Safety Specialist

Location: Greater Columbus, OH
Position Type: Office

You

You are not new to the world of safety. In fact, experience through previous roles has built a foundation of safety leadership skills that your team admires.

Not only do you demonstrate genuine concern for people, you’re also adept at responding timely and maintaining a proactive approach.

You’ve leveraged your knowledge with earning the respect of the people you serve and it has in turn made you reputable amongst this group. You also understand that anyone can point out wrong doings, but it takes a safety pro like you to find creative ways to reward good behavior.

Does this sound like you? If so, you may be just the safety pro that we are seeking to support our field safety program.

Kent Power is a growing utility construction contractor that understands the value of safety. We find it so important that we’ve made safety a part of our core values and have invested in the proper tools, equipment, PPE and training. This position is also an investment to grow our current team and add to their knowledge and experience.

So what will you be doing?

A week in this position would include traveling to utility project work sites to observe team for compliance to our safety standards. You will also be responsible for investigating workplace accidents and injuries and analyzing and recommending improvements for safe work practices among other standard field safety tasks.

Do you have what we are looking for?

Understanding all aspects of construction and safe work practices is a requirement for this role. We also need some that embraces the use of technology and understands MS Office, ERP systems and mobile devices.

Requirements include:

• Must have Utility experience in transmission or distribution
• 5 years demonstrable safety management related experience preferred
• A professional safety certification from an industry recognized safety organization; or
• A college degree in a safety related field
• OSHA 10/30/500/501 certifications preferred.

If this is you, and you’re interested in joining us, apply today so that we can learn more about you!