Farm Safety and Resource Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Gain a thorough understanding of existing operational activities, safety considerations, protocols, reporting processes, safety committee activities, and training materials.
• Drive awareness, education, and engagement around safety, sustainability, and other initiatives, as needed—including through supervisor coaching, hosting on-site training seminars, and facilitating new employee safety orientations.
• Partner directly with the Media Production Specialist and subject matter experts across the organization to assist in production of training materials supporting all aspects of farm operations and culture, including safety, animal care, environmental stewardship, and other topics, as needed.
• Regularly observe supervisor-led training and safety committee processes. Make recommendations to improve the effectiveness of communication and enhance overall safety program facilitation.
• Audit and evaluate key operational areas, activities, and processes to identify safety risks and opportunities.
• Maintain all safety-related applications, data, key performance indicators, scorecards, and reports utilized by all levels of the organization.
• Collaborate with farm teams and industry partners to help develop job certification programs that integrate classroom instruction and on-the-job training with industry best practices.
• Become proficient with Company’s systems, applications and SOPs required for daily animal and feed documentation and recordkeeping.
• Contribute to operations-related special projects, analyses, and administrative tasks, as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, an agriculture-related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years of related work experience, preferably in a dairy or agricultural setting.
• Bilingual/Spanish skills required.
• Self-sufficiency and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills—both written and verbal.
• Ability to conduct effective safety training and presentations throughout all levels of the organization.
• Excellent interpersonal and team-building skills, with ability to collaborate across departments and locations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Proficient in educational content development using a variety of digital learning and presentation platforms (e.g., Canva).