Safety Specialist
Safety Specialist
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Job Description
Bemana is helping a development-stage company with a focus on developing a sustainable diversified supply of lithium chemicals that underpin the future of energy storage and mobile transportation to find a Safety Specialistto join their team.
The Safety Specialist supports the Safety Manager in developing and implementing effective safety programs. This position plays a key role in promoting a strong safety culture across site operations. The Safety Specialist will coordinate safety audits inspections training and hazard assessments to ensure compliance with MSHA and OSHA regulatory requirements. The plant will consist of a sulfuric acid plant and processes for clay beneficiation acid leaching neutralization crystallization chemical precipitations solid/liquid separations and ion exchange.
**This role is full-time in Winnemucca NV and requires relocation.**
Benefits
- Pay: $80k - $110k/year. If your target pay is higher we still encourage you to applywe could request adjustments based on experience and market conditions.
- 15% STI LTI
- 11 holidays 2 floating holidays.
- PTO: 3 weeks (can be flexible for the right candidate).
- 401k 4% match.
- Medical Dental Vision - PPO & HSA options.
- Wellness Spending Account.
- Relocation Assistance.
- Excellent company culture.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Safety Manager to develop and implement effective safety programs for the project and to coordinate daily Health and Safety (H&S) activities.
- Collaborate with managers directors and supervisors to promote a culture of safety excellence.
- Participate in the site Safety Committee Organization (SCO) and support initiatives.
- Conduct regular safety and equipment walk-throughs and inspections of facilities equipment and emergency response systems to ensure compliance and safe operations.
- Develop administer and deliver MSHA/OSHA required training for employees contractors and visitors; maintain training documentation and provide verification of training.
- Conduct hazard assessments for all new chemicals to be brought on site.
- Support site industrial hygiene programs including occupational exposure monitoring.
- Review and manage Safe Work Permits (e.g. Confined Space Lockout/Tagout Excavation) to ensure proper issuance compliance and closure.
- Oversee PPE and lockout equipment programs ensuring availability maintenance and proper usage.
- Coordinate onboarding safety training for contractors and visitors.
- Assists supervisors and management in the timely investigation of incidents identification of root cause and rapid correction of contributing factors with documented closure.
- Prepare detailed plans of action to address safety improvements.
- Participates in continuous improvement projects to enhance safety performance.
- Assists to maintain all required safety compliance documentation.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships across all teams while championing a culture that reflects and supports our Purpose Vision and Values.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in science or technical discipline related to health and safety or equivalent relevant work experience.
- 2 years of proven work experience serving as a Safety Specialist or similar leadership role in the chemical oil and gas or mineral processing industry.
- Emergency Medical Technical (EMT) certification or State First Responders certification a plus.
- Working knowledge of U.S. and Nevada OSHA and/or MSHA regulations; experience in an OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) facility.
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with federal state and local regulatory agencies including MSHA and OSHA.
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines as well as manage change and work independently.
- Demonstrated ability implementing a sustainable behavioral safety program and utilizing programs such as SafeStart or similar.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and safety management software (e.g. VelocityEHS SafeStart).
- Self-motivated team player with a collaborative mindset and the ability to work independently and effectively across diverse teams.
- Ability to critically challenge assumptions think outside the box and deliver creative solutions.
- Coordinate health and safety team activities and oversee H&S consultants and plant personnel.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail creative thinking and the ability to develop effective realistic action plans.
- Personal commitment to the companys core Purpose Vision and Values.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Application Process
If your experience matches the description above submit your resume and one of our recruiters will be in touch to tell you more about the position and learn more about your experience and aspirations.
If your experience does not match this job description we still encourage you to reach out to one of our recruiters so we can learn about your professional aspirations for future job openings.
About Bemana
Bemana provides recruiting services to the nations equipment and industrial sectors. Our clients and candidates value us for our specialized recruiting expertise vast knowledge of the equipment and industrial job market and ability to solve their most challenging employment needs. We have successfully recruited thousands of top-level professionals filling a wide range of management sales engineering and technical positions across the nation.
Welcome to Bemana and we look forward to getting to know more about you.
Referral Program
Bemana offers a $500 reward for referrals that lead to a hire. So if this job or location is not for you but you know someone that might be interested send them this link and well send you a check if they get hired. Terms & conditions apply.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
