Health and Safety Specialist - Western USA

Reporting to the Americas Director of HSE, the Health & Safety Specialist (West region) is responsible for activities related to monitoring, administering, evaluating and coordinating field service health and safety programs to enhance safe workplace and ensure compliance with applicable regulatory agencies.                      Essential functions - Job duties to include but are not limited to:Provide health and safety support for Field Service locations in the West region to ensure conformance with regulatory and company requirements and initiatives.Visit field service location to do the following;Utilize audit/inspection tools to conduct audits and risk assessments in support the HSE program.Manage and track regional Key Performance Indicators and drive improvements toward goals.Conduct root cause analyses and incident investigations for workplace injuries and develop and implement sustainable corrective actions. Interact with others in the administration of the worker’s compensation program and the implementation of workplace ergonomics and program solutions.Monitor industrial health compliance.   Complete, and actively participate in all EHS training requirements.  Ability to travel and support Service locations: 50%.                          Other duties as assigned.Work environment is typically considered within a Smiths location during normal or extended business hours to include offices, manufacturing plants and repair facilities.  Work environment may also include customer sites including oil well sites, and meeting venues. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and approved PPE is required when on the factory floor.