Safety Director

Title: Safety Director
Status: Full-time
Salary: $68684 - $85137

Description

The City of Fishers Department of Public Works (DPW) is looking for an energetic self-starter with proven success in the occupational safety and health field to coordinate their safety program. Fishers DPW is a dynamic organization consisting of Street Maintenance Water Quality Park Maintenance and Facility Maintenance.

The Safety Director will develop implement and maintain a comprehensive risk management program to include accident prevention loss control regulatory compliance safety training equipment training development of training materials and programs procedures analysis and trend analysis.

Examples of Duties

• Develop a training protocol for all new hires and continued training for full time staff

• Develop coordinate and conduct departmental safety-related training activities

• Maintain OSHA compliance for Public Works

• Monitor and maintain employee training records and MSDS records

• Develop and implement job hazard analysis and provide corrective direction as needed

• Ensure employees are provided with the appropriate PPE in association with their job assignments based on job hazard analysis

• Work with public safety officials to insure all special events are conducted in a safe manner

• Ensure quarterly departmental / facility safety and health audits are completed and appropriate work requests are submitted

• Participate in city snow removal efforts

Minimum Qualifications

• Associates/Technical degree and extensive experience in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience;

• Bachelors degree preferred with 2-3 years experience in occupational safety and health;

• Must have Indiana Drivers License and ability to be insured to drive a city vehicle;

• OSHA 10 & 30 Certifications preferred;

• Working knowledge of office software (Word Excel PowerPoint Access Adobe etc.);

• Working knowledge of laws codes regulations and ordinances as relates to city county state and federal government;

• Ability to operate light to heavy duty vehicles and equipment (trucks tractors small machines etc.);

• Strong verbal and written communication skills;

• Ability to work overtime and weekends including hours for special events meetings training emergencies/on-call assignments or snow removal.