Chinchor Electric, Inc. is family owned and operated and has been in business for 40 years. We are celebrating being one of the Nation's Top Workplaces after receiving the honor of being granted the Orlando Sentinel's Top Workplaces award two years in row in 2024 and 2025! We are a Commercial and Industrial Electrical contractor, performing Heavy Industrial Electrical, Highway Lighting, Traffic Signalization projects, and much more. We work with both corporate clients and government entities and maintain yearly contracts with Orange, Seminole, Osceola, and Volusia counties, as well as the Florida Department of Transportation. With two locations in Orange City and St. Augustine, we offer services throughout the state of Florida.
Chinchor Electric is seeking a highly motivated and hardworking Safety Coordinator for our Orange City office. Join our team, apply today!
Educational Opportunities and Benefits:
- Medical (100% Employer-Paid Plan Options)
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401K + Match
- Christmas Bonus
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Referral Program
- Advancement Opportunities
- Paid apprenticeship and training opportunities through the 4-year Florida Electrical Apprenticeship & Training (FEAT) and Northeast Florida Builders Association (NEFBA) apprenticeship programs.
- Paid certifications including:
- CDL-A
- Crane Certification (rigging, signaling, operating)
- IMSA
- Maintenance of Traffic
- Traffic Signal Technician Levels I, II, and III
Job Type: Full Time, Hourly, Non-Exempt
Pay: $25+ per hour, Based on Experience
Responsibilities:
• Lead safety onboarding and orientation programs for new hires while educating employees on company safety policies, hazard communication, and reporting procedures.
• Conduct hands-on training and competency assessments for bucket truck, boom lift, and scissor lift operators, ensuring safe equipment operation and compliance with industry standards.
• Facilitate fall protection training for elevated work activities, including highway lighting, traffic signal, and industrial substation projects, ensuring compliance with anchorage and harness requirements.
• Deliver classroom instruction, field evaluations, and recertification training for forklift operators handling heavy electrical materials, transformers, switchgear, and conduit systems.
• Train and evaluate employees on the safe operation, inspection, guarding, and maintenance of industrial machinery and specialized electrical equipment.
• Develop, implement, and enforce site-specific safety policies and procedures for industrial electrical, lift station, wastewater treatment, and DOT roadway construction projects.
• Perform routine safety audits and hazard assessments to identify unsafe conditions and implement corrective actions related to MOT, grounding, lockout/tagout, and other high-risk activities.
• Investigate workplace injuries, utility strikes, vehicle accidents, electrical incidents, and near-misses while conducting root-cause analyses and preparing detailed incident reports.
• Ensure organizational compliance with OSHA regulations, NFPA 70E standards, FDOT specifications, and all applicable local, state, and federal safety requirements.
• Develop emergency action plans, coordinate first-aid response efforts, inspect emergency equipment, and serve as a liaison between field operations, management, and emergency response agencies.
Required Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:
- Preferred OSHA 30 or OSHA 510 certificate
- Minimum of two (2) years of dedicated construction safety experience
- Valid Driver Licenses, must maintain clean driving record frequently
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Physical Demands
Must be able to perform multiple tasks and can handle the physical demands of the job, including but not limited to, standing, walking, kneeling, bending, crouching, pulling, pushing, climbing, and lifting at least 50lbs.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Chinchor Electric, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex or gender, marital status, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, sexual stereotyping, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Drug Free Workplace
To help ensure a safe, healthy, and productive work environment for our employees and others, to protect Chinchor Electric, Inc. property, and to ensure efficient operations, Chinchor Electric, Inc. has adopted a policy of maintaining a workplace free of drugs and alcohol. This policy applies to all employees and other individuals who perform work for Chinchor Electric, Inc.