Health & Safety Specialist – Smelter

Under general supervision, identifies, reports and recommends corrective action for a wide variety of workplace safety issues including unsafe conditions and behaviors.

Essential Functions:

• Conducts detailed safety assessments, analyses of occupational injuries, facility design, equipment and material, audits, incident investigations.
• Develops and recommends appropriate remedial action in response to unsafe conditions or behavior.
• Collaborates with site management in complying with PDC, PDMC, OSHA, MSHA and other regulations and standards.
• Maintains a current knowledge of PDC, PDMC, OSHA, MSHA and other regulations and standards.
• May oversee and direct the efforts of project staff on assigned projects.
• Prepares appropriate reports and presentations for management.
• Performs other duties as required.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Education and/or experience equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Safety Engineering or closely related area.
• Five (5) years experience.  One of the following professional certifications required - CSP, CIH, COHST, or CMSP
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, statutes, regulations, rules, policies and procedures.
• Technical expertise in chemical analysis, equipment and processes.
• Ability to analyze information of considerable difficulty and draw conclusions.
• Ability to perform sophisticated accident and incident investigation and maintain inspection records.
• Ability to present a wide variety of training to diverse audiences.
• Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions.  Skilled in following safety practices and recognizing hazards.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a Smelter hot metal environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and active team player.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong computer skills - Microsoft word, excel, powerpoint, etc.
• Excellent oral and written communications.

Criteria/Conditions (specific background and skills):

• Must be able to pass a smelter physical and work in an OSHA regulated environment including exposure to extreme heat.   
• Work is performed in a mine or manufacturing plant which may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity, moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock, toxic chemicals, explosives, fumes or airborne particles.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs and ladders, work on elevated platforms, talk, hear and see.
• Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy to heavy objects (up to 50 pounds) during the course of the workday.
• Personal protective equipment is required on a regular basis, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety foot wear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and other protective equipment as required.

Phelps Dodge promotes a drug/alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing.

Phelps Dodge is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.