Safety Coordinator I
1 Month ago • Upto 2 Years
Job Description
The Safety Coordinator is responsible for the coordination, facilitation, and supervision of the facility's safety programs and initiatives. This role involves inspecting operations, investigating incidents, developing safety programs, conducting training, chairing the Safety Committee, managing first aid/CPR readiness, coordinating inspections, monitoring hearing conservation, and maintaining compliance records.
Good To Have:
- Experience in First Aid and CPR
- Working knowledge of OSHA and DOT regulations
Must Have:
- Regularly inspects facility operations to ensure safe job practices, proper protective equipment utilization, and operational machine/process guards.
- Investigates accidents and near-miss occurrences, identifies trends and causes, and ensures corrective measures are implemented.
- Works with management to develop safety programs and incentives.
- Conducts new hire training to ensure understanding of safety practices and policies.
- Provides training to employees on safe and appropriate machinery and equipment operation.
- Chairs the Safety Committee.
- Ensures proper number of personnel trained in first aid and CPR and maintains required safety/medical supplies.
- Conducts and certifies all forklift training.
- Coordinates annual fire inspection tours and tours by other safety and health regulatory agencies.
- Monitors facility hearing conservation program.
- Coordinates work duties for employees on medical restrictions.
- Maintains communication with management, Human Resources, and third-party claims administrators.
- Maintains OSHA 300 log and other required reports.
- Prepares regular and special reports as required.
- Performs other duties as required.
Job Summary
The Safety Coordinator is responsible for the coordination, facilitation, and supervision of the facility's safety programs and initiatives.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Regularly inspects facility operations to ensure that safe job practices are followed, protective equipment is properly utilized, and all required machine/process guards are in place and operational
- Investigates and facilitate the investigation of all accidents and near-miss occurrences identify trends and causes and ensures that corrective measures are implemented
- Works with management to develop safety programs and incentives as appropriate
- Conducts new hire training and ensures new employees understand safety practices and policies
- Provides training to employees on the safe and appropriate operation of machinery and equipment
- Chairs the Safety Committee
- Ensures the facility maintains the proper number of personnel trained in first aid and CPR and that the required level of safety and medical supplies are maintained in inventory
- Conducts and certifies all forklift training
- Coordinates annual fire inspection tours and planned/unplanned tours by other safety and health regulatory agencies
- Monitors facility hearing conservation program
- Coordinates work duties for employees on medical restrictions
- Maintains appropriate communication with immediate management, Human Resources, and third-party claims administrators
- Maintains OSHA 300 log and other required reports
- Prepares regular and special reports as required
- Performs other duties as required
Qualifications
- Minimum high school graduate
- Minimum zero to two years of experience in safety or woodworking operations
- Working knowledge and proficiency in the use of computer and business-related software, including Microsoft applications Excel, Word and Outlook
- Preferred experience in First Aid and CPR and working knowledge of OSHA and DOT regulations
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