Construction Safety Coordinator

Nycom is hiring! Come join one of the largest names in Laboratory Construction and help us continue Furnishing Discovery.

With offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern US, our specialty is interior construction, involving laboratory furniture/equipment and custom woodwork for clients in the Educational, Industrial, Research and Healthcare markets. To learn more about Nycom, please check us out at www.nycominc.com.

Job description:

A Safety Coordinator, or Safety Specialist, helps improve the overall safety of the workplace. Their duties include assessing safety, enforcing safety standards and educating employees.

Duties:

• Planning your health and safety program and protocols

• Teaching supervisors, managers, and other leaders in the company about health and safety standards

· Presenting safety training sessions to the company

· Preparing and maintaining job specific safety paperwork

· Ensuring compliance with OSHA, federal and state regulations

· Handling risk assessments to gather information on safety issues

· Verifying that employees consistently follow safety protocols

· Analyzing health and safety data

· Reviewing and recommending changes to regular activities

Qualifications:

· Knowledgeable about the construction industry, processes, and terminology.

· Understanding of OSHA guidelines and other state and local safety regulations

· Familiarity with the tools, machines and equipment used in the workplace

· Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills

· Ability to teach others the established safety standards

· Computer literacy skills and comfort with various types of technology used in the industry

· Ability to work well as a team and interact with different groups of people

· Strategic and efficient problem solving

· Well organized and detail oriented

· Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.

· Skilled at reading and interpreting construction drawings and shop drawings.

· Able to read and interpret construction schedules.

· Strong verbal and written communication skills

· Able to pass Nycom’s Pre Employment Physical, background check, and Drug Testing.