OPPORTUNITIES

PURPOSE

The Safety and Risk Management Instructor supports the cooperative mission by helping member systems keep their people safe, prepared, and resilient. Through trusted relationships, practical training, and shared learning, this role strengthens safety culture, reduces risk, and ensures cooperative employees can serve their communities safely and confidently.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Researches, develops, and creates quality safety training programs in areas including but not limited to the environment, employee safety, safety codes, fire codes, operator licensing, and vehicle use.
• Facilitates in-person safety training programs for employees of member cooperatives across the state.
• Under the direction of the Director of Safety, Training and Workforce Development, assists with training for the Rural Electric Apprenticeship Program (REAP).
• Sets training expectations and routinely evaluates student performance to grant certification and/or accreditation.
• This position teaches classes at the hands-on schools; this involves teaching the curriculum and grading homework that is distributed throughout the course of the program.
• Works closely with the Program Manager of Safety, Training and Workforce development in the coordination of workflows across member-support initiatives to ensure aligned timelines, communication practices, operational consistency, and coverage of other team members.
• Assists with disaster planning and storm restorations, traveling to cooperative locations to coordinate and route work crews or to work with storm crews as needed.
• Assists IEC members with onsite incident and accident investigations.
• Communicates real-world situations, near misses, and observable learning moments experienced in their daily work with the Director of Safety, Training and Workforce Development, and collaboratively creates forums to share or teach these lessons learned with other co-ops
• Performs Rural Electric Safety Achievement Program (RESAP) audits in compliance with regulatory requirements and relevant co-op agreements.
• Works closely with the other IEC instructors to refine instruction, incorporating experiential learning activities, engagement strategies, and related technology support to ensure training is practical and effective.
• Develops and presents public safety programs to local first-responders, schools community groups, and participants of IEC youth programming.
• Researches, monitors, and disseminates industry trends and safety information generated by OSHA, IOSHA, the EPA, and other relevant agencies; attends conferences and classes to stay current in the field.
• Works collaboratively with IEC Regulatory Compliance Consultants to ensure seamless support, transparent practices, and a co-op-centric approach to ensure compliance and safety goals are achieved.

OTHER FUNCTIONS

• Maintains assigned vehicle(s).
• Meets with supervisors to discuss safety issues.
• Instructs members on RESAP.
• Coordinates safety meetings, creates meeting rosters, and files attendance reports and relevant paperwork.
• Conducts assessments such as hearing tests for members’ employees designed to educate and protect against harmful workforce risks
• Completes field reviews with line crews.
• Assists other departments and performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• None

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have an equivalent of the following education and/or experience.

• Associate degree with emphasis in line technology, engineering technology, safety, loss control, compliance or a related field is required.
• Five to seven years of journeyman and/or electrical lineman experience is required.
• Certified Loss Control Professional (CLCP), Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), CPR/first aid Instructor, OSHA 10- and 30-hour courses, NUTSEA, and QUAD State instructor courses are preferred.
• Valid driver’s license required; commercial driver’s license preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The company will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships.
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently.
• Proficiency using a computer, including proficiency with Microsoft Office, the internet, information systems/software, spreadsheets and databases.
• Ability to operate office equipment, including printers, copiers and phones.
• Ability to operate machinery, including a forklift, skid loader, trencher and trucks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to describe and explain complicated or sensitive information, the ability to negotiate with and motivate others, the ability to maintain confidentiality, and strong listening skills.
• Ability to communicate information to groups and to deliver training/presentations to employees at all levels of the organization.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities, including the ability to make judgments based on interpretation of information and when others’ opinions may be in conflict.
• Ability to prioritize, organize and manage tasks and time effectively for self and others.
• Ability to coordinate work with other departments or organizations and to make meeting/conference arrangements.
• Ability to provide input into budget development, to check and verify financial documents, and to purchase equipment/supplies/materials.
• Strong mathematical abilities (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages, and ratios), including the ability to apply principles of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry; to process data; and to use a calculator.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The environmental and physical demands described here are representative of those an individual must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The company will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment on a flexible work schedule.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision; frequently required to take action based on own interpretation of policies.
• Ability to stand and sit for periods of time and to move often throughout the workday within or between departments or facilities.
• Strong sensory skills, such as good hearing, dexterity, feeling and good eyesight, including the use of color perception and peripheral vision.
• Ability to speak clearly.
• Ability to interact frequently with others, both in person and through phone, online, email and written correspondence.
• Ability to lift/carry up to 50 pounds.
• Requires occasional exposure to noise, dirt/dust, hazardous materials, and working in high places.
• Requires frequent use of mechanical/electrical equipment and exposure to inclement weather and/or extreme temperatures.
• Travel required approximately 85 to 90 percent of the time; overnight travel required approximately 50-plus days per year.