Description

The Safety Supervisor is responsible for continuously monitoring and adapting safety procedures and operations to ensure a safe and fully compliant work environment for all employees. 

Role and Responsibilities 

• Manage Health and Safety Programs and site compliance following facility Safety Management System (SMS)
• Demonstrates an excellent knowledge or be a resource to guide Plant Leadership about OSHA, EPA, and other regulations. Acts as the main contact for any Governmental Regulatory inspections for EHS compliance. 
• Develops annual goals for safety performance partnering with operations management. Accurately logs & reports Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and demonstrates thriving effort to achieve targets. Some KPI examples are Hazards/Near Miss reporting and action tracking, Safety events; first aid, recordable and property damages, TRIR rate, leading vs. lagging indicators. 
• Creates processes to identify unsafe equipment operation and provide recommendations of safe operations. Provides risk analysis and troubleshoot/diagnose potential EHS problems/hazards. This includes root case analysis, effective physical or behavioral control measures, and development of corrective action plans to arrive at best outcome.
• Completes periodic internal audits of safety programs and/or its components. Closely works with clients and external auditors as a resource to complete audits and inspections
• Manages the cases of injured workers following internal case management protocols. Also, responsible for Workers Compensation program management: prevention to injury management and return to work.
• Maintains professional certifications and training requirements needed for the position. Some examples are- OSHA 30, OSHA 501, Certified Safety Manager (CSM), Associate of Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP). 
• Performs other duties as assigned 

Preferred Qualifications and Education Requirements

• 3 years of Safety experience
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations is required
• OSHA 30-Hour Certification or OSHA 501 
• Forklift Trainer Certification 
• Database management, including enterprise software.
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office Applications
• Proficient in Spanish

Requirements

Core Competencies, Knowledge, and Skill Requirements 

Candidates should be self-starters with a strong work ethic and the ability to prioritize their workload to ensure timely issue resolution. In addition, this individual should possess the following skills:

• Analytical Thinking: Must be able to identify and define problems, extract key information from data and develop workable solutions for the problems identified to test and verify the cause of the problem. Develop solutions to resolve the problems identified. 
• Communication: Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts. Demonstrates effective use of listening skills and displays openness to other’s ideas and thoughts.
• Functional Knowledge: Knowledge relevant to one’s own function or work group. Applies current best practices in discipline or specialty area. Stays aware of major developments in discipline or specialty area.
• Organization: Organize and prioritize your own actions efficiently. Be flexible and react favorably to multiple priorities, changing schedules and daily assignments while paying attention to detail.