Safety Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Summary : Promote worksite or product safety by applying knowledge of industrial processes, mechanics, chemistry, and psychology, industrial health and safety laws by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following :

• Inspect facilities, machinery, safety equipment or products to identify and recommend corrective action for potential hazards Assess risk and uncertainties in design and ensuring products are thoroughly tested.
• Investigate the cause of industrial accidents or injuries.
• Direct the installation of safety devices.
• Create new or review existing employee safety programs and recommend improvements.
• Promotes worksite or product safety and health for the well-being of employees and customers.
• Determines safe limits of exposure to materials or conditions, such as temperatures, noise, dusts, fumes, vapors, mists, gases, solvents, and radiation that are known or suspected of being real or potential detriments to health, by conducting surveys.
• Implements or recommends control measures.
• Directs workers engaged in field and laboratory verification of compliance with health regulations.
• Provides technical guidance to management and government agencies.
• Plan and coordinate health programs requiring application of engineering, and psychological principles and technology to analyze and control conditions contributing to occupational hazards and diseases
• Performs additional functions incidental to safety activities.
• Regular attendance, ability to arrive at work punctually, ability to work on–site.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others, ability to deal respectfully with the public, customers, vendors, other employees, managers, and executive management.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, ability to interchange with others in the department.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree required in either engineering, chemical engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, or systems engineering. Five years minimum experience as a HSE Engineer in a manufacturing environment.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and / or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear; taste, and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; toxic or caustic chemicals; ultraviolet radiation and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The employee is subject to extreme weather conditions of temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit and / or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit for periods of more than one hour. The employee should also consider the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind, p recipitation, and humidity.

Nothing in this position description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the task listed in this job description, as well as other tasks assigned to you.