Occupational Safety & Health Engineer
- Employer
- Florida State University
- Location
- Tallahassee, FL
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 62697
Department Responsibilities
Recently named a Forbes ‘Best In-State Employer’, Florida State University is a complex, constantly evolving academic environment where classrooms, laboratories, residence halls, and public spaces must operate safely and reliably in support of learning, research, and campus life. The Industrial Safety & Health Engineer plays a fundamental role in maintaining these environments.
The Industrial Safety & Health Engineer is a new position within the EHS team that was created to provide hands-on support within the Facilities Maintenance organization. This role is focused on identifying and evaluating safety and health hazards, preventing workplace-related injuries and illnesses, responding to EHS concerns, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Through this work, the role strengthens FSU’s risk posture and helps ensure a safe, healthy campus environment that advances the university’s mission as it continues to grow.
This position assists in evaluating and recommending controls for potentially unsafe environmental, health, and safety conditions at the University, applying knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations and University policies.
As part of the Environmental Health & Safety team, you will specifically:
- Responsible for administering and providing guidance for occupational safety programs. Some examples include lifting devices (portable cranes, hoists, slings), powered industrial trucks, PPE hazard assessments, new equipment startup, and EHS audits. Support the development of new EHS programs and the improvement of existing programs. Supports the development and delivery of EHS training to Facilities staff.
- Evaluate work environments to identify potential health and safety risks and hazards. Develop and implement corrective actions to address hazards. Provide recommendations to Facilities and other stakeholders for corrective actions to ensure compliance with regulations and University requirements.
- Collaborate with EHS and Facilities staff to evaluate program gaps. Support risk and self-assessments to identify program gaps and opportunities for improvements. Perform other tasks to support the improvement of the safety culture and management system structure.
- Collaborate with EHS, Facilities departments, and University staff to conduct comprehensive investigations for incidents, including injuries, near misses, safety concerns, etc. Respond to workplace emergencies or accidents to safeguard life and property damage, and to investigate the root cause and contributing factors of incidents.
- Bachelor's degree and two years of related safety and health experience or a high school diploma or equivalent and six years of experience. (Note: or a combination of post-high-school education and experience equal to 6 years.)
- Strong communication and customer-service skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and with external customers.
- Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions under pressure and maintain operational continuity during emergencies or adverse conditions.
- Working knowledge of EHS regulations.
- Experience building a positive safety culture.
One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts and critical thinking. Founded in 1851, Florida State University is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. FSU is a community steeped in tradition that fosters research and encourages creativity. At FSU, there’s the excitement of being part of a vibrant academic and professional community, surrounded by people whose ideas are shaping tomorrow’s news!
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If qualified and interested in a specific job opening as advertised, apply to Florida State University at https://jobs.fsu.edu. If you are a current FSU employee, apply via myFSU > Self Service.
Applicants are required to complete the online application with all applicable information. Applications must include all work history up to ten years, and education details even if attaching a resume.
This is an A&P position.
This position requires successful completion of a criminal history background check.
The work schedule is from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a 30-minute lunch break.
This position is open until filled.
Equal Employment OpportunityFSU is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Organization
Working at Florida State University
One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University — with the Carnegie Foundation's highest designation, Doctoral/Research University-Extensive — offers a distinctive academic environment built on its cherished values and unique heritage, welcoming campus on the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida, championship athletics, and prime location in the heart of the state capital.
Combining traditional strength in the arts and humanities with recognized leadership in the sciences, Florida State University provides unmatched opportunities for students and faculty through challenging academics, cultural discovery and community interaction.
Underlying and supporting the educational experience at Florida State University is the development of new generations of citizen leaders, based on the concepts inscribed in our seal: Vires, Artes, Mores — Strength, Skill and Character.
Epitomized by recently named Rhodes Scholars Garrett Johnson and Myron Rolle — elite athletes and scholars committed to public service — and Joseph O'Shea — a campus and community leader as well as a top scholar — Florida State's 40,000 students are dedicated to academic excellence and providing leadership in our complex world.
Florida State University's 16 colleges offer more than 275 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, professional and specialist degree programs, including medicine and law, covering a broad array of disciplines critical to society today. Each year the University awards over 2,000 graduate and professional degrees.
With its impressive breadth of leading graduate, professional and undergraduate programs, Florida State University is a demanding, intellectually stimulating, yet warm and caring environment for students and faculty. Recognized nationally for its commitment to diversity, Florida State University is a national leader in the number of doctorates awarded to African-American students and in the graduation rate of African-American undergraduates. Its College of Medicine and College of Law are ranked in the nation's Top 10 for Hispanic students.
Florida State University's arts programs — dance, film, music and theatre — rank among the finest in the world, offering an arts education comparable to leading conservatories. Its creative writing program is ranked among the nation's best and is home to the most consistently honored and published student body in the United States. Florida State is responsible for governance of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and associated arts programs, one of the largest museum/university complexes in the nation.
Other programs consistently included in the top public university list include physics, chemistry, political science, psychology, criminology, public administration, library science, information, human sciences, business and law.
At the Ph.D. level, interdisciplinary programs draw on notable research faculty strengths that transcend the traditional disciplines, including neuroscience, molecular biophysics, computational science, materials science and research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory—home to the world's most powerful magnets.
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