SUMMARY:  The Safety Coordinator is responsible for establishing and maintaining a variety of health, safety and environmental programs to ensure compliance with safety standards. The position will develop and lead safety training for team members.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Responsible for planning, establishing, implementing a variety of health, safety and environmental programs to ensure the highest possible degree of safety for team members.
• Provide safety expertise and support as a resource to plant staff, live haul operations, traffic division and garages.
• Support the development, execution, facilitation and participation in Safety auditing, hazard and safety assessment programs. Develop facility Safety communications.
• Lead safety training with supervisors.
• Lead the Safety Committee on designated shift.
• Initiate and lead accident/incident investigations.
• Coordinate safety training for new and existing team members.
• Support individual facility development and deployment of appropriate Performance / Program Standards outlining Safety expectations.
• Take a lead role in the development and improvement of Job Safety/Hazard Analyses.
• Perform industrial hygiene monitoring as required.
• Take a leadership role in the HazMat program.
• Lead change in the safety culture of the plant to drive the Journey to Safety Excellence.
• Take a lead role in the implementation of behavior based safety.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position will not have supervisory responsibility.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Required
• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2 years of progressive experience with facility level safety practices
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Intermediate computer skills familiarity with Microsoft Windows and MS-Office products (Excel, Word, and Power Point), as well as other common computer applications
• Knowledge and practical experience in the implementation of facility level industrial safety programs, including, but not limited to, lock out tag out, confined space entry, fall protection, machine guarding, mobile equipment, hot work, contractor control, process safety management, and electrical safety
• Practical experience and understanding of Safety regulations (federal and state) and applicable consensus standards (e.g., ANSI; NFPA; NEC)

• Preferred
• Practical experience in Safety management systems, risk management, and root cause incident investigation techniques
• Strong problem solving and decision making skills
• Foreign language skills, particularly Spanish