Why you'll love it at Gerdau
Our culture thrives by embracing diversity, encouraging innovation and creating products that serve humanity. This is a new position and offers you the ability to participate in the creation of health and safety programs. If you like being boots on the ground in a manufacturing environment utilizing your health and well being skills, this is the position for you!
We offer a competitive salary plus weekly incentive bonus and best of all a Monday through Friday, 8 hour day schedule. Your benefits start on your first day!
We Have:
- A strong global presence with steel mills that transform millions of metric tons of raw material to produce steel beams, flat-rolled steel, merchant bar, rebar, spikes, and wire used by the automotive industry, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries.
- A culture that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation and creates products that serve humanity.
- An environment that values teamwork, safety, and sustainability.
- A commitment to continuous improvement and the belief that we can create a better future for our employees and our global community by investing in people, processes, and technology.
We Offer:
- Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Plans – Eligible upon 1st day of hire
- Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account)
- 100% Matching 401K up to 6%
- Bonuses
- Life/Accidental Life Insurance
- Health Advocate Services
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Career Path System and Training
- An empowering and open culture with the opportunity to grow and create
You Have:
- A degree from an accredited nursing school, preferably a Bachelor of Nursing and current registered nursing license in the state of North Carolina.
- 3-5 years of Clinical Nursing experience
- Occupational health and safety experience and OSHA training preferred but not necessary.
- Prior experience with North Carolina Workers Compensation case management and federal laws related to Worker’s Compensation, and legislation regarding confidentiality.
- Ability to analyze and make sound judgements to accurately document and maintain appropriate confidentiality of medical records.
- Ability to communicate effectively with employees, physicians/medical professionals, and other outside parties.
- Knowledge of state and federal laws related to Worker's Compensation and legislation regarding confidentiality.
- Intermediate proficiency with MS Office suite
- Possess excellent written communication skills and the ability to document decision, agreements, and orders made.
Your Purpose:
Reporting directly to the Health & Safety Manager, you are in daily contact with managers, supervisors, administrative staff, hourly employees, contractors, union representatives & safety representatives regarding injuries, first aid treatment, annual hearing tests, wellness initiatives (including EAP), first aid kit supplies and disability management issues.
Your Work:
- Provide immediate emergency care for traumatic and non-traumatic injured workers and contractors including coordinating, directing and setting up for or transporting offsite medical treatment for the injured workers as required.
- Coordinate and assist the Safety Administrator in case management for all Workers’ Compensation claims.
- Work with the EHS Manager and EHS Specialists to develop preventative measures to reduce work place injuries.
- Conduct respirator fit tests, hearing tests, heavy metal blood draws, PFT tests, crane physicals, and vision tests.
- Maintain, sustain, and ensure compliance with select Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Charlotte Mill, and Gerdau Corporate Safety guidelines and standards.
- Standardize/develop Charlotte nursing, injury response, and North Carolina Workers Compensation practices and policies.
- Coordinate specialized occupational safety and health training and emergency drills for the Charlotte Mill.
- Act as back up to the EHS Manager and Protective Service Medical Team as needed.
- Assist HR in random drug testing as directed by the HR Manager.
- Conducts Breath Alcohol Testing (BAT)
- Performs contractor safety testing and issuance of updated working identification numbers when tests have been completed and passed with a score of 80% or above.
- Authorization of Personal Protective Equipment for new hires and employees as needed.
- implementing and evaluating strategies to facilitate maximum medical improvement for employees to return to work when possible and then establishes case-specific target return-to-work dates. Participate in applicable safety meetings and investigations.
- Report and correct all unsafe conditions immediately.
- Participate in Safety Hour activities and corporate safety initiatives.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Standard shift:
Supplemental pay types:
Application Question(s):
- Willingness to complete a drug test and background check.
Education:
Experience:
- Nursing: 3 years (Required)
- N.Carolina workers Compensation: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
Work Location: In person