Health & Safety Coordinator

About the role

The Health & Safety Coordinator supports and maintains workplace safety programs for VEGA Americas, Inc. and Grieshaber Precision Americas. This role ensures regulatory compliance, promotes a positive safety culture, and supports day-to-day safety operations.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement safety plans/programs in accordance with OSHA Standards.
• Train employees in worksite safety practices by promoting and leading a site culture where safety is ingrained as a core value.
• Affiliate with safety inspections of the production floor.
• Perform employee and written safety program audits.
• Investigate accidents and near misses. Provide corrective actions.
• Maintain chemical inventory list.
• Create and train on JSA and LOTO assessments.
• Train new employees on JSA for their respective areas.
• Ensure SDS sheets are current and up to date for all departments.
• Primary trainer for hazard communication related to new and internal transfer of employees.
• Affiliate with maintaining OSHA 300A log, report electronically through OSHA annually.
• Affiliate with monitoring subcontractors’ safety and compliance.
• Ensure that employees consistently follow safety protocols.
• Coordinate scheduling for quarterly emergency response team (ERT) meetings.
• Manage direct seller and field service PPE kits.
• Affiliate with annual fire and severe weather drills.
• Manage first aid, hazardous waste, battery recycling and biohazard programs and service providers.
• Handle requests for certificate of insurance (COIs) for internal & external customers.
• Maintain insurance compliance within third-party safety sites (ISN, Avetta, Veriforce, etc.).
• Affiliate with the management of safety documentation within third-party safety sites.
• Affiliate with the research and development of safety training topics.
• Affiliate with scheduled employee safety audits and plant inspections.

Requirements

• A High School Diploma
• 3+ years of related experience OR a combination of education and experience related to the position
• OSHA 10- or 30-hour certification preferred or willingness to obtain

Qualifications

• Vega Americas manufactures, distributes, and services process instrumentation to measure level, density, weight, and pressure.
• Our products have been making industrial processes safer and more efficient for over 60 years.
• VEGA Americas, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer.
• We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• EOE AA Minority/Female/Vet/Disability