Job Overview and General Purpose

Guided by Penn Line’s values, ethical principles, and industry standards, the Safety and Training Support Specialist serves as a resource for all employees to promote a safety culture where all incidents are preventable, by developing policies, training programs, best practices, root cause analysis, and customer training requests.  This is an exempt, salaried position.

Essential Functions

1. Enhances the standardization of safe work practices in concert with the employee safety manual, skills training programs, and by facilitations of on-the-job training efforts.
2. Provides technical guidance and support to operations through collaboration on skills and safety program development, mitigation techniques and training procedures.
3. Serves as a role model of excellent customer service by responding constructively to the needs of all those he/she interacts with daily on behalf of the organization.
4. Supports management’s event investigations and near miss, good catch evaluations by applying root cause analysis principles.
5. Supports operational safety performance by evaluating JSA and Safety Observations forms, working with management to correct unsafe behavior, and facilitating the development documentation and training of risk mitigation strategies.
6. Influences the development of new employees (Short Service Employees or SSE) by collaborating on strategies for their orientation to the work and work environment.
7. Represents Penn Line’s professional image in the industry and with customers by participating in industry events, safety meetings, and customer training events.
8. Oversees compliance with MSHA and customer training requirements by maintaining and evaluating training records, and by scheduling the appropriate trainings.
9. Oversees compliance with inspection intervals for lineman’s rubber PPE, coverup, and hot sticks by monitoring the interval and facilitating the exchange of good as needed.
10. Facilitate compliance for MSHA, OSHA and Customer work rules by gaining the required expertise and making crew observations to identify gaps.
11. Assist with storm restoration efforts by supporting and evaluating the work practices, and conditions.
12. The Safety and Training Support Specialist will comply with all performance initiatives and other job-related duties as assigned.

 Minimum Qualifications:

• Current valid driver’s license.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a field training associate or equivalent.
• CUSP certification or relevant level of knowledge and experience preferred.
• Education/Experience: High school diploma, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Computer skills: Intermediate/advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and word processing software; email and Internet browsers and other software.
• Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of industry safety standards and requirements, operational methods, and best management practices.
• Other skills and abilities: Excellent oral and written communication skills; strong equipment troubleshooting knowledge; ability to handle confidential information; organization skills; and attention to detail.
• Judgement: Ability to reach logical conclusions based on established evidence. Able to exhibit a high level of confidentiality. Recognizes when to elevate a decision or inform a superior about a decision.
• Planning ad Organizing: Ability to plan and organize one’s own activities.
• Follow Up and Control: Ensures that directives have been understood and carried out.
• Adaptability: Ability to process change management initiatives effectively.
• Drive: Demonstrates personal accomplishment and a desire to excel; sets and maintains ambitious standards for achievement and makes things happen. Takes ownership of position. Must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.

Reporting and Key Relationships

• Reporting Relationship  The employee shall report to the Safety and Training Support Manager. The employee is expected to work closely with a variety of departments and Penn Line staff, including the Supervisors, on all relevant matters affecting Penn Line Energy T&D Inc. or otherwise connected with the discharge of the employee’s duties.
• Key Relationships include customer contacts, the various department managers and key contacts (Accounting, Billing, Claims, Equipment, Human Resources, Payroll), field trainings associates and managers and embedded staff, and supply vendors.

Physical Demands  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Frequent light lifting (up to 25 lbs.)            • Ability to hear (aid permitted)
• Infrequent heavy lifting (over 100 lbs.)       • Ability to See
• Sitting more than 5 hours per day              • Ability to write messages
• Occasional kneeling or bending                 • Ability to speak clearly
• Travel over multiple days                            • Ability to traverse rough terrain.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Primarily, the work will be performed in the field and occasionally, in an office setting.
• Frequent travel to core states (Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, and Tennessee) required and may be exposed to noise, heat, and dust and/or hazardous equipment or chemicals.

To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, absent undue hardship to Penn Line Energy T&D, Inc.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Penn Line Energy T&D, Inc. retains the right to change or assign other duties, responsibilities, and activities to this position at any time with or without notice.

You can locate more information on our website at www.pennline.com.

It is the policy and practice of Penn Line Energy T&D, Inc. to ensure Equal Employment Opportunities for and utilization of all individuals without regard to race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and older), color, national origin, religion, citizenship, ancestry, veteran classification, genetic information, or disability or other protected status or protected activity (“protected status”).

We are a Drug-Free Workplace.

We encourage minorities and females to apply.

EOE, including disability/vets