What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety Lead position at JM Steel PA?
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Night Shift Safety Lead supports the Safety Manager in executing the facility’s safety strategy during off-shift operations within a steel tube manufacturing environment. This role ensures compliance with company policies, OSHA regulations, and plant-specific safety procedures. The lead serves as the primary on-shift safety resource, driving daily safety audits, enforcing established policies, identifying hazards, facilitating corrective actions, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
- High school diploma or GED required, associate’s degree in occupational safety or related field preferred.
- 2 years of safety experience in manufacturing or heavy industrial environments preferred.
- Working knowledge of OSHA regulations applicable to heavy manufacturing.
- Experience with safety audits and hazard identification.
- Ability to work independently during night shift operations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and reporting systems.
- OSHA 30-hour certification (General Industry).
- Experience in steel, tube, pipe, or metals manufacturing.
- Familiarity with Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
- First Aid/CPR certification.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as the primary on-shift safety representative.
- Enforce compliance with OSHA standards and company safety policies.
- Monitor high-risk activities including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), confined space entry, hot work, powered industrial truck operations, and overhead crane operations.
- Conduct safety observations and intervene when unsafe acts or conditions are identified.
- Partner with supervisors to ensure consistent application of safety rules and disciplinary procedures when required.
- Perform scheduled and unscheduled safety audits of production lines and maintenance activities.
- Inspect PPE compliance, machine guarding, housekeeping, and emergency equipment.
- Verify completion of pre-shift equipment inspections.
- Document audit findings and track corrective actions through completion.
- Escalate critical hazards immediately to the Safety Manager and Operations leadership.
- Respond to on-shift injuries, near-misses, and property damage incidents.
- Assist in conducting root cause investigations using structured methodologies.
- Ensure timely documentation and reporting of incidents.
- Monitor implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions.
- Facilitate or support shift-level safety meetings and toolbox talks.
- Reinforce safe work practices during shift startup meetings.
- Coach employees on hazard recognition and risk mitigation.
- Support onboarding safety orientation for new night shift employees.
- Promote employee participation in safety programs and reporting systems.
- Identify trends in audit findings and incidents.
- Recommend process or engineering controls to reduce risk exposure.
- Support implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
- Participate in cross-functional safety improvement initiatives.
- Assist in maintaining safety performance metrics and reporting.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Industrial manufacturing environment with exposure to heavy machinery, overhead cranes, forklifts, high temperatures, noise, and steel fabrication processes. Requires standing, walking, climbing stairs, and wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE).
Excellent benefits include medical with a standard PPO plan with deductibles as low as $1,500 and wellness credit up to $750; free concierge primary care; voluntary 401k plan currently matching up to 12%; voluntary dental and vision plans; free telemedicine services; basic life, long and short-term disability coverage.
EOE M/F/D/V