Associate Specialist / Specialist, Safety

About the company

Cheniere Energy

Oil & energy · 1,001 to 5,000 employees

What you'll do

• Performs the duties of an Associate Specialist/Specialist in a 12-hour daily rotational shift environment, which can include holidays, weekends and nights.
• On-site support of projects and maintenance activities with a focus on Job Planning/Prep, Equipment Isolation, Equipment Clearing, Excavations, Working at Heights or other applicable Health & Safety program requirements.
• Build relationships with all Cheniere employees, contractors or other support functions on a routine basis to make observations and check compliance and implementation of established Health & Safety programs.
• Conduct compliance audits and safety field audits for assigned areas (safe work permit, energy isolation, working at heights, etc.).
• Work with all on-site personnel to solve and implement corrections of safety concerns/issues and improve safety effectiveness.
• Assist operations with safe work permit issuance, sign for applicable permits, field review Life Saving Rules prior to signing permits for compliance with Cheniere Life Saving Rules.
• Support day-to-day plant operations, maintenance execution, work permitting, energy isolation, and operational risk management.
• Monitor hazardous work and participate in planning and execution of work events that are non-routine or have elevated levels of risk.
• Serves as subject matter expert for safety related field activities and ensure adherence to Cheniere Health and Safety program requirements.
• Assist with safety programs designed to educate, train and motivate personnel to minimize occupational incidents, injuries and hazards. 
• Support the implementation of the safety program, procedures, guidelines, and work methods for operations and maintenance activities. 
• Specify, select, maintain and recommend safety and personal protective equipment needed for employee safety.
• Have a strong command of the operation of portable gas meters and have the ability to understand the readings and determine the potential risks and mitigations.
• Assist contractors with safety during outages/turnarounds and facility expansion projects.
• Conduct routine technical assignments under the guidance of more experienced personnel.
• File and record safety and health documentation in the corporate document management system and Company Incident Management System as needed or directed.
• Complete various tasks related to safety and health, including routine inspections and participating in and overseeing safety information documentation to facilitate operations and/or safety and health projects.
• Document and report safety conditions to Production, Operations & Maintenance staff, Health & Safety Supervisor and Superintendent, and HSE Manager as needed or as requested.
• Conduct or participate in investigations of safety incidents, near misses, and good catches.  Facilitate initial reports.  
• Conduct data entry in Cheniere’s Incident Management System and assist in development and maintenance of other safety programs as requested.
• Assist with the review of all major capital projects and other projects to ensure compliance with safety and regulations.
• The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.
• Strong leadership and administrative abilities are required of the Associate Specialist/Specialist.
• Ability to communicate effectively and influence various individuals and groups across organizational lines is required.
• Ability to evaluate issues, define requirements, and implement action plans to accomplish organizational goals is required.
• Familiar with health and safety regulatory requirements for federal, state and local government agencies and/or have the ability to learn and obtain necessary skill/knowledge requirements within timeframe designated by management.
• Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Organized and able to manage multiple activities and programs timely and with a high degree of accuracy.
• Effective problem solving and analytical skills.
• Computer knowledge, including Microsoft Office Suite consisting of Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to stand, walk, sit, climb stairs, work at height above ground on stairs and catwalks, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk or hear, smell, type, and write.
• Must be able to board a ship via a gangway, climb to the top of a tank (200+ steps), scale vertical steel ladder up to forty feet or more in height and lift and move objects weighing up to 30 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work indoors and outdoors, and be exposed to year-round weather conditions, ocean environment, noise and occasionally process gases and vapors. There is a considerable amount of outdoor activities involved.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Subject to drug and alcohol testing, per applicable federal regulations.
• Required to pass regularly scheduled physical examinations mandated by regulatory authorities including the physical demands associated with this role.
• Required to obtain mandated certification by attending Company-sponsored training in basic first aid, CPR, and other certifications as deemed essential to the role.
• All responsibilities must be met in a rotating shift environment, including holidays, weekends and nights.

What you need

• Maintains a good working knowledge of a wide variety of safety regulations and practices.

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