Field Safety Specialist

Job Title: Field Safety Specialist

FLSA Status:  Exempt

Department: Environmental Health & Safety

Reports to: Manager, Field Safety & Health - North America

GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE:

Responsible for recognizing and evaluating safety and environmental risks for field operations, and for implementing control measures that are designed to mitigate those risks resulting from human error and equipment operation. Serve as a safety and environment resource for field employees.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Safety Environmental Compliance

• Lead and Conduct Field Management Safety Audits designed to identify Mechanical and Operational rule compliance
• Validate field safety compliance through pin-pointed interactions with field labor based around Loram Operating Rules and the Eight Life Changing Decisions
• Drive incident investigations, completing Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action planning and roll out to Field Operations
• Identify field opportunities to better streamline Process Control / Best Practices / Occupational Health Surveillance
• Optimizing Field Safety Leadership with stabilized efficient communication through “I LEAD” – (I Learn / I Engage / I Apply / I Deliver) engagement structure.
• Continued, validated day to day safety performance of field personnel to ensure operating compliance with FRA, OSHA, and other applicable regulations.

Safety Environmental Management

• Collaborate with Safety Leadership on Fleet Safety Analytics to pinpoint focused action plan around Accidents / Injuries / Interaction and Root Cause Analysis
• Identify top tier customer counterparts, FRA field officers, to ensure joint safety audits are conducted, ensuring defined action items to better educate and ensure overall compliance
• Proactively lead communication with Learning and Development / Field Operations to mitigate downtime though credential management
• Hands on “Coaching / Teaching & Mentoring” of safety compliance with General Laborers, Operators, Assistant Superintendents, Superintendents and Field Assistant Managers
• Attend and participate in Loram and customer safety meetings and seminars

Behavioral Competencies:

• Safety Intervention
• Approachability
• Empowerment and Delegation
• High Impact Communication
• Building Partnerships
• Values Based