Cincinnati - Industrial Safety Consultant Specialist (PN: 20068229)

A Little About Us:
With roughly 1,500 employees in seven offices across Ohio, BWC is the state agency that cares for Ohio workers by promoting a culture of safety at work and at home and ensuring quality medical and pharmacy care is provided to injured workers.  
For Ohio employers, we provide insurance policies to cover workplace injuries and safety and wellness services to prevent injuries. 

Our Culture:
BWC is a dynamic organization that offers career opportunities across many different disciplines.  BWC strives to maintain an inclusive workplace.  We begin by being an equal opportunity employer.  Employees can participate in and lead employee work groups, participate in on-line forums and learn about how different perspectives can improve leadership skills.

Our Vision:
To transform BWC into an agile organization driven by customer success.

Our Mission:
To deliver consistently excellent experiences for each BWC customer every day.

Our Core Values:
One Agency, Personal Connection, Innovative Leadership, Relentless Excellence.

What Our Employees Have to Say:
BWC conducts an internal engagement survey on an annual basis.  Some comments from our employees include:

• BWC has been a great place to work as it has provided opportunities for growth that were lacking in my previous place of work.
• I have worked at several state agencies and BWC is the best place to work.
• Best place to work in the state and with a sense of family and support.
• I love the work culture, helpfulness, and acceptance I've been embraced with at BWC.
• I continue to be impressed with the career longevity of our employees, their level of dedication to service, pride in their work, and vast experience. It really speaks to our mission and why people join BWC and then retire from BWC.

If you are interested in helping BWC grow, please click this link to read more, and then come back to this job posting to submit your application!

This position is considered a field position and will not be required to report into a physical office on daily basis but based on operational need.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Provides consultation and advice to organizations about workplace safety: evaluates organizations' safety and health management systems and cultures by gathering data and analyzing and interpreting data to determine if improvements are necessary.
• Creates technical reports (e.g., hazard analysis and safety program assessment and development) and documents routine work activities.
• Knowledge of new regulations and consensus standards (e.g., OSHA, NFPA, OAC, NIOSH, ANSI, ACGIH), safety equipment, processes, best practices, and current developments in the profession by attending seminars, reading technical reports, manuals, and professional journals.
• Promotes partnerships among employers, BWC Safety Council, BWC's Safety Congress, Group Sponsors, Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), and Third-Party Administrators (TPAs) to ensure organizations have access to all resources necessary to develop and maintain safe and healthful workplaces.
• Recommends and assists an organization's management in developing, implementing and evaluating changes to an organization's workplace safety and health processes.
• Conducts workplace safety training.

EEO & ADA Statement:
The State of Ohio is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of applicants or employees due to protected classes as defined in applicable federal law, state law, and any effective executive order.

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its employment opportunities pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable laws. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact ADA Coordinator Kathleen Bourke at 614-644-7811 or by email to: BWCADA@bwc.state.oh.us.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

To Qualify, You Must Clearly Demonstrate:

36 months training or 36 months experience commensurate with program area to be assigned per approved position description on file relative to conducting industrial &/or construction safety surveys, operating related testing equipment & providing technical advice to resolve industrial safety hazards & violations of state & federal regulations AND valid driver’s license. 

-OR completion of undergraduate core program in physical sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry) or engineering AND valid driver's license. 

-OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above. 

Job Skills: Occupational Safety

Major Worker Characteristics:

Knowledge of:  (1) Customer & personal service; (2) Safety work practices; (3) Safety management systems & accident theory; (4) Laws & regulations pertaining to occupational safety & health (e.g., OSHA standards); (5) Employee development & training; (6) Safety consensus standards, codes, & best practices (e.g., ANSI, NFPA, ASTM); (7) Fire prevention & safety; (8) BWC policies, procedures, & programs*; (9) Basic industrial hygiene; (10) Basic engineering principles; (11) Mathematics including algebra, geometry, trigonometry, probability, & statistics; (12) Electrical principles; (13) Ergonomics; (14) Chemistry; (15) Physics

Skill in:  (1) Computer use including MS Word, Excel, & Access, & statistical software; (2) Workplace safety monitoring tools (e.g., direct read atmospheric monitors, colorimetric tubes, electrical circuit testers, stop time measuring devices, wire rope & pulley sheave gauges, calipers, cameras, sound level meters, velometers)

Ability to: (1) Critical thinking; (2) Technical oral expression; (3) Establish & maintain effective working relationships; (4) Technical oral & written comprehension; (5) Technical written expression; (6) Problem sensitivity

Educational Transcripts:
For any educational achievements to be considered during the screening process, you must at least attach an unofficial transcript that details the coursework you have completed.

BWC OCSEA Selection Rights:
This position shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of the OCSEA Collective Bargaining Agreement. BWC bargaining unit members have selection rights before non-bargaining unit members. All other applications will only be considered if an internal bargaining unit applicant is not selected for this position.

Salary Information:
Hourly wage is expected to be paid at step 1 of the pay range associated with the position for candidates who are new employees of the state.  Current employees of the state will be placed in the appropriate step based on any applicable union contract and/or requirements of the Ohio Revised Code. Movement to the next step of the pay range (a roughly 4% increase) will occur after six months, assuming job performance is acceptable. Thereafter, an employee will advance one step in the pay range every year until the highest step of the pay range is reached. There may also be possible cost of living adjustments (COLA) and longevity supplements begin after five (5) years of state service.

Transportation:
Position requires travel; therefore, persons occupying this position must be able to provide own transportation &/or legally operate a state-owned vehicle.

Unusual Working Conditions:

Occasional overnight travel may be required; occasional extended work hours including second and third shift; frequent exposure to noise, dirt, temperature extremes, all industrial hazards and occasional toxic substances, caustics, and carcinogens; frequent constrained and prolonged static work postures.

Non-standard work hours.

Background Check:

Prior to an offer of employment, the final applicant will be required to sign a background check authorization form and undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.