Safety Coordinator-Trainer

About the role

Originally founded in Silicon Valley in 1952, we’ve been a private, family-owned and operated business since 1969. We are humbled by the long-term relationships with our customers, earned through the packaging solutions we offer, including design, engineering, testing, manufacturing, and fulfillment of custom and stock packaging.

Responsibilities

• Assess, recommends, develops and maintains safety programs and protocols
• Affirms and recommends measures to protect workers from potentially hazardous methods, processes or materials through process improvement, education/training, communication, monitoring based on federal and state OHSA and other regulatory compliance and company policies
• Maintains safety and lean programs and incorporates these practices into workflows, e.g., emergency action plan, IIPP, drug/alcohol testing, heat illness program, SDS, etc.
• Acts as a mentor to new employees (on-boarding, training schedule, certifications, ongoing education, PPE distribution, new PPE requests, drug testing, etc.)
• Coordinates new employee hands-on training with supervisors and leads
• Responsible for keeping supervisors, GMs and Production Managers aware of and on top of their various safety requirements (observations, toolbox talks, leadership audits, etc.)
• Affirms and maintains adequacy of facilities/environment (housekeeping, lighting, tool availability, guards or protective devices)
• Be the main site contact for all safety related matters: coordination between certification trainings with vendors/employees, stocking of kits, tests, SDS sheets, standard operating procedures and team member training
• Leads local site safety/lean committees
• Recognizes safe team members and team practices
• May assist manager with CCS app training content or metric analysis
• Affirms and investigates accidents, reports and takes preventative actions
• Manages team member’s modified duty and return to work. Communicates with employee on modified work about hours worked, restrictions, etc.
• Affirms and manages vehicular accident or property damage reporting
• Reports and records all maintenance issues, follow up with corrective action and fixes
• Sums up the information via CCS app for other sites to use
• Works with team on Key Event Schedules on specified Lean projects, as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health, Psychology or another related field
• OSHA knowledge (30-hour general industry preferred)
• Excellent ability to relate well with others, influence, lead positive change, and foster a safety culture
• Strong knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability to learn CCS application for metrics and injury reporting
• Highly Desired: Experience or certification in First Aid/CPR
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Effective communication and problem-solving abilities
• Knowledge of safety regulations and standards
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Sick Leave
• Holiday Pay