Safety Coordinator

About the role

At CMC, our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent. This role focuses on fostering a proactive safety culture across our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills, and offices.

Benefits

• Day 1 benefits coverage with low-cost medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Day 1 paid-time off and vacation
• 4.5% company match 401(k) plan
• $500 annual company-paid lifestyle benefit
• Competitive compensation and bonuses
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and advancement opportunities

Responsibilities

• Create clear lines of communication between department management and the Safety Department
• Assist and support CMC Operations Safety in developing and implementing safety policies, procedures, requirements, and initiatives
• Continually evaluate tasks to ensure Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) are up-to-date and implemented
• Assist operational departments with timely completion of incident investigations and safety compliance
• Motivate employees to follow the safety culture through administration of a Proactive Safety Measure program and consistent communication of CMC safety standards
• Support contractor safety and coordinate their work activity with CMC employees and plant operations
• Assist, conduct, and follow up on safety council meetings and monthly facility inspections
• Assist facility in developing corrective actions for identified hazards, including implementation, tracking, and follow-up
• Coordinate and facilitate all required employee training, such as New Employee Safety Orientation, annual required re-training, forklift, material handler, overhead crane, and site-specific equipment safeguards
• Perform regular reporting of safety metrics, incident investigations, projects/initiatives, outstanding safety issues, and other necessary reports
• Collect, organize, and analyze data to spot trends, evaluate program effectiveness, and propose initiatives

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience identifying and addressing workplace hazards, including incident prevention and safety committee leadership
• Basic knowledge of OSHA General Industry Regulations required
• Overall knowledge of the steel-making process is a plus
• Proficiency with computer operating systems, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required
• Web-based safety management system experience is a plus
• Passion for continuously building a proactive safety culture and driving continuous improvement
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to develop or deliver safety programs and training materials
• Proven ability to perform safely, build relationships, and convey important safety initiatives across the organization
• Must be able to work an on-call schedule
• Must be able to work outside under all weather conditions, including heat and cold

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED required.

About us

We are CMC, a Fortune 500® company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported projects and structures worldwide for over 100 years. We’re assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle challenging construction reinforcement problems and make our industry more sustainable.