Instructor/Trainer - HAMMER Facility

Job description

HAMMER INSTRUCTOR/TRAINER

 

POSITION OVERVIEW

 

Training instructor needed for Hoisting & Rigging, Fall Protection and Safety & Health.  Position will be located at the DOE training facility in Richland Washington.

 

Hoisting & Rigging

 

The Hoisting and Rigging & Aerial Lift Subcontractor instructor introduces students to the hazards of hoisting, rigging, and aerial lifts and how to recognize potentially dangerous work areas. The goal of the programs is to ensure that Hanford workers tasked with operating cranes, forklifts, and aerial lifts, and performing rigging duties are properly trained to work safely and incompliance with the rules and regulations that govern these operations on the Hanford Site.

 

The program covers the operation controls, inspection, maintenance, and repair of cranes, hoists, fork trucks, slings, rigging hardware, and hoisting equipment used on the Hanford Site. The Hanford Site Hoisting and Rigging Committee implements rules, regulations, and standards for hoisting and rigging activities through DOE-RL-92-36, Hanford Site Hoisting and Rigging Manual. HAMMER's role is to ensure hoisting and rigging training incorporates these rules, regulations, and standards into the Hoisting and Rigging courses.

 

Examples of training subjects are:

 

• Basic Crane & Rigging Safety
• Forklift Safety
• Aerial Lift Safety
• Well Driller Rigging Safety
• Overhead Crane Safety
• Mobile Crane Safety

 

Fall Protection

 

The Fall Protection Subcontractor instructor introduces students to; potential fall hazards and how to recognize potentially dangerous work areas; the latest fall protection practices; and literally places students in the seat of the harness of the fall protection equipment. Students participate in interactive, practical exercises that are conducted in a controlled, safe environment. All HAMMER Fall Protection training complies with OSHA 1926.503, ANSI Z359.2, and the Site Program.

 

Workers who will be exposed to fall hazards at the Hanford site receive applicable fall protection training as directed in the Hanford Site-wide procedure, DOE-0346, Hanford Fall Protection Program.

 

Examples of training subjects are:

• Fall Protection
• Fall Hazard Recognition & Prevention
• Fall Protection Personnel Fall Arrest System (PFAS) Users

 

Safety & Health

 

Examples of training subjects are:

 

• Scaffold Safety
• Portable and Fixed Ladder Safety
• Hanford Site Confined Space Entry
• Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety
• Suspect and Counterfeit Items
• On The Job Trainer (OJT) Fundamentals
• On The Job Evaluator (OJE) Fundamentals

 

 

 

 

 

 

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed

by the person assigned to this position. Principal duties and responsibilities are intended to describe

the overall purpose of this job.

 

This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities

assigned to this position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform job-related duties

as requested by management. All requirements are subject to modification to reasonably

accommodate individuals with a disability.

 

For persons with disabilities: If you require assistance completing, or are unable to complete the online resume/application process, please contact:

VAS Human Resources @ 803-644-0070
Mon. - Fri. 9am - 4pm

237 High Gate Loop 
Aiken, SC 29803

Value Added Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports a drug-free work environment