Safety Specialist
Safety Specialist
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Job Description
The Safety Specialist assists in monitoring and coordinating safety program including safety inspections accident investigations and safety training.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of but not be limited to the following:
- Develops implements maintain safety programs such as lockout/tagout machine guarding fire protection powered industrial vehicles and other OSHA safety compliance programs.
- Advises the company on safety protocols and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance as mandated by local state and federal agencies including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
- Conducts routine and follow-up safety and hazard inspections.
- Facilitating safety committee meetings (developing agenda providing subject matter expertise and ensuring compliance with regulations.
- Promote Safety Awareness through communication education and participation in safety initiatives.
- Manages safety training and certification programs such as OSHA required annual training First Aid/CPR forklift etc. and maintains records.
- Analyzes accident and incident reports for trends; makes recommendations for correcting unsafe conditions and actions.
- Works with Safety Manager and Human Resources on work-related injuries and illnesses.
- Works with maintenance to assure all machines and equipment are operating in a safe and efficient manner.
Qualifications :
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Required Education: Associate degree preferred but not required.
Required Experience: 2 to 5 years of related experience or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred: English/Spanish/Karen bilingual.
REQUIRED SKILLS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
- Skilled in performing safety inspections ensuring compliance with OSHA safety standards.
- Communication and Interpersonal skills to be able to communicate technical information to non-technical personnel.
- Able to gather data compile information and prepare reports.
- Able to develop implement and enforce safety programs and protocols.
- Skilled in performing safety inspections and ensuring compliance with OSHA safety standards.
- Knowledge of federal state and local safety regulations protocols and/or procedures.
- Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
- Skilled in developing safety procedures and protocols.
- Ability to investigate and analyze information and draw conclusions.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse populations.
Additional Information :
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be 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 this job the employee is regularly required to stand walk use hands to finger handle or feel lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet / slippery floors. Travel may be required.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Jack Links is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation and gender identity national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
E-Verify
Jack Links provides the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new Team Members Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. IMPORTANT: If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work we are required to provide you written instructions and an opportunity to contact SSA and/or DHS before taking adverse action against you including terminating your employment. We do not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants or to re-verify current employees and may not limit or influence the choice of documents presented for use on the Form order to determine whether Form I-9 documentation is valid we use E-Verifys photo screening tool to match the photograph appearing on some permanent resident and employment authorization cards with the official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) photograph. If you believe that Jack Links has violated our responsibilities under this program or has discriminated against you during the verification process based upon your national origin or citizenship status please call the Office of Special Counsel at 1- (TDD: 1-).
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
