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Job Summary:
Tryfacta is seeking an
EHS Field Specialist I for our client in
La Verne, CA 91750. This is a
temporary contract assignment. If you meet the qualifications listed below and are interested, please Apply Now!
Job Diva ID:Position Title: EHS Field Specialist I
Location: La Verne, CA 91750 (This position is out in the field 60%, visiting clients' other locations: Deimer, Jensen, and Soto Street.)
Duration:4/10 (Mon-Thurs) with every Friday off
Work Schedule: 6 Months
The ideal candidate will utilize their Safety Specialist skills to conduct site-specific safety compliance assessments, risk assessments, and inspections, and ensures adherence to federal, state, and local safety regulations on construction sites. Key duties include evaluating potential hazards, recommending corrective actions, developing safety policies, and maintaining safety records to foster a safe working environment for all personnel. Experienced EHS and HazMat professional with hands-on experience conducting 90-day hazardous materials inspections, daily safety walks, and SPCC (Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure) inspections. Skilled in identifying workplace hazards, recognizing safety violations, monitoring environmental compliance, and implementing spill prevention measures. Experienced in conducting toolbox talks and communicating safety procedures to employees to promote workplace awareness, prevent incidents, and maintain a safe working environment.
- Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment: Conduct site inspections, audits, and risk assessments to identify hazards, unsafe practices, defective equipment, and ensure compliance with safety standards.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all site activities and operations comply with federal (OSHA), state, ana local safety regulations and best practices.
- Safety Program Implementation: Understand and implement the provisions of site-specific safety programs, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Documentation & Reporting: Prepare and maintain safety-related documentation, records, and detailed written reports of site visits, findings, and incident investigations.
- Communication: Act as a safety liaison and communicator to management and workers, promoting safety culture and providing technical advice on safety initiatives.
- Technical Knowledge: Broad understanding of OSHA regulations, safety compliance programs, hazard identification, fall protection systems, and other construction safety best practices.
- Soft Skills: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work independently, and the ability to build relationships and enforce safety standards.
- Experience: Relevant experience in construction safety, often with a background in trades or skilled construction. EHS and Hazmat experience is required.
- Certifications: OSHA 30-hour Construction Certification is often required, with competent person certifications (e.g., for fall protection) being a plus.
- Site Adaptability: Ability to work in a dynamic construction environment, access all areas of a site, and operate in various weather conditions.
Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:- Learns and assists with providing Environmental, Health and Safety guidance to field managers and staff; communicates Environmental, Health and Safety roles and responsibilities based on environmental program standards.
- Learns and assists in the development and field implementation of environmental, health and safety programs to meet regulatory requirements; and establishes, documents, and communicates standards, guidelines and procedures.
- Learns and assists with conducting inspections for compliance to environmental, health and safety program requirements. Participates on program audit and assessment teams. Documents results and participates on corrective action development where deficiencies are found. Provides feedback to program managers to ensure that environmental/occupational programs and supporting systems and tools meet facilityand operational needs. Follows-up, as directed.
- Learns and assists with responding to emergency calls or events and ensures that proper Environmental,
- Health and Safety management procedures are followed. Learns and/or assists in preparing reports, as required.
- Learns and assists with receiving and/or investigating environmental, health and safety incidents and accidents at the direction of legal and risk management; learns and/or assists in interviewing Metropolitan employees and in addressing specific complaints and concerns related to environmental/occupational health and safety incidents and accidents; learns and/or assists in investigating accident claims and/or incidents; learns and/or assists in preparing confidential reports of investigations. Follows up, as directed.
- Learns and assists with conducting toolbox sessions and provides training to support communication of environmental, health, and safety programs.
- Learns and assists in maintaining required field records and administrative paperwork. Prepares reports, as requested or required. May contain confidential information.
- Learns and assists liaisons with regulatory agencies and professional organizations.
- Learns and assists in providing Environmental, Health and Safety support to shutdown projects.
- Learns and assists with occasional sampling, packaging, chain of custody and shipping related to lead, asbestos, PCB, and other hazardous substances.
- Learns and assists with vendor cleanup activities.
- Learns and assists with shipping, receipt, storage, control, and removal of hazardous materials and wastes.
- Participates on safety committee activities at facilities.
- Performs other related job duties as required.
- Learns and assists with providing Environmental, Health and Safety guidance to field managers and staff; communicates Environmental, Health and Safety roles and responsibilities based on environmental program standards.
- Learns and assists in the development and field implementation of environmental, health and safety programs to meet regulatory requirements; and establishes, documents, and communicates standards, guidelines and procedures.
- Learns and assists with conducting inspections for compliance to environmental, health and safety program requirements. Participates on program audit and assessment teams.
- Documents results and participates on corrective action development where deficiencies are found. Provides feedback to program managers to ensure that environmental/occupational programs and supporting systems and tools meet facility and operational needs. Follows-up, as directed.
- Learns and assists with responding to emergency calls or events and ensures that proper Environmental, Health and Safety management procedures are followed. Learns and/or assists in preparing reports, as required.
- Learns and assists with receiving and/or investigating environmental, health and safety incidents and accidents at the direction of legal and risk management; learns and/or assists in interviewing Metropolitan employees and in addressing specific complaints and concerns related to environmental/occupational health and safety incidents and accidents; learns and/or assists in investigating accident claims and/or incidents; learns and/or assists in preparing confidential reports of investigations. Follows-up, as directed.
- Learns and assists with conducting toolbox sessions and provides training to support communication of environmental, health and safety programs.
- Learns and assists in maintaining required field records and administrative paperwork. Prepares reports, as requested or required. May contain confidential information.
- Learns and assists liaisons with regulatory agencies and professional organizations.
- Learns and assists in providing Environmental, Health and Safety support to shutdown projects.
- Learns and assists with occasional sampling, packaging, chain of custody and shipping related to lead, asbestos, PCB, and other hazardous substances,.
- Learns and assists with vendor cleanup activities.
- Learns and assists with shipping, receipt, storage, control, and removal of hazardous materials and wastes.
- Participates on safety committee activities at facilities. 14. Performs other related job duties as required.
To be considered for this position, you should have: [Skills, Education, or Experience]
- Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field; or four years' experience in an applicable MWD classification in a related field (effective through June 2015).
- Required Knowledge of: Technical aspects of environmental/occupational health and safety regulations and programs as they apply to industrial facilities and water treatment and distribution operations.
- Required Skills and Abilities to: Understand and follow oral and written instructions; apply knowledge of environmental, health and safety requirements to field operations; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
- Communication: Act as a safety liaison and communicator to management and workers, promoting safety culture and providing technical advice on safety initiatives.
- Technical Knowledge: Broad understanding of OSHA regulations, safety compliance programs, hazard identification, fall protection systems.
- Soft Skills: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work independently, and the ability to build relationships and enforce safety standards.
- Experience: Relevant experience in construction safety, often with a background in trades or skilled construction.
- Certifications: OSHA 30-hour Construction Certification is often required, with competent person certifications (e.g., for fall protection) being a plus.
- Valid California Class C Driver License that allows you to drive in the course of your employment.
- California Gas Tester Certification
- Certified Safety Professional
- Certified Industrial Hygienist
- Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
- Certified Safety Professional
- Certified Industrial Hygienist
- Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
- California Tunnel Safety Rep
Physical Demands/Work Environment/Vision Requirements- The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met or may be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands:- The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing; walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities; recurring lifting of moderately heavy items such as personal computers and record boxes.
- The work may require specific, but common, physical characteristics and abilities such as above-average agility and dexterity.
Work Environment:- Primarily a combination of indoor and outdoor work environment typical of an industrial setting.
- Work setting varies from office setting to industrial operations, trade shops, and construction sites.
- The work environment and activities may include, but are not limited to, exposure to outside elements, confined space entry, climbing, standing, sitting, and driving long distances.
- May travel to various sites requiring overnight stay. Will work in proximity to various industrial and construction settings, monitoring operations to support environmental program development and implementation.
- No special vision requirements.
Tryfacta is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.