KING INDUSTRIES
JOB DESCRIPTION
SAFETY & EMERGENCY RESPONSE TECHNICIANS (SERT)- Safety Specialist
Skills Required:
- Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken and written word.
- Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
- Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s output and conducts. Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Associate degree or higher within the area of Industrial Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or Fire Science.
- Minimum 2 years experience with a fire department or equivalent experience in an industrial fire brigade or volunteer fire services.
- Medical Response Technical or ability to achieve within first year minimum.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Respond to all emergency conditions the include injuries or illnesses, spills, fires and security issues. Lead emergency response team in incipient fire fighting and controlling chemical spill/vapor discharges. Operate all emergency response equipment. Administer first aid as needed.
- Conduct plant inspections and demonstrate pro-active behavior in relation to the mitigation of hazardous conditions in chemical environment to include employee safety, fire prevention, and environmental protection.
- Inspect, test, and calibrate new and existing safety equipment, personal protective gear, fire protection systems, fire detection systems, and fire safety equipment in order to ensure that they are operating properly. Compile and maintain equipment and inspection reports.
- Initiate reports and conduct investigation of incident, near misses, false alarms etc. which occur with regard to Safety and Health plant wide Identify corrective actions needed to rectify and conduct follow-up inspections to see if corrective actions have been taken.
- Study and interpret company safety standards, and assist through the inspection and subsequent issuing of applicable permits necessary for safe job performance
- Assist in the development and delivery of necessary training for manufacturing and maintenance personnel in General Industry Safety Standards, fire prevention techniques, equipment use and Emergency Response Drills.
- Develop and evaluate safety procedures on a functional level in order to ensure safety and enforcement of departmental requirements.
- Attend training classes to remain current in knowledge of standards, job requirement and pre-requisite skills.
- Maintain site security, including monitoring surveillance cameras and property perimeter.
- Participate in Company wide effort to promote quality assurance in compliance with ISO 9001 QMS, ISO14001 EMS and ISO 45001 SHMS (the Systems).
- Maintain a general knowledge of ISO 9001 QMS, ISO14001 EMS and SHMS (the Systems), requirements.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $25.00 - $27.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed
Education:
Experience:
- fire department or equivalent: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Medical Response Technical (Required)
Location:
- Norwalk, CT 06850 (Required)
Shift availability:
- Night Shift (Required)
- Overnight Shift (Required)
- Day Shift (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Norwalk, CT 06850 (Required)
Work Location: In person
