Safety Specialist
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Job Location:
Madison, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
26-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Safety Specialist will assist the companys EHS manager with any tasks related to safety while being willing and able to learn and adapt to the safety needs of the business. The Safety Specialist will also help coordinate safety programs and events when needed.
Essential Accountabilities
- Identify and anticipate safety health concerns and hazards by surveying environmental operational and occupational conditions; rendering opinions on procedures investigating incidents and violations; recommending preventive actions.
- Assist with promoting safe work performance by developing safety systems policies and procedures safety campaigns communications and recognize and support team members positively.
- Help ensure compliance with federal state and local safety and health regulations by performing continuous observations and having safety awareness at all times.
- Maintain safety and environmental information database by developing information requirements; designing and maintaining information systems.
- Assist in driving and improving the safety culture by promoting the Good Catch safety program and focus. Lead by example.
- Assist in handling workers compensation claims.
- Assist in maintaining OSHA logs.
- Track all incidents on the safety log.
- Assist in the coordination and delivery of safety trainings for all locations.
- Conduct safety observations and make improvement recommendations when needed.
- Be an active member of the safety committees.
- Be a visual presence on the plant floor.
- Be a safety resource for employees.
- Serve as the point of contact for the day-to-day needs of the plant.
- Assist with administering the audio metric testing.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in safety related field.
- 2 or more years of practical experience in a manufacturing setting preferred.
Desired Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook Word Excel and Powerpoint.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to influence others by researching gathering data and presenting facts and concepts in a concise manner.
Position Requirements
Work Environment Conditions:
Inside: Office and Manufacturing Environment
Equipment/Tools Used:
Personal computer fax phone copy machine safety equipment
Physical Requirements: Light work (lift 10 lbs): Occasional office supplies
Medium Work (lift 11-30 lbs.) Occasional safety equipment and supplies Heavy Work (lift 31-50 lbs.) Rarely Other Physical Requirements: Ability to move freely through all areas of the plant and facilities. May include rooftops silos catwalks etc. Mental Requirements Reading writing calculating interpersonal skills reasoning/analysis work with minimal supervision time management skills
Travel Frequency (in addition to seminars or related training):
This position will travel domestically 10-20%.
This job description reflects the current assignment of essential accountabilities and is not meant to be all-inclusive. Duties and responsibilities may be assigned or reassigned to this job at any time and may be modified to reasonably accommodate an individual with a disability or for other reasons.
Placon employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug test basic physical background check educational verification and reference checks (as applicable).
Placon requires that employees have and maintain authorization to work in the country in which the role is general Placon does not sponsor candidates for non-immigrant visas or permanent residency unless based on business need.
Placon is committed to equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression marital status age national origin disability veteran status genetic information or other protected characteristics.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Computer Skills
- Construction Experience
- Food Safety Experience
- Root cause Analysis
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- OSHA
- Child Protective Services
- EPA
- Unity
- EHS
- Manufacturing
About Company
Placon makes it clear that its place is in packaging. The company makes thermoformed plastic stock and custom packaging for retail, food, and medical markets. Its primarily clear packaging is made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET; the kind of plastic used in water and sof ... View more
