Plant Safety Coordinator

Location: Danville, VA
Duration: 3-12 Months (Start: ASAP)
Type: 1099 Contractor

CompensationSchedule

Pay Rate: $53/hr
Per Diem: None (Local Candidates Only)
Completion Bonus: $150/month
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Schedule: Monday-Friday | 7:00 AM-3:00/5:00 PM | 40-50 Hours/Week
Additional Schedule Details: Consistent first-shift schedule supporting active manufacturing and plant operations.

Why This Opportunity?

Join Goodyear Manufacturing and support daily safety operations within an active industrial manufacturing environment. This opportunity provides hands-on safety oversight focused on OSHA General Industry compliance, employee and contractor safety, hazard recognition, and operational risk reduction.

The Plant Safety Coordinator will work directly with plant leadership, employees, contractors, and the EHS Manager to promote a proactive safety culture and ensure compliance with company and regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications

OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Certification
Current First Aid/CPR/AED Certification
Minimum 3 years of hands-on safety experience in manufacturing, industrial, automotive, chemical, warehousing, or similar General Industry environments
Strong knowledge of OSHA General Industry regulations
Experience conducting inspections, hazard assessments, safety observations, and incident investigations
Experience supporting contractor safety programs and safety documentation

Preferred Qualifications

OSHA 511 Certification
ASP, OHST, CHST, or other recognized safety credentials
40-Hour HAZWOPER Certification
LOTO Training
Confined Space Training
Incident Investigation / Root Cause Analysis Training
Powered Industrial Truck or Forklift Safety Training
Automotive or Manufacturing Industry Experience

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide daily onsite safety oversight throughout manufacturing and plant operations
• Monitor employee and contractor compliance with OSHA General Industry requirements
• Conduct routine safety inspections, observations, and plant walkthroughs
• Identify hazards and coordinate corrective actions
• Monitor and enforce compliance with Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) programs
• Monitor machine guarding, PPE, Hazard Communication, and electrical safety requirements
• Support confined space, hot work, and powered industrial truck safety programs
• Assist with Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs/JSAs), risk assessments, and pre-task safety planning
• Participate in incident, injury, near-miss, and hazard investigations
• Track corrective actions through completion
• Assist with employee and contractor safety orientations and training
• Support the EHS Manager with audits, inspections, and compliance initiatives
• Promote a proactive safety culture throughout plant operations

Technical Knowledge

Candidates should have working knowledge of:

• OSHA General Industry Standards
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
• Machine Guarding
• Hazard Communication Programs
• Electrical Safety
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Permit-Required Confined Spaces
• Hot Work Programs
• Powered Industrial TrucksForklifts
• Material Handling Operations
• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA/JSA)
• Incident InvestigationRoot Cause Analysis
• Safety AuditsCompliance Inspections
• Contractor Safety Management

What Success Looks Like

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, plant-focused safety professional who enjoys working directly with employees, contractors, supervision, and management to improve workplace safety.

Success in this role requires proactively identifying hazards, effectively communicating safety expectations, supporting operational teams, and ensuring manufacturing activities are conducted safely while maintaining productivity and compliance standards.

Apply Today

Qualified candidates should submit a resume for immediate review.

Please ensure your resume clearly reflects experience related to manufacturing safety, OSHA General Industry compliance, LOTO, machine guarding, confined space, hot work, contractor safety, incident investigations, JHAs/JSAs, and field safety oversight.

Interviews are actively being scheduled for qualified candidates.