Senior Safety Specialist at Martin Marietta Materials in Sunol, California

Job Description:

Reporting to the Regional Safety Manager, this Safety Specialist position is required to collaborate with many Northern California operations. The Safety Specialist is responsible for the daily safety and health tasks necessary to supportthe mining, marine terminal and HMA (Asphalt) operations.This includes safety and health administration, training, auditing, and providing direction for location safety and health compliance.


In addition, the position is responsible for assisting with training current employees with Martin Marietta's Guardian Angel Safety Culture as established. Conduct facility safety audits primarily for OSHA sites and MSHA sites. Reviews & communicates injury & liability loss trends and root cause analysis to their assigned operations groups.


Requirements

• Schedule and lead new hire orientation for all plant and mine hourly employees


• On a frequent basis, perform plant inspections and conduct follow up sessions with plant leadership to address findings.


• Conduct Part 46 training at assigned quarries and mines


• On a monthly basis, lead assigned safety audits, track results, provide local leadership with continuous improvement options and follow up on all action items


• Lead and/or review all local property damage analysis


• Lead or provide direction to all assigned location incident investigations


• Complete workers' compensation administration based on company expectations for all assigned locations


• Complete all safety center administration on observations and near misses for all assigned locations


• Monthly, provide location leadership an update on safety audits, observations and near misses with follow up on all open action items


• Assist in the development of annual refresher training, back to work training and participate in the training process.


• Coordinate annual SOMA Industrial Hygiene assessments and training for all locations


• Assist in identification, analysis and control of occupational hazards requiring the application of hazard resolution


• Participate in developing department goals, objectives and systems


• Ensures compliance with safety policies and procedures


• Schedule and lead new hire orientation for all plant and hourly employees


• Frequently, perform construction job


• Maintains OSHA logs


• Perform all other related duties as assigned by Regional Safety Manager


• 50%travel required for role

Minimum Education and Experience

• Associates degreein Occupational Safety and Healthor equivalent experience


• 5-7 years of safety-related experience


• CSP, ASP, GSP, OHST, or CHST certifications (preferred)


• Strong knowledge of MSHA Part-46 regulations (preferred)


• Paving and Dirt operations (preferred)


• HMA (Asphalt) compliance (preferred)


• MSHA certified (preferred)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Strong presentation skills for formal meetings


• Must be highly organized and capable of handling multiple tasks simultaneously


• Strong follow-up skills and attention to detail are essential


• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions


Physical requirements include the ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds from ground to waist, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination, manual dexterity, repetitive motion, standing, sitting (must be able to sit for extended periods of time up to 8 hours), walking, climbing stairs, bending and stooping, and the ability to drive.Work may be performed in all weather conditions - heat, cold, wet or dry. May have exposure to dust, sand, gravel, diesel exhaust, etc. Apply Now