Overview
The Safety Technician will help ABM Safety Manager manage and promote our Company’s safety culture and programs. The position will assist our operations in detecting unsafe or unhealthy working conditions, including work activity, use of personal protective equipment, and adherence to OSHA, state regulations, ABM and our customers' established work rules and safety programs.
The Safety Tech will be required to enforce and implement individual site specific and ABM safety programs and protocols, drive daily safety meetings, coach/ correct employees in daily operations, safety audits, training matrix, and lead in safety stand downs and safety investigations.
Preferred to be bilingual in Spanish.
Pay: $27.00 per hour
The pay listed is the hourly range or the hourly rate for this position. A specific offer will vary based on applicant’s experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.
Benefit Information:
ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM
Team Member Benefits | ABM Employee Benefits | Front Line Team Members | (Programa de Beneficios de ABM)
Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (“Incidental” job duties may be included but must be indicated. Other essential and incidental job duties may be assigned.)
- Responsible for implementing and evaluating safety efforts that effectively communicate and support company policies in a consistent manner with a key focus on incident prevention, employee safety, and loss abatement.
- Attend customer meetings as needed or required.
- Prepare a variety of safety reports and documents to the company’s leadership when requested, and as job assignment requires.
- Be familiar with all applicable OSHA, Federal, State, and local rules, codes, and regulations for Safety.
- Conduct on-site risk assessments and job hazard analyses to identify potential hazards to our employees, clients, the public and environment.
- Implement controls to mitigate identified risks.
- Enforce policy, provide coaching, enforce expectations and provide resources to the operating team to sustain successful operations.
- Conduct accident investigations, identify root causes and recommend corrective/preventive actions.
- Maintain compliance with all OSHA Recordkeeping requirements, including but not limited to, OSHA 300 logs, training records and others compliance programs requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910 and 1926, where applicable.
- Facilitate implementation of safe work techniques, effective safety methods and processes.
- Lead regularly scheduled safety audits, risk assessments, inspections, training and meetings to determine the effectiveness of safety and accident prevention activities.
- Maintain knowledge of safety, health and environmental regulations, including federal, state and local regulations. Possess the ability to evaluate, document and report on compliance with policies, procedures, rules and regulations to ensure operational compliance.
- Have ability to travel anywhere within the USA to new starts of large construction sites
- Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested.
- Understand workplace requirements for proper use of personal protective equipment and ensure the use of PPE and proper work procedures are followed at all times.
- Responsible for initiating and completing workplace inspections (ABM SWOP Program), both scheduled and unscheduled, recommending corrective actions, and recommending and implementing changes when necessary.
- Assist with investigation of accidents and incidents. Ensure all accident and incident reports are filled out completely and are accompanied with attachments, photos, and statements as needed.
- Coordinate and conduct ABM safety related training, such as ABM’s monthly safety training topics, confined space, fall protection, MEWP and others as needed, targeted to reduce employee injuries and lost work time.
- Coordinate and conduct all New Hire Safety Training per ABM New Hire Safety program.
Qualifications
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE (Include necessary licenses and specialized training)
- OSHA 30
- 3 plus years progressively responsible in the field of Safety and Risk Management in a construction environment.
- Requires bilingual in English and Spanish.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse populations and foreign clients.
- Previous experience in the construction industry safety (or similar industry) preferred.
- The ability to drive a strong safety philosophy and implement constructive behavior changes in Operations Safety.
- Background and/or experience in working in Commercial Facilities preferred.
- Must be well organized, accurate, and attentive to detail.
- Must be able to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
- Must be computer and Internet-savvy.
Microsoft 365 a must.
