Job Description
Are you a dynamic and results-driven Safety Specialist looking to expand your professional skills? Join our team and play a critical role in planning, coordinating, and executing safety programs and guidelines for a pharmaceutical manufacturing site! If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for safety, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.
Local candidates to Lebanon, Indiana preferred but not required
DURATION: 18 months – with possibility of extension
Details:
MATRIX is seeking a Safety Specialist who will be responsible for ensuring the safe execution of all logistics, rigging, crane, and connection activities related to the installation of pharmaceutical equipment. This role requires a strong background in industrial construction safety with direct exposure to millwright, ironworker, and crane operations. The Site Safety Manager will act as the on-site authority for implementing, monitoring, and enforcing safety programs in alignment with Barnhart, Customer, and OSHA standards.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop, implement, and monitor site-specific safety plans and job hazard analyses.
• Ensure compliance with Barnhart safety procedures, Customer site requirements, and OSHA regulations.
• Conduct daily pre-task safety meetings and toolbox talks.
• Provide direct oversight of millwrights, ironworkers, and crane crews to ensure safe work practices.
• Monitor crane operations, rigging activities, equipment setting, and steel connections for compliance with approved lift and work plans.
• Stop work and implement corrective actions when unsafe conditions are identified.
• Conduct safety orientations for all site personnel and subcontractors.
• Coach and mentor field supervisors and craft labor on safety best practices.
• Ensure proper use of PPE, fall protection, rigging gear, and heavy equipment safety protocols.
• Lead investigations into near-misses, incidents, or unsafe acts/conditions, and develop corrective/preventive measures.
• Maintain all site safety documentation, including daily safety logs, inspection checklists, and regulatory reports.
• Serve as primary contact for emergency response coordination.
• Provide daily safety updates to Barnhart project management and Customer representatives.
• Participate in site coordination meetings, providing input on safety considerations for logistics and crane planning.
• Support the close-out process by compiling safety records and lessons learned.
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of safety management experience in industrial construction, heavy rigging, or millwright/ironworker environments.
- Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations, crane safety, rigging operations, and steel erection safety requirements.
- Experience developing and enforcing site-specific safety programs.
- Ability to communicate effectively with client representatives, field teams, and subcontractors.
- Current OSHA 30-hour certification.
- First Aid/CPR certification.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Pharmaceutical or advanced manufacturing project experience.
- Engineered heavy lift/logistics safety experience.
- CSP, CHST, or equivalent safety certification.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be capable of working in outdoor environments and industrial construction settings
- Ability to walk the site, climb scaffolding or ladders as needed, and oversee rigging operations in real-time
Additional Details:
- Standard work schedule is 10-hour days, 5 days a week with flexibility to work evening and weekends.
- Must be able to pass a background check and drug test.