Utilities Safety Supervisor
Category: Exempt
Pay Grade: E22
Job Code: 17040
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.
JOB SUMMARY
Performs responsible professional and supervisory work to establish a strategic, comprehensive safety culture within the Pinellas County Utilities Department (PCU) to include specific initiatives, key performance indicators and standard operating procedures. An individual in this classification is responsible for the development of protocols, expectations, and methods to ensure an unbiased, objective approach to safety throughout the Department’s plants and facilities. Work includes listening to the organizational safety needs and expectations of the Utilities’ executive leadership team and crafting a comprehensive approach that will meet their needs and establish and perpetuate a culture of safety for all personnel working in the field, at our plants, and in our facilities. This position is expected to function with a considerable amount of independence and reports to the Senior Utilities Department Administrative Manager.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (examples, not all inclusive)
- Supervises staff establishing and implementing policies, practices, and guidelines for safety and occupational health within the Pinellas County Utilities Department;
- Establishes and perpetuate a culture of safety, personal responsibility, and accountability throughout the Utilities Department;
- Establishes organizational safety goals and objectives;
- Tracks and trends data received through safety and loss control programs, establishes metrics, identifies patterns, and makes recommendations to improve departmental safety protocols and practices;
- Prepares OSHA, DOT, and EPA-type facility audits, focusing on identifying patterns or trends at each facility and departmentwide;
- Reviews the results of investigations into accidents and incidents and analyzes for trends, root cause, and mitigation;
- Meets regularly with PCU supervisors and managers regarding safety concerns, incidents, and trends, within the Department and throughout the industry;
- Develops safety standards and key performance indicators and develop benchmarks for the Department’s various positions and tasks;
- Apprises executive leadership of progress made toward reversing identified trends, culture evolution, training, safety-related metrics, and matters identified by County Safety;
- Establishes a cadence of field and plant visits in North County and South County to foster confidence and trust in the Department’s efforts to maintain a safe work environment;
- Ensures Utilities’ safety team positions are providing quality safety instruction to meet the needs of the Department, and in accordance with County Safety;
- Delivers effective safety instruction designed to meet the needs of supervisors and managers, and other Department safety instruction as needed;
- Ensures the Department has a well-executed and documented Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) program for all situations that require MOT, both on County premises and out in the field;
- Serves as the Utilities Department liaison to coordinate instruction and communicate information – including Department safety initiatives, trends, etc. – with the County Safety Manager and the County Risk Management Division;
- Coordinates with the Utilities Strategic Objectives Team to ensure safety is a top-of-mind message reinforced throughout Department interactions;
- Performs other related job duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
Five (5) years of experience implementing technical and administrative components in large employment occupational and safety programs or related field that includes team leader, supervision, or supervisory training; or an Associate’s degree with major coursework in occupational and safety programs or related field and three (3) years of experience as described above; or a Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in occupational and safety programs and one (1) years of experience as described above; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
Special Qualifications (May be required depending on area of assignment):
- Florida Driver’s License or Florida Commercial Driver’s License and endorsement, if any.
- Assignment to work a variety of work schedules including compulsory work periods in special, emergency, and/or disaster situations.
- Other knowledge, skills, abilities, and credentials required for a specific position.
Highly Desirable
- Professional Certification (i.e., Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Manager, Occupational Health & Safety Technologist (OHST), Professional Certifications in General Industry and Construction).
- Water and Wastewater Utility Industry Experience.
- Authorized OSHA Outreach Instructor in General Industry and Construction.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of principles, standards, and techniques of safety and occupational health management, environmental health, industrial hygiene, physiology, sociology, and other technology that contributes to the achievement of comprehensive safety, and occupational health objectives;
- Knowledge of appropriate safety laws, codes, standards, and regulations such as OSHA and ANSI;
- Knowledge of appropriate federal laws, codes, standards, and regulations such as FMLA, FLSA, and HIPAA;
- Knowledge of standard office software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, email, internet access, and data processing;
- Skilled at instruction on safety-related topics, to include CPR/AED usage, basic first aid, forklift operation, and other training related to the utility or construction industry;
- Skilled at interpersonal relations, collaboration, persuasion, creative problem-solving, and other means of culture transformation;
- Ability to apply computer applications and software;
- Ability to supervise staff implementing professional and technical safety and occupational health programs;
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, resolve stressful and difficult situations, and conduct effective negotiations with all levels of employees, individuals, professionals, the public, and organizations with tact and diplomacy;
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing;
- Ability to conduct in-depth investigation of accident circumstances and responsibilities;
- Ability to maintain and analyze statistical and factual reports, exercise sound judgment, and determine appropriate action;
- Ability to use or repair small, medium, and heavy equipment and machinery.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS
The work is light work which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
- Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
- Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
- Visual ability: Sufficient to effectively operate office equipment including copier, computer, etc.; and to read and write reports, correspondence, instructions, etc.
- Hearing ability: Sufficient to hold a conversation with other individuals both in person and over a telephone; and to hear recording on transcription device.
- Speaking ability: Sufficient to communicate effectively with other individuals in person and over a telephone.
- Mental acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
- Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Repetitive motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
- Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
- Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs.