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.

Job Tags

Similar Jobs