Safety Specialist
Position Type: Full time, hourly
Purpose: Servicing and supporting the production facility with their safety needs as it relates to production line safety. You will have a strong focus on employee well-being and continuous improvement. You will help develop, implement, and drive standards to make safety the norm across the company and ensure that we have the right training, skills, processes, materials, and information to consistently improve.
Role and Responsibilities
Aid all employees on-site with safety awareness and compliance.
Serve as point of contact for safety issues.
Coordinate and execute new hire orientation and other training as needed.
Conduct safety meetings, training, and review for our employees.
Report all incidents and take part in root cause analysis.
Respond to on-site emergencies.
Prepare weekly reports and conduct audits on a routine basis.
Provide compliance assurance.
Work with Quality, Maintenance, and Operations to conduct and review Job Hazard Analysis, Risk Assessments, and help implement risk reduction strategies.
Support special projects with safety oversight.
Assess and find resources and equipment to support safety goals.
Collect safety performance data to build out a safety dashboard.
Conduct safety training as needed.
Participate in emergency response planning.
Stay current with industry trends and best practices in (link removed)>
Any and all other duties as assigned within your capabilities.
Qualifications and education requirements, and Preferred skills
Bachelors degree EHS or related field preferred, or equivalent experience in safety of minimum (3) four years required
Excellent, clear, and concise verbal and written communication skills.
Bilingual to include Spanish is a plus.
Ability to work independently with little to no supervision, multi-task, and deliver quality work in an efficient manner required.
Demonstrated high personal interest, passion and aptitude for safety aspects of the company.
Proficient user of Microsoft Office programs required.