Occupational Safety Specialist

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Apex is hiring an Occupational Safety Specialist to be based in St. Louis, MO.

Role Overview:

This role is all about assisting an Apex clients with occupational safety & health. The incumbent will be involved in a variety of projects related to industrial safety, employee accident prevention, and occupational health issues.

The role will routinely involve a blend of (1) workplace / shop floor employee safety and health engagement, and (2) safety & health program management effectiveness evaluations and continuous improvement support. The shop floor aspect of this role routinely requires a great deal of walking. Many customer’s sites are large and sprawling; it can routinely require walking a quarter or half mile in order to reach a specific interior or exterior location.

The incumbent will also provide project leadership as needed. Perhaps most importantly, the incumbent will be an energetic self-starter with the ability to work independently and produce results within budget and timeframe.

Your Responsibilities as an Apex Occupational Safety Professional:

Providing comprehensive occupational safety and health consulting services to the client, including:

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• Conducting reviews of existing safety and health programs - from either a regulatory compliance perspective, or an effectiveness-in-action perspective.

• Conducting shop floor observations focused on identifying, assessing and risk-ranking employee exposures to injury.

• Devising solution options aimed at mitigating employee injury exposures.

• Providing the client with hands-on assistance with the implementation of chosen solutions.

• Monitoring the effectiveness of solutions implemented. Have they stood the test of time?

• Conduct Job Hazard Analysis (JHAs)

• In collaboration with Apex project managers, coordinates and executes industrial safety projects within set organizational procedures and standards.

• In close routine collaboration with the customer, designs, implements and executes an agreed-to service plan. Monitors and reports progress on plan completion as directed. Works with numerous internal and external stakeholders in the interest of achieving desired overall project velocity.

• Acts as an advisor to the customer on occupational safety and health issues.

• Provides input to project managers, client relationship managers, or business development staff on potential new EHS support projects.

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree preferred – ideally, in a science or engineering field.

• Minimum 8+ years of experience required in the industrial safety & health field.

• Experience in manufacturing-&-assembly industries / heavy industry settings a plus. Experience in the aerospace and defense or automotive industry a further plus.

• Possess an extensive knowledge of occupational safety technical subject matter and how to apply it in real-life settings. Highly familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the occupational safety field. Just a few topics where strong technical knowledge is required:

• Shop Floor Hazard Identification Surveys

• Job Safety Analysis / Job Hazard Analysis

• Employee Injury Data Analysis

• Machine Guarding

• Slip/Trip/Fall Prevention

• Confined Space Entry

• Personal Protective Equipment

• Safety Committees & Conducting Safety Meetings/Training: for Touch Labor, Supervisory Staff, and Management

• Broad spectrum OSHA Regulations understanding

• Industrial Hygiene worker exposure monitoring and sampling

• Strong interpersonal communication skills.

• A great deal of creativity and self-starter initiative is required. This position entails routine ongoing work and negotiation with numerous customer stakeholders – all of whom need to be ‘satisfied’ with respect to project purpose, scope, and tactics.

• Rely on experience and judgment paired with the overall work statement provided by the customer to plan and accomplish goals.

• Ensures compliance with all EHS regulations and keeps abreast of any changes to laws and regulations that impact on the organization.

• Strong technical writing skills, the ability to successfully multi-task, safety awareness, and a good record and understanding of safe work practices

• Experience with data management and report preparation.

• Valid driver's license required.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.

Why you'll love working for us:

• Company-subsidized medical and dental.

• Company-paid life, short, and long-term disability.

• 401k match, tuition assistance, and more.

• Cross-training and the ability to work on a variety of projects.

• Performance-based bonuses or other incentives.

• Working with the best and brightest in the industry.

• 2,000+ employee national firm with 70+ locations across the US.

Apex Job Title: Scientist 3 - Sr Project Scientist

Req ID: 11618

Annual Expected Pay Range
$105,000—$115,000 USD

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