Safety Intern / Entry-Level Safety Assistant

Job Description

Job Title: Safety Intern / Entry-Level Safety Position (Assisting in Accident Prevention)

This role is for enthusiastic, hard-working individuals for college internships and entry-level positions, offering hands-on experience, mentorship, and networking opportunities.

General Summary:
This position is responsible for assisting in the administration of the accident prevention program and the corresponding laws that relate to the safety of our work, for an assigned location in a manner consistent with company policies and procedures.

Essential Job Accountabilities (Responsibilities):

• Promote compliance with the company safety program and local accident prevention efforts to ensure company safety goals are met.
• Assist in the development and implementation of safety related programs to meet or exceed company safety standards.
• Perform and document jobsite inspections and audits with special emphasis on hazard recognition, unsafe behaviors and correction of potential third party, asset loss and workers compensation losses.
• Assist in the preparation and performance of safety meetings and training programs to ensure the effective communication of company policy and safety standards.
• Participate in regulatory agency inspections and investigations to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Assist in the development and review of job hazard analysis for each major phase of our work to ensure its safe completion.
• Assist in the investigation, preparation and maintenance of records of all third party, asset loss, and worker’s compensation claims to make certain that Company interests are preserved.
• Assist in the follow up with the corporate insurance department regarding claims, to ensure that the appropriate information is collected and that claims will be resolved in a timely manner.

Education:

• Currently attending a Bachelor’s degree program.
• Field of Study: Safety or Occupational Health undergraduate program.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to teach, mentor and lead.
• Ability to work in high production environment and respond quickly and effectively under pressure and deadlines.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Availability and willingness to travel frequently.
• Bilingual English/Spanish (Preferred but not required).

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and must have the ability to climb stairs and ladders in a construction/plant environment.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds from floor to waist.
• Vision: At least 20/30 Snellen in one eye and 20/50 in the other, with or without corrective lenses.
• Hearing: Adequate hearing, with or without a hearing aid.
• Ability to distinguish colors.
• Subject to outside working conditions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Important Note:
THIS IS A SAFETY-SENSITIVE POSITION SUBJECT TO DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRE-EMPLOYMENT AND RANDOM TESTING.

Benefits Summary for Interns:
Granite invests in its interns by providing them access to a broad benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Plans.
• Special programs for musculoskeletal health and mental wellness.
• Choice from two PPO medical plans through Anthem BlueCross, including a popular plan for which 100% of the premium is paid by Granite for eligible interns.
• Access to Granite’s 401(k) plan where they are eligible for Granite’s 100% employer match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that they defer.

Benefits may vary for positions located outside of the continental United States.