Safety Coordinator I

About the role

This position is responsible for planning, establishing, implementing, and maintaining a variety of health, safety, and environmental programs to assure the highest possible degree of safety for employees. The successful candidate will be a self-starting leader who enjoys the challenges of daily involvement with an operation and maintenance team.

Responsibilities

• Trains employees in safety procedures, including but not limited to new employee orientation and monthly safety training.
• Affords assistance in Onboarding as needed, for example, translating.
• Coordinates training for CPR/first aid certification classes.
• Manages Forklift Software (implementation, follow up on incidents, share information with leadership).
• Chairs the Safety Committee: maintains agenda and minutes.
• Participates and presents as scheduled at monthly Otter Tail Safety Meeting.
• Stays up to date on new state and federal health and safety regulations.
• Oversees use of chemicals in relation to management of Safety Data Sheets and ensures safe use of chemicals.
• Suggests revisions to production methods and employee activity that does not meet health and safety codes.
• Consults with Director of Operations regarding the implementation of new safety procedures.
• Conducts emergency drills to ensure employee readiness for fire or weather emergencies.
• Schedules and performs safety audits and subsequently logs audit findings.
• Inspects working conditions to ensure all products and activities are compliant with safety guidelines.
• Conducts incident investigations to determine root causes and corrective actions.
• Maintains incidents on website and shares information.
• Tracks safety incident information near misses, property damage, and reported/OSHA/Dart injuries.
• Weeksly updates on reported incidents and injury management to Leadership.
• Works with injured employees to manage injury, including but not limited to scheduling physical therapy appointments, first aid supplies, and working with leadership with work accommodations.
• Responsible for the overall administration of workers compensation program.
• Accompanies employees seeking medical attention for work related injuries.
• Enters workers' compensation insurance claim and review claim management.
• Creates and manages Report of Workability in work related injuries.
• Maintains OSHA visual safety incident maps.
• Assists corporate legal department to address any health and safety-related legal matters.
• Compiles, analyzes, interprets, and reports accidents.
• Reviews property and injury reports.
• Works with Purchasing Department and vendors in ordering safety supplies and trialing new safety products.
• Works with Purchasing regarding PPE supplies and orders safety supplies for workplace as needed.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or equivalent.
• Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Safety Management, or related field is preferred.
• 3 to 5 years previous work experience in the health and safety field is preferred.
• Management experience is preferred.
• Demonstrates broad knowledge of state and federal safety guidelines for the workplace.
• Exhibits knowledge of appropriate emergency protocols.
• Possesses knowledge of legal repercussions of workplace accidents.
• Reads and interprets legal and federal OSHA documents.
• Possesses knowledge of job site machinery and products.
• Possesses strong leadership skills.
• Communicates clearly and effectively.
• Pays close attention to detail.
• Possesses strong organizational skills.
• Possesses solid problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Proficient in the use of word processing programs.
• Works well with a team.
• Possesses strong writing skills.
• Excellent computer database, customer service skills, and experience with documentation systems required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access.
• Must be a self-starter, highly motivated, organized and able to prioritize.
• Able to establish and maintain strong, cooperative working relationships with others.
• Able to present ideas effectively, orally and in writing, as well as strong public speaking/relations skills.
• Strong working knowledge of the equipment, materials, methods and practices used in production operations.
• Must be able to understand and follow routine oral and written instructions.
• Must be able to delegate work as workload defines.
• Demonstrates ability to remain calm and cool-headed in the event of an emergency.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: 3 to 5 years previous work experience in the health and safety field.
• Skills: Broad knowledge of state and federal safety guidelines, emergency protocols, legal repercussions, reading and interpreting OSHA documents, understanding job site machinery and products, strong leadership, communication, organization, problem-solving, and analytical skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships, public speaking, strong working knowledge of production operations, ability to follow oral and written instructions, ability to delegate work, ability to remain calm in emergencies.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$54,655 -- $82,024 annual.

Schedule

Standard 40-hour workweek applies.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use of hands and finger to, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

The position has good working conditions in a manufacturing plant environment. Time will be spent on the job site monitoring conditions and inspecting products. Time will also be spent in an office setting processing paperwork. Proper safety gear must be worn at all times. Travel to satellite offices may be required.