Safety Training Specialist

SSAB is one of the largest North American producers of steel plate and coil, serving many industrial markets including energy, construction, agriculture and transportation.  SSAB operates five state of the art facilities strategically located in key regions across the U.S. 
SSAB has nearly 1,200 highly skilled employees in the U.S.  Jobs at SSAB range from machine operators and sales people to advanced engineers and corporate professionals in HR, finance and more.  SSAB offers challenging careers and comprehensive benefit program designed to keep employees and their families healthy and secure.

Job purpose:

This position will support, coordinate, record, and verify facility training related to regulatory safety requirements, assist with maintaining compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and assist in the implementation of the safety best practices.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Schedule and facilitate on-site training for various programs, to include, but not limited to, Confined Space, Fall Protection, Accident Prevention, Crane Training, Incident Investigation, and Mobile Equipment training.
• Be familiar with and act on behalf of safety management systems that meet or exceed compliance and create value-added enhancement to plant operations via implementation of written standards, training requirements, monitoring/auditing elements, and corrective action steps.
• Provide personal leadership and professional guidance to operations in safety management requirements, to include incident investigation, safety training and communication, inspection and auditing, hazard assessment, and implementation of site business safety plans.
• Coordinate and conduct routine plant audits and physical inspections to determine compliance with safety programs, laws, and regulations.
• Assist other safety professionals to maintain, upgrade, or implement safety programs with continuous improvement as the objective. Such programs will include hearing conservation, respiratory protection, heat stress, crane safety, confined spaces, etc.
• Maintain effective standardized tools to monitor the success of the safety training efforts and identify opportunities for improvement for training, programs, and procedures.
• Maintain appropriate training records and pertinent documentation in accordance with the SSAB Safety and Security Policy, related regulations, and statutes.
• Assist with internal audits and corrective actions.

Qualifications: Competencies, Education and Experience:

Required Education:

• Associates degree in Safety, Environmental, Business or equivalent experience

Preferred Education:

• Bachelors degree in Safety, Environmental, Business Management

Required Experience:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in safety compliance/industry experience
• Previous experience in training
• OSHA 30 certification or equivalent work experience to ensure working knowledge of, and the ability to interpret and apply complex local, state, and federal safety and occupational health regulations such as OSHA, NFPA, ANSI, ASME, and NRC
• Experience with industrial hygiene
• Regular and reliable attendance

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in industrial manufacturing processes and working environments
• Previous experience with a comprehensive safety program
• Familiarity conducting investigations, audits, and inspections
• Familiarity with Safety Management systems
• Familiarity with lead programs, fit testing, and noise monitoring

Working conditions:

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.

• Employee will be required to sit and stand for several hours at any given time, depending on the demands at the time.
• Employee may be required to push, pull, lift and/or carry items of up to 50 pounds to fulfill functions of the job.
• Employee must be able to balance, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, climb, and crawl.
• Employee must be able to twist at the waist, reach and perform overhead and waist-level tasks.
• The position requires the employee to grip, handle, hold, and grasp with hands. Must also be able to sense temperature and texture.
• This role will also be required to work in extreme conditions: Heat, cold, wet/humid, amid fumes/smoke/dust/dirt, in confined or elevated spaces, high noise, and mechanical/electrical/magnetic hazards.

Position Type – Work Hours – Travel Requirements:

• Position is full time, exempt
• Position works day shift, Monday through Friday – additional overtime as needed
• Travel 35% of time in the field, for training certifications, or at other SSAB locations
• Office presence required

SSAB BENEFITS – starting at hire!

• Excellent Pay with Additional Bonus  
• Very Affordable Health Insurance
  • Blue Cross/Blue Shield Medical
  • CVS/Caremark Prescription
  • Delta Dental
  • Superior Vision
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Profit Sharing
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Vacation
• Company Paid Life Insurance, STD and LTD*
• Optional Life, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA); Healthcare and Dependent Care
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

SSAB's vision is a stronger, lighter and more sustainable world.
SSAB's values form the guiding principles of our company. 
They shape our culture and characteristics.  They serve as a compass for our actions and behavior and describe what we stand for.  Values guide us daily in making the right choices and doing the right things.

SSAB's values are:

Driven - Together we create value

True - Do what is right

Ahead - Future in mind

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