Health and Safety Specialist

Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At NRG, we’re all about propelling the next generation of leaders forward. We are driven by our passion to create a smarter, cleaner and more connected future. We deliver innovative solutions that make our customers’ lives easier—helping them power, protect, and intelligently manage their homes and businesses. To do this, we need creative and talented people to join our company.

We offer a dynamic work environment and a unified and inclusive culture. NRG fosters a strong sense of belonging that leads to better collaboration and business performance. Our company programs are designed to help employees develop the skills they need for success now and in the future. In everything we do, we aim to champion our employees and bring value to our customers, investors and society.

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Job Summary:

The Safety Specialist is responsible for implementing safety and health programs within the day-to-day station operations with a focus on employee engagement, culture, injury prevention and regulatory compliance.  

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Partner with plant leadership and plant safety professionals to develop, implement, and maintain safety programs and promote a safety over production culture.
• Influence and motivate others to work in a safe manner and communicate safety requirements during shift briefings, Job Briefings and planned scheduling meetings.
• Identify, coordinate and maintain compliance with OSHA and company safety standards.
• Implement the Company’s Safety and Health Management programs, and ensure compliance
• Designated Program Administrator for key Safety and Health programs.
• Coordinate with management of the facility and Corporate Safety on regulatory interpretation, timely internal and external reporting, and overall safety and health compliance. 
• Conduct regular safety audits, inspections and risk assessments. Provide recommendations and strategic support.
• Participate in the incident investigation process including root cause analysis and identification/closure of corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of safety programs, designs improvements, and works with management to implement identified improvements. 
• Evaluate, develop, and/or deliver training to improve skills in the safety aspects of employees' jobs.
• Engage with and support plant safety committee and Fleet Safety Steering Committee.
• Lead and/or participate in internal special project teams with the purpose of continuous improvement.
• Engage, develop and maintain relationships with external contract partners and vendors.

Working Conditions:

• Work overtime and non-standard hours, as directed
• Office environment and/or outdoors Power Plant work environment including working at heights, high/low ambient temperatures and high humidity areas.
• Willingness to work outside normal business hours as necessary, to support operations, maintenance and outage activities.
• Requires occasional travel to other plant locations for meetings and safety support.
• Requires wearing personal protective safety equipment (respirators, safety glasses, hard hat, appropriate footwear, ear plugs, etc.).
• May be required to work around rotating and energized electrical equipment, hazardous materials and chemicals and heat producing equipment/environments.
• Requires operation of a personal computer.

Minimum Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED
• 3-5 years full time Safety experience in a comparable industrial environment or equivalent work experience with progressive safety exposure
• Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS), Certified Occupational Safety Manager (COSM), Occupational Health & Safety Technologist (OHST) or equivalent
• Must have valid state driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Safety and Health or related discipline
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
• Previous power plant experience
• SGE (Special Government Employee) and VPP experience

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work with minimum direct supervision.
• Strong working knowledge of regulatory requirements.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to run a functional safety committee/sub-committee with agendas, meeting minutes, and a charter.
• Basic understanding of occupational health and industrial hygiene principles.
• Ability to interact effectively in a team environment and with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Must possess functional computer skills specifically in Microsoft Office software.
• Skilled in analyzing and interpreting data to identify trends
• An understanding of the factors that influence human behavior.
• Ability to conduct incident analyses using various tools such as TapRoot, Cause Mapping, Fishbone, Five Whys, etc.
• Ability to prioritize tasks within a fast-paced dynamic environment.

Physical Requirements:

• Stand, walk, climb ladders, bend, kneel, crawl, pull/push and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Perform work both indoors and outdoors, occasionally in adverse conditions.
• Wear job related personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Occasionally work at heights and enter enclosed vessels or confined spaces.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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