Lochridge-Priest Inc Hiring for Safety Manager – Electrical at Fort Worth, Texas Full Time

Lochridge-Priest is locally owned and operated, and is the largest provider of residential and commercial heating and air-conditioning services and commercial plumbing services in Central Texas. We’ve been serving Central Texas since 1963. With offices in Waco, Fort Worth, Temple, and Corsicana and over 300 dedicated employees we’re dedicated to serving your home and business comfort needs.

This position is responsible for implementing and coordinating safety programs in the field with major focus on the electrical department, requiring application of safe work principles, technology, and company/client programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors. In addition, this position conducts inspections at all job locations, makes recommendations for safe work improvements, and ensures adherence to standards and regulations governing the health and safety of individuals. The position will promote a strong safety culture and maintenance of a healthy work environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify and implement best practices, lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce work site process risks, increase safety compliance, empower employees, and improve safe work methods.

• Lead company in obtaining and maintaining OSHA VPP program status.

• Drives and promotes zero incident culture and employee engagement throughout the business.

• Responsible for the promotion, communication and education of all hourly and salaried employees on safety, health, ergonomic, industrial hygiene, and environmental programs.

• Manage, research, update, and recommend safety program enhancements and improved tracking systems.

• Establish a series of effective Health and Safety KPI’s for the company and supply weekly reports to Management.

• Serve as primary company contact and highest technical authority to all key stakeholders internal and external including; employees, general contractors, customers, and outside regulatory agencies on all safety matters.

• Facilitates the completion of root cause investigations including employee injuries, vehicle accidents, and security incidents; ensures proper policies and procedures are followed; provide analysis of trends/data and provide recommendations to management for follow-up and action planning.

• Maintain membership and continuous development in applicable Environmental, Health and Safety associations, being informed on new trends, legal requirements and developments.

• Conducts and oversees the monthly safety meetings with safety committee.

• Maintains and applies knowledge of current company and customer policies, regulations, and industrial processes, including Job Hazard Analyses, Hazard Communication, and applicable permits.

• Perform safety audits, inspects facilities, machinery, and safety equipment with necessary frequency to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure Best Known Methods and safety regulatory compliance are in-place.

• Regularly improves, updates, maintains, and communicates contents of company Safety Manual.

• Conducts or coordinates employee training in areas of field safety orientation, safe work standards, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment. Identifies and uses Best Known Methods in work effort.

• Works with management and Human Resources on any employee issues which involve environmental or safety issues.

• Works with Operations on any building or equipment issues which involve environmental or safety issues.

• Manage Workers Compensation claims process, develops and executes claim strategy, conducts medical treatment follow up, and return to work program (reducing company exposure/costs).

• Communicate and celebrate success to maintain and foster company’s commitment towards Health and Safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Safety Management or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience. BCSP designation, or environmental / industrial hygiene equivalent, is a plus.

• Working knowledge of NFPA 70e is desired.

• OSHA 3095 Training (1910 Electrical Standards) desired.

• OSHA VPP program experience is desired.

• Minimum 6 years’ experience working in a health and safety role in high tech and industrial construction environments, and with increasingly responsible field safety work activities.

• Thorough knowledge of Federal, State and local safety standards (OSHA, ANSI, NFPA) and laws for the construction industry to field safety work activities.

• Ability to apply knowledge of relevant policies, procedures, strategies, equipment, and training techniques to promote effective job site health and safety.

• Ability to apply knowledge of principles and methods for training design and instruction for individuals and groups, and the ability to measure the training effects from the delivery.

• Participation in local, state and/or national associations related to health and safety is desired.

• Ability to perform industrial hygiene-related monitoring.

• Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense, and combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions.

• Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.

• Ability to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills; presents information in a clear and effective manner to employees at all levels.

• Demonstrates active listening skills.

• Utilizes persuasion to influence or change the minds and/or behavior of others.

• Exceptional organizational and multi-tasking skills applied to field safety activities.

• Ability to deal calmly and effectively with high stress situations.

• Uncompromising integrity and ethical business practices.

• Intermediate to advanced user of the Microsoft application suite.

Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.