Safety Coordinator

Job Description:

Safety Coordinator

Description

Pay Range: $71,661 - $93,159 annual compensation ($34.45 - $44.79)

Job Posting Closing on: Friday, January 3, 2025

Workdays & Hours: Monday-Friday, with the possibility of on-call during emergencies.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Safety Coordinator job is available with the City of Fort Worth Water Utility Occupational Health and Safety Division. This position will assist in the development and implementation of a comprehensive safety and health program focused on improving the safety performance across the Utility. This position will ensure compliance with all federal, state and local laws, regulations and standards. This position will play a role in the development and monitoring of strategic safety programs utility wide, as well as, safety and health compliance at all of the Utility’s plants, jobsites and stations located throughout Fort Worth.

The Safety Coordinator reports to the Utility Safety Manager and supervises three Safety Officer professionals. In addition to the assigned staff, this position will provide indirect supervision of, and direct technical guidance and direction to, safety staff across the Utility. The Safety Coordinator will also be responsible for promoting a Utility-wide safety-centric culture with an emphasis on accountability, efficiency, productivity and positive outcomes; and will provide innovative leadership to employees, supervisors and managers on all matters of safety and health.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university in safety management, occupational health and safety or closely related field
• Five (5) years of safety experience.
• Possession of a Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) Credential.
• Possession of or ability to obtain a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Credential within (1) year of employment.
• Valid Texas Driver’s License

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in conducting safety and health audits and/or inspections.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs. (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Extensive presentation and/or safety training experience.
• Previous incident investigation experience.
• Ability to organize and analyze data.

The Safety Coordinator job responsibilities include:

• Supervises assigned departmental staff, which includes prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and, making hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions or recommendations.
• Coordinates development of departmental safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations including, but not limited to, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Transportation (DOT) and Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
• Reviews, plans and implements department training programs for employees in worksite safety practices.
• Conducts safety surveys and inspections, prepares written reports of findings and recommendations for corrective or preventive measures where indicated and follows up to ensure department measures have been implemented.
• Continuously monitors and evaluates the quality, responsiveness, efficiency and effectiveness of department programs, service delivery methods and procedures; works with employees on the continuous improvement of department programs.
• Participates in the development and administration of the program’s/division's annual budget; participates in the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials and supplies; monitor and approve expenditures; implement adjustments.
• Monitors contract compliance from outside vendors or administrators in assigned program area.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Working Conditions and Physical Demand as stated on official City job description

• Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.
• Occasionally work around hazardous chemicals and unsafe work conditions including inclement weather.
• May utilize fall protection equipment for climbing.
• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Salary:

$71,661 - $93,159 annual compensation ($34.45 - $44.79)