Safety Trainer

Mohawk Industries is committed to enhancing customer solutions, process improvements, sustainable manufacturing, and career opportunities. As a Fortune 500 global flooring leader with renowned brands like American Olean, Daltile, and Mohawk, we offer a dynamic environment to grow your career.

About the role

We seek a Safety Coordinator who will ensure employees receive essential OSHA-required safety instructions and coordinate all annual or recurring safety training. The ideal candidate will also conduct plant audits, support corporate safety programs, and maintain a safe workplace.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing instruction of OSHA required safety disciplines to ensure employees have essential safety instructions before being placed in a hazardous job environment.
• Coordinate all other annual or recurring safety training requirements.
• Schedule training sessions to ensure all employees within the assigned area have current safety training as required by law and Company guidelines.
• Present training in a variety of multi-media forms.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee training records.
• Conduct safety audits throughout the facility to identify and correct unsafe conditions and unsafe acts.
• Monitor employee behavior within the assigned area and recommend remedial safety instructions as necessary to reduce workplace injuries and improve regulatory compliance.
• Absorb and participate in accident and incident investigations using photographs, employee interviews, and other relevant sources to determine root causes of an event.
• Write summaries and recommend corrective actions as necessary to prevent additional accidents.
• Perform follow-up on remediation as needed.
• Review and update Job Safety Analysis documents to identify and avoid work-related hazards by outlining specific work procedures required to perform each job safely and effectively.
• Prepare, generate and complete specific periodic reports.
• Maintain and update safety specific documents such as procedures manuals.
• Prepare a PPE Grid for all job classifications.
• Maintain database of all recordable incidents, near-misses, and relevant investigations.
• Track progress on action items generated from incident investigations, safety audits, and safety committee meetings.
• Schedule, monitor, and track action items resulting from Code Red and Blue Drills.

Requirements

• Dependable with a good attendance record.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Microsoft Excel (preferred).
• Prior PIT experience is a plus but not required.

What else?

• May require bending, squatting, climbing, and other physical movement for long periods of time.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Working around moving equipment and in an industrial environment.
• Working in an environment where there may be regular exposure to chemicals, noise from machinery, dust, fumes, and variable temperatures.