Title: Safety Administrator

Reports to Human Resources Manager

Working Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (THIS ROLE IS NOT REMOTE)

Job Summary/ Objective of Job

Valley Truck Parts, Inc. is an industry leader in Heavy-Duty Truck Parts and remanufacturing, with over 60-years of outstanding customer service and quality products. As we continue to grow, we are looking for quality members to join our team. Valley provides a welcoming work environment to foster growth, undertake new challenges, and build careers.

The Safety Administrator is responsible for facilitating compliance with occupational health and safety (OHS) guidelines. This position’s focus is to always ensure safe working environments and work to prevent injuries and accidents at work.

Summary of Essential Job Functions

• Work directly with leadership, employees, contractors, and vendors to identify workplace hazards and develop tasks and actions to correct those hazards found.
• Identify training needs/deficiencies and prioritize training of departments and programs. Design and implement training through in-person or remote training systems to educate leadership and employees in occupational safety and health programs.
• Plan, review and update existing OSH policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all policies, procedures, and training are within MIOSHA regulations and standards.
• Conduct risk assessments, job hazard analyses and departmental audits of all VTP workplaces to assist in identifying, controlling, and eliminating safety and health hazards.
• Lead in the initiative to promote and implement preventative measures and safety policies.
• Coordinate and facilitate industrial hygiene testing, audiometric testing, and other testing as required or deemed necessary.
• Audit departments and facilities for adherence with MIOSHA and EPA rules, regulations, and standards as well as overall cleanliness and organization.
• Manage and coordinate activities of the safety committee, including meetings, departmental audits, safety action items and employee engagement.
• Investigate and identify root causes of all workplace accidents and provide feedback and corrective actions to prevent future incidents.
• Obtain and provide thorough documentation of workplace injuries to workers compensation carriers and continue to assist until claims are resolved.
• Maintain all information and documentation of chemical inventory in the facility and ensure that it is captured in the GHS/SDS database system.
• Review and analyze previous injury/incident records and provide feedback and guidance to minimize similar occurrences.

Qualifications

• 1-5 years’ experience as a Safety Coordinator or similar strongly preferred.
• Certificate in occupational health and safety strongly preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of MIOSHA regulations and standards.
• Familiarity with conducting data analysis and reporting statistics.
• Outstanding critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Great interpersonal and communication skills.

Performance Metrics

• OSHA Incident Rate (OIR) reduction
• Recordable injury and light-duty management
• Computer literate, including Excel, Access and Outlook
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Written and verbal communication proficiency
• Ethical conduct
• Prioritization and time management

Physical Demands:

• Frequently walking and/or kneeling
• Speaking/hearing
• Reaching/handling/climbing

Travel

Limited travel may be required 0-25%

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wyoming, MI 49519: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• EHS: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location