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Safety Officer

Sterling Engineering, Inc.

Itasca, IL

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$65,000–$73,000 Per Year
LOCATION
Itasca, IL
POSTED
30+ days ago
Safety Officer
Contract to Hire 
Itasca, IL 
1st Shift 
$65k-73k 
 
Summary of Responsibilities:
  • Document staff information, minutes of meetings, and reports compiled for management.
  • Regularly inspect equipment.
  • Develop and implement safety policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all safety regulations and standards.
  • Conduct safety audits, hazard assessments, and inspections to identify potential safety risks and hazards.
  • Develop and deliver safety training programs and materials for employees to increase safety awareness and reduce accidents.
  • Investigate and report on accidents, injuries, and near-misses, and take appropriate actions to prevent future occurrences.
  • Keep up to date with safety legislation and regulations, and ensure that all recommendations are implemented to meet the required standards.
  • Collaborate with team members, departments, and external agencies to ensure that safety issues are addressed in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Maintain accurate safety documentation and records, including incident reports, safety statistics, and training records.
  • Conduct periodic safety meetings to review safety performance, discuss safety issues, and recommend improvements.
  • Lead and manage company Safety Committee
 
Essential Skills and Experience:
  • Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills. With the ability to convey complex safety information to a variety of audiences
  • Strong customer-centric approach.
  • Person of high integrity and strong values.
  • Strong mentor and leader.
  • Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Office Suite, smartphone/tablet usage, and ERP/MRP systems, Salesforce & Business Central. 
  • Valid competency certificates.
  • Registration as a Health and Safety Officer.
  • Bachelor's degree in environmental health and safety, or related field
  • Minimum of 3-5 years experience in safety management in a manufacturing or industrial environment
  • Knowledge of occupational health and safety regulations and standards, including OSHA, EPA, and ANSI regulations
  • Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
  • Knowledge of safety management systems and best practices, including ISO 45001, OSHA VPP, or similar safety management systems
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with a strong sense of accountability and responsibility
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify potential safety risks and hazards and recommend appropriate corrective actions
  • Ability to write safety policies and procedures


Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

About the Company

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Sterling Engineering, Inc.

Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:

 

  • Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.

 

  • Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.

 

Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
1969
WEBSITE
http://www.sterling-engineering.com

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