SAFETY SPECIALIST

Role Overview:

This is a year-round, fulltime position.

Come join the Knife River Team in Eastern North Dakota. Major operations this position covers include Fargo, Grand Forks, and Devils Lake. In this role, you'll implement and coordinate the company's safety programs to reduce and eliminate occupational injuries, illnesses and financial losses. You will travel to active construction and mining operations and work with a variety of people to promote a culture of safety.

Major Responsibilities:

• Help identify and appraise conditions that could produce accidents or financial loss.
• Conducts safety audits/inspections to identify hazards and evaluate loss-producing potential of given system, operation, or process.
• Help develop accident-prevention loss control systems or programs.
• Ensure implementation of safety activities.
• Assist in supervisor safety meetings and other team meetings.
• Understand all federal and state safety regulations OSHA, MSHA, DOT.
• Assist in conducting incident investigations and incident reviews.
• Submits and monitors lost-time injuries/illness and workers compensation claims, general liability claims, auto claims.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Heath Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401K with Company Match
• Profit Sharing
• Paid/Sick Time Off
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Short-term Disability & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Years of Service Recognition

Minimum Qualifications:

As a successful Safety Specialist, you will have:

• College degree in safety, engineering, construction or other appropriate discipline, preferred, or equivalent combination of experience.
• 1-3 years' experience in construction, industrial, and/or highway heavy environment preferred
• Passing knowledge of OSHA, MSHA, and various local and federal safety laws and regulating bodies.
• Ability to connect with people to establish and maintain relationships.
• Communicate effectively both orally and written.
• Ability to reason and solve problems timely.
• Valid driver's license with acceptable driving history.

Additional Information:

Knife River is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other protected category under applicable state/federal law.

Subject to pre-employment drug testing and background checks.

All applications are completed online. If you're having issues completing the application, you can stop at our office for assistance.

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