaming
• Exhibits confidence in self and others, inspires others to perform well
• Writes clearly and checks for grammar on all documents

Education/Training:

• Minimum of 2 years of safety/environmental experience in the marine repair/construction industry preferable
• Shipyard Competent Person Certification experience preferred
• OSHA 10-hour maritime, construction or general industry certification
• HAZWOPER 40-hour certification preferred
• First Aid / CPR certification preferred
• Ability to effectively operate office equipment, to include desktop computers, calculators, printers, copy machines and telephones

Qualification/Requirement:

• Must show proof of your legal right to work in the United States
• This position requires US Citizenship due to security clearance required for base access
• Must be able to successfully obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
• Must be able to successfully obtain a Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) Credential to gain access to federally controlled work sites
• All candidates must submit to and pass a post-offer drug screening and background check before employment begins. Failure to complete any of these steps will result in disqualification
• Valid State of Hawaii drivers’ license in good standing
• Candidates must have access to reliable transportation to get to work and other job sites on time for the start of a shift

Pacific Shipyards International, LLC Expectations of Employee:

• Is committed to the company values and adheres to all Pacific Shipyards’ policies and procedures
• Perform duties of his/her job and as assigned by Management
• Maintain a positive and respectful attitude and conduct her/himself with integrity and in a polite, professional manner treating customers and co-workers courteously and respectfully
• Communicates regularly with Officers, Managers, & Supervisors about the different divisions and department’s issues
• Consistently be on time for work, meetings and appointments and deliver work projects by assigned due dates
• Maintain assigned work areas in a clean and orderly fashion
• Maintain and ensure the safety of all assigned equipment
• Perform all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards
• Meet productivity goals and quality standards as set by management
• Ability to read and understand drawings and specifications
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and balance priorities
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office