Overview and Essential Functions

Overview

Our Safety Team is held to high standards and expectations. It is key that you are a self-motivated professional with strong work ethic, organizational and interpersonal skills, and are ready to add value to our team on day one.

The Safety Lead reports directly to the Safety Director. In this role, the ideal candidate will be responsible for improving the safety culture in the assigned areas by identifying and addressing the concerns. The Safety Lead will also objectively investigate and communicate findings to management.

What you’ll do…

The Day-to-Day

• Ensures safety meetings are conducted on a regular basis in their assigned area of responsibility by tracking completion/attendance

• Provides safety meeting support through topic suggestions, conducting safety meeting audits, and safety presentations

• Motivates employees to put their personal safety first

• Conducts random Job Safety Observations, as well as, auditing the JSO program in their division

• Reinforces and provides assistance to the area managers in the inclusion of safety topics for their scheduled meetings with their supervisors

• Assists in the recognition, recommendation, and coordinating of approved medical facilities per state requirements and providing information as needed to the local medical staff

• Coordinates with the area managers and oversees the modified duty program for OJI

• Follow up and assist in OJI and vehicle accident investigation and assure reports are submitted in the timeline required

• Participates in all post-accident conference calls in their respective area

• Maintains OSHA log, record keeping, and all requirements for postings in all centers in their area of responsibility

• Maintains baseline familiarity with OSHA and DOT regulations as applicable

  Supervisory Requirements

• Ability to train and educate employees on effective safety practices and procedures

• Ability to professionally address safety complaints and resolve problems

• Must be able to travel (overnight travel may be required)

• Ability to be flexible and adaptive in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment

Qualifications

Who we are looking for…

• High School Diploma, or GED required

• 8+ years of relevant experience

• Must be able to complete OSHA 30 certification

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, Google Suite and Gmail with the ability to learn new systems and software related to the role

• Apply critical thinking skills to understand problems, analyze facts and anticipate results to make decisions based on available information and meet deadlines

Benefits and Company Summary

What you’ll get…

• Weekly Paychecks

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Plans

• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Saving Accounts

• Short and Long Term Disability

• Supplemental Life and AD&D

• 401(k) Retirement Savings w/ Company Match

• Stock Purchase Plan

• Education Reimbursement

• Company Discounts

• Legal Insurance

• Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off and Holidays

  Who we are…

  We are a company united in our vision of connecting America. Our culture is grounded in and shaped by our values. These values act as our behavioral compass and guide how we interact with each other, our customers, and the communities in which we operate. Across our teams, we strive to treat each other with respect, value different perspectives and experiences, keep our and others’ safety top of mind, and uphold the highest ethical standards.

  Our company supplies the single most critical resource telecom service providers need: skilled people.

  Our talented workforce provides a wide array of specialty services including construction, engineering, underground facility locating, fulfillment, and program management.

  We provide opportunities for our people to learn and develop the skills and knowledge to be successful in their current role as well as to prepare them for future growth within the company. Join us!

  To learn more about our company and benefits, please visit our website - https://bighamcable.com/

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EEO

Our Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind including, based on disability and protected veteran status. The Company's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company's policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Please visit the following URL to view the EEO is the Law poster and the Supplement. (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm)

The Company also does not consider criminal convictions to be an absolute bar to employment and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories.

Applicants applying for positions in Illinois are not required to disclose arrests or sealed or expunged records of convictions.