Safety Coordinator

As infrastructure critical to the region’s growth and prosperity, BNA is a vital asset for Middle Tennessee and serves as a gateway to Music City and beyond. According to a recent State of Tennessee study, in 2019 alone, BNA generated more than $9.9 billion in total economic impact. BNA supported more than 76,000 jobs in the region and produced more than $443 million in state, local and federal taxes. BNA receives no local tax dollars. For more information, visit . Follow us on Facebook: , Twitter:  and Instagram: . Learn more about BNA® Vision, our growth and expansion plan for the airport, at .

  Hiring Process:

• Apply online
• Interview(s)
• Offer
• Ten (10) year background check, including criminal history check, motor vehicle check, pre-employment drug screen and breath alcohol test
• Onboarding

 Benefits:  

• Deferred compensation plans
• Educational Assistance
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability Insurance
• Health Screenings
• Paid Holidays
• Annual/Bereavement/Military Leave

Accepting Applications until filled.

Starting Salary Range $63,795 - $86,797

Job Summary: The Safety Coordinator is responsible for reducing risk and creating a safer environment for MNAA personnel, the general public including persons with disabilities, conducting regulatory inspections i.e., Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Americans with Disabilities' Act (ADA), identifying safety hazards and program deficiencies under compliance with OSHA Standards (29 CFR; 1910), ADA & Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) ADA self-assessments. Other responsibilities include, developing policies & procedures, corrective actions, training materials, and job safety analyses (JSA) to include reviewing, providing guidance & implementing various regulatory changes to required safety programs such as Tennessee OSHA's Occupational Safety and Health Program, Control of Hazardous Energy Program, and Respiratory Protection Program.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Independently conducts operational risk surveys, not less than monthly, to include inspection of equipment, machinery, and working conditions to ensure compliance with OSHA regulations.
• Conducts periodic walk-through inspections of the terminal to identify safety and ADA related issues that create risk for MNAA, the general public, and persons with disabilities.
• Evaluates operational deficiencies, prepares finding reports, and recommends remedies to reduce risk.
• Tracks items identified in an audit/inspection to ensure all issues were addressed and resolved.
• Coordinates required safety programs such as Hazard Communication, Personal Protective Equipment, and Control of Hazardous Energy, to ensure regulatory requirements are met; also provides guidance on regulatory changes.
• Develops, updates, and delivers annual OSHA and other safety trainings to MNAA personnel.
• Works with Maintenance and DPS teams to conduct annual chemical inventories (over 1,000 chemicals), conducts chemical spot checks not less than monthly, and updates the online chemical inventory database (adding and archiving SDS Sheets).
• Conducts air and noise sampling with specialized equipment such as calibrated gas meters and noise dosimeters to set baselines, evaluate exposures, and make recommendations for implementation to reduce noise exposure.
• Coordinates required emergency planning for severe weather and annual fire drills.
• Oversees ergonomic assessments of workstations and makes recommendations to reduce injury risk.
• Enforces safe work practices and corrects unsafe employee behaviors through training and mentoring.
• Oversees ladder annual inventory and inspection program and conducts ladder inspections of all inventoried ladders not less than quarterly.
• Oversees annual roof anchor inspection.
• Develops PPE Hazard Assessments and Job Safety Analyses for various teams and annually reviews each PPE Hazard Assessment and Job Safety Analysis.
• Oversees annual fire extinguisher service and conducts monthly fire extinguisher inspections for compliance standards.
• Prepares and distributes monthly toolbox talk training material and maintains training records.
• Conducts monthly ramp walks and participates in cleanup events with airlines, service providers, and MNAA Maintenance Personnel as scheduled to include documenting findings, recommending remedies, and updating metrics.
• Conducts annual FAA ADA Self-Assessments and quarterly in house ADA Assessments.
• Assists with planning annual ADA Week.
• Coordinates monthly Hazard Recognition Competition. Includes logging submissions and tracking corrective actions.
• Assists with coordinating Safety Committee meetings and planning annual Safety Day/Expo event.
• Assists with safety investigations, analyzes accident data resulting from the investigations, and implements preventive programs.
• Participates on the American's with Disabilities Act (ADA) Committee and recommends remedies to resolve complaints.
• Periodically escorts agencies touring MNAA for risk, hazard, safety, and access audits. Follows all safety regulations.
• Maintains regular and on-time attendance.
• Supports MNAAs commitment to its culture and values, including Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence (RISE).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics:

• OSHA Regulations: Knowledge of state and federal OSHA regulations.
• Safety and Security: Knowledge of equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote safety and security.
• Hazard Evaluation: Skill in recognizing, reporting, and mitigating airport, airfield, and airspace hazards.
• Independence: Develops one's own ways of doing things, guides oneself with little or no supervision, makes independent decisions, and depends on oneself to get things done.
• Initiative: Displays a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Managing Workload: Skill in organizing and prioritizing work, handling multiple responsibilities, and meeting deadlines.
• Researching: Skill in conducting research, including identifying research questions, planning research, gathering data, analyzing data, and interpreting results.
• Communication: Skill in communicating with all levels of the organization and with stakeholders, both orally and in writing.
• Presenting: Skill in developing and delivering presentations, both oral and written, to groups of varying size.
• Creative Problem Solving: Skill in conceptualizing and developing imaginative, workable solutions to problems.
• Inductive Reasoning: Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Deductive Reasoning: Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to come up with logical answers.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates professional behavior and appearance in all situations.
• Dependability: Acts reliably and responsibly with others.
• Teamwork: Skill in working with others as a team while taking responsibility for outcomes.
• Relationship Building: Skill in establishing and maintaining effective and professional working relationships with others.
• Stress Tolerance: Skill in accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Computer Use: Skill in using a personal computer, the internet, and other software to perform job-related functions.
• Microsoft Office: Skill in using Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Attention to Detail: Is careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Written Comprehension: Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Written Expression: Ability to use words and sentences in writing so others will understand.
• Driving: Skill in operating a motor vehicle.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) badge.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in safety management or related field required 
• 2-4 years of related experience. 
• Valid CLASS D Driver License 

Preferred:

• 4 to 7 years of related experience.
• Certified Safety Professional

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