Job Description

JOB SUMMARY: The Safety Apprentice's primary focus is maintaining job-site hazards, assisting site safety managers, and ensuring all operations adhere to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.

Schedule: This position will operate 7 days a week at 12 hours a day. Lodging, Meals, and Mileage covered.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: This job description is not intended, nor should it be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, duties, skills or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be a general description of the essential duties and requirements common to positions of this type and may be subject to change. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Site Preparation & Hazard Control: Installing guardrails, safety netting, temporary fencing, barricades, and caution tape.
2. Housekeeping: Clearing trip hazards, removing debris, disposing of hazardous waste, and keeping walkways clear.
3. Equipment & PPE Checks: Inspecting personal protective equipment (PPE), fire extinguishers, eye-wash stations, and fall-protection equipment to ensure compliance and functionality.
4. Traffic & Access Control: Acting as a flagger or spotter for heavy machinery, directing traffic near work zones, and managing access to restricted areas.
5. Assisting Safety Personnel: Helping site safety managers conduct routine site inspections, document hazards, or set up safety training areas.
6. Confined Space & Fire Watch: Monitoring atmospheric conditions or serving as a designated watch person during welding, hot work, or confined space entries.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. High School Diploma or GED.
2. OSHA 10 or OSHA 30: preferred.
3. CPR/First Aid/AED Certification: preferred
4. Confined Space Entry, Flagger Certification, or Hazwoper (Hazardous Waste Operations) training depending on the sector.
5. Physical stamina, basic tool knowledge, attention to detail, and clear communication.
6. Must be knowledgeable of company protocols, operational procedures and safety policies.
7. Must be able to read, write and communicate professionally and effectively with employees and managers. Must possess the ability to compose simple correspondence or reports within Microsoft Office suite. Must possess the ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees and/or managers.

INTERPERSONAL REQUIREMENTS :

1. Maintain social, ethical and organizational norms.
2. Achieve accomplishment of all task details, no matter how small.
3. Maintain good personal motivation; develop a sense of ownership of job tasks and results.
4. Must have a sense of urgency for all work performed.

Job Tags

Temporary work, Apprenticeship, Work at office

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