IC Occupational Safety & Health Assistant Administrator

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The Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) is committed to the highest standards of compliance, demonstrating leadership in all areas, and teaching and working with employers and employees to make them successful. A thriving workforce in Arizona is what we strive for and work towards each day.

IC OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR

Job Location:

Address: Arizona Department of Occupational Safety & Health/Consultation

800 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: $85,479.00 - $90,200.00

Grade: 25

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Job Summary:

This position performs highly responsible tasks managing/supervising the State's Occupational Safety and Health Consultation and Cooperative Programs; evaluates public and private employer's establishment for conditions of compliance of the State and Federal Occupational Safety and Health standards, regulations, laws, rules, and codes; oversees the On-site Consultation Project, and Outreach Training. This position also schedules and visits with outside stakeholders on a routine basis; delivers high-impact information to attendees and ways they can be involved in the cooperative programs offered by the State OSHA program.

Provides opportunities for marketing outreach training to cities and counties throughout the state. Markets the value of the free services we provide well before any compliance activity.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State's Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

● Actively promote and develop Alliances and Partnerships with trade and professional associations, companies, labor unions, educational institutions, community and faith-based groups, and government agencies, and groups of employers, employees, and employee representatives that are committed to workplace safety and health.

● Conduct annual reviews to determine if participants are meeting the program's fundamental requirements.

● Supervisor day to day activities and work production from all assigned units.

● Oversee the Voluntary Protection Program in the state of Arizona. Review all VPP on-site evaluation reports.

● Make recommendations or decisions for participation to the ADOSH Director.

● Review audits annually to determine program issues and/or deficiencies, modify procedures to improve program implementation.

● Develop and deliver presentations at conferences, VPP, SHARP, and PEPP ceremonies, associations' meetings, and stakeholder events promoting ADOSH cooperative programs and consultation services.

● Develop marketing and outreach strategies for adoptions of new Standards, Directives, Emphasis programs and future events for the ICA Chief of Legislative Affairs/Public Information Officer.

● Oversees outreach training and designing activities to target employers identified in the Consultation Annual Program Plan (CAPP) or the State Annual Performance Plan.

● Evaluate where promotion or outreach is ineffective, develop new strategies to address shortcomings.

● Attending, contributing, and offering solution to the Arizona Management System (AMS) for the Compliance Assistance Specialist and Consultation sections. This includes areas such as A3 project development, metric development, process improvements, huddle boards, standard work, GEMBA walks, one on one coaching, annual appraisals, and problem solving.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge in

● Field Operations Manual (FOM)

● Consultation Policies and Procedures Manual

● Voluntary Protection Programs Policies and Procedures Manual.

● Industrial Commission of Arizona Policies and Procedures

● ADOSH policies, procedures, and rules

● OSHA Information System (OIS)

● Salesforce System

● The OSHA standards, Arizona Revised Statutes, Arizona Administrative Codes as well as consensus standards

● Occupational safety and health hazard recognition (e.g. unsafe trenching practices, fall hazards, electrical hazards, machine guarding, respiratory hazards, chemical exposures) and their potentials for causing injury and/or illnesses

● Effective methods for eliminating or controlling occupational safety and health standards

Google Suite, Windows, Outlook, Excel and Word

Skill in:

● Oral and written communication

● Typing and using a keyboard

● Time management

● Interpretation of laws, standards, rules and operating procedures

● Use and performance of a variety of technical monitoring equipment

● Application of cost effective and appropriate corrective measures to control work-place safety hazards

● Interpersonal relations

● Recognition and evaluation of occupational safety and health hazards

● Investigative procedures, report writing, and documentation of case files

● Leadership skills

Ability to:

● Manage reports to meet deadlines

● Manage heavy workloads with high level of accuracy and production

● Review and interpret employer's safety and health management systems

● Works well under pressure

● Recognize hazardous conditions in workplaces within the construction, general, and agricultural industries.

● Recognize and engage tactfully those with different backgrounds, characteristics, and perspectives.

● Present/speak in front of large audiences

Selective Preference(s):

The ideal candidate for this position will have:

Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or equivalent credential. BS in a related Safety and/or Health field from an accredited college or university and 6 yrs. of work-related safety experience in the following General Industry settings, Construction Industry, and Agriculture Industry where reports were drafted as a result of walk around audits of said industry. Five years of supervisory experience.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver's license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver's license record checks.

The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver's license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver's License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits:

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

Sick leave

Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year

Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).

Health and dental insurance

Retirement plan

Life insurance and long-term disability insurance

Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

You will be eligible to participate in the state employee health/disability insurance plan, and you are required to participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). ASRS participation may begin immediately or upon your 27th week of employment. Contributions are matched by the employer.

Contact Us:

If you have any questions, please feel free to call 602-542-5559 or email HR@azica.gov for assistance.