Safety Specialist

Skills/Capabilities and Education:

• 1-3 years of direct work experience in health, safety, and environmental compliance with a focus on operational support.
• Understanding of fundamental safety concepts, practices, and procedures, as well as state and federal regulatory compliance requirements.
• Must possess an amazing skill set in coaching, teaching, and mentoring of employees and peer operations managers. This role is not a desk position, but it is one that spends time each day in the field working with hourly operations employees.
• Strong organizational skills are required for this position.
• Knowledge of natural gas compression equipment and processes, or similar machines in an industrial setting.
• Must be able to exercise discretion and independent judgment.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (including public speaking).
• Proficiency in MS Office applications.
• Ability to understand written and verbal communication from the company and supervisor including training, procedures, instructions, etc.
• Applicant must have the ability to legally work in the U.S.

Working Conditions:

• The employee spends the majority of time sitting or standing in a comfortable position with ample opportunity to move about
• The employee must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• The position requires the ability to read and interpret data as well as having the capacity to communicate (verbally and in writing) with both company and outside personnel professionally and effectively.
• Overnight travel is required and is expected to be approximately 25% of the time worked. Normal daily travel includes driving a company-assigned vehicle to various fieldwork locations. 
• Employee will be a member of a team that is geographically dispersed.
• Working conditions in natural gas compression vary from one job site to another. Job sites are outdoors and there is the potential to be exposed to a variety of weather conditions. The work environment may be in hazardous locations. There is a strong emphasis on safety while working with heavy equipment and machinery.