Safety Coordinator

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Assists, plans and implements safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• Advises senior manufacturing leaders on safety compliance best practices, concerns and preventative actions.
• Assist with developing, scheduling and conducting training classes for employees on safe work practices.
• Documents and maintains safety files and records.
• Monitors operations to identify potential risks and takes measures to prevent incidents and/or accidents.
• Performs safety surveys and inspections to identify and correct workplace hazards.
• Prepares recommendations for corrective or preventive measures and follows up on recommendations to ensure measures have been implemented.
• Conducts post-accident investigation and assist supervisor(s) with problem solving for possible accident causes.
• Assists with creating, developing and/or updating written safety plans, procedures and/or policies.
• Assists in the development, evaluation and upgrading of safety programs.
• Coaches supervisors, team leaders and employees about safety policies and expectations; monitors to ensure compliance; reports issues and/or trains employees when needed.
• Acts as one of several site points of contact for urgent situations, or incidents requiring support from a safety team members, such as reasonable suspicion situations, employees needing first aid, etc.
• Primary support resource for second shift on incidents, including reporting and handling of situations; responsible to notify other leaders of safety and management as needed.

Experience, Skills & Education:

• Excellent computer, communication and training skills
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and safety data sheets.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, supervisors and employees.
• Trained in (or willing to be trained in) CPR, AED, BBP, first aid, and other safety-related certifications as required by management.

Additional Information:

• Comfortable working in large, non-temperature controlled manufacturing and distribution environment.
• Prior Industrial Forklift experience is a plus, willingness to be trained a must
• Ability to work 1^st or 2^nd  shift as needed to support and maintain a safe workplace.
• Ensure that the workplace is monitored and is fully in compliance with all applicable OSHA standards, rules and regulations to maintain safety in manufacturing facilities.

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Principles is a plus.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Salary : $25 - $29