Site Safety Supervisor

About the role

The Safety Supervisor position assures compliance with Federal, State and Local laws and Kenco safety programs. Specifically, the Safety Supervisor manages the Powered Industrial Truck Training and Personal Protective Equipment programs. This position directly supervises up to two Powered Industrial Truck Trainers and may include responsibility for temporary staff as needed for fluctuations in workload.

Responsibilities

• Develop and facilitate various safety training programs
• Help develop the warehouse and distribution center safety program
• Conduct safety audits including but not limited to fire equipment, dock conditions, housekeeping, rack conditions, material conditions, and electrical conditions
• Partner with Operations to build support for safety initiatives
• Support operations and other team members on incident analysis, corrective action development and root cause determination
• Identify and correct at‑risk behaviors immediately when observed
• Maintain required governmental reporting documents
• Support investigations into all accidents
• Periodically review conditions of powered industrial equipment and maintenance procedures
• Provide safety information to supervisors that will improve safety in their areas of responsibility
• Assist the Safety Manager and Operation Managers with any special projects that require safety input
• Maintain, update, and add as necessary site policies, procedures, standard work instructions, and tools to improve the efficacy of the quality management system
• Administer internal audit program to ensure compliance to the quality management system through training auditors, auditing processes and procedures, and measuring results
• Identify training needs and organize training interventions to meet quality standards
• Investigate customer complaints and non‑conformance issues and perform root cause and corrective action investigations to improve the quality management system
• Collect and compile statistical quality data and analyze to identify areas for improvement to the quality management system
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in management, occupational health and safety, human resources or engineering from a four‑year college or university; or two‑ to five‑years’ experience in logistics or manufacturing management; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of six months supervisory experience
• Safety leadership experience
• Experience in warehousing, distribution, or related preferred
• Previous experience in the safety field as a safety specialist, technician, or trainer
• Prior powered industrial truck experience
• Computer knowledge in Microsoft software
• Knowledge of OSHA, DOT, federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to safety
• Travel required approximately 25% or less

Skills

• Business Acumen – knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology, and information affecting the business and organization
• Communicate for Impact – proactively communicate with all stakeholders throughout the life cycle of programs and projects
• Influencing Others – quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of the organization with minimal noise; authentically gains trust and support of peers
• Managing Transitions/Change Management – effectively plans, manages and communicates changes in processes with appropriate stakeholders
• Strategic Agility – enable Kenco to remain competitive by adjusting and adapting to innovative ideas necessary to support Kenco’s long‑term organizational strategy

Benefits

• Medical insurance including HSA, HRA and FSA accounts
• Supplemental insurance including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accidental injury
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and Supplemental Life
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off approximately 2 weeks (accrual begins on Day 1 of employment)
• Employer Paid Holidays – 10 days