Safety Technician, 2nd shift

Title: Safety Technician, 2nd shift, 2nd Shift Req ID: 6857

City, State: Hartwell, GA

Reports to: Safety & Security Manager

Classification: Exempt

Work Arrangement: On-site, 2:00pm start time

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary: The Safety Technician plays a significant role in sustaining a culture of Safety at Brakebush. This position promotes company-wide compliance with all health and safety regulations by utilizing training, coaching and ongoing involvement in incidents to increase awareness and practice of safety objectives.

Essential Functions:

• Organizes and facilitates training on safety topics to include Blood Borne Pathogens (BBP), Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT), fall protection, and First Aid/CPR.
• Maintains and implements Environmental Health, and Safety (EHS) programs to include Lockout/Tagout, Hazard Communications, PIT, and Hearing Conservation.
• Conducts inspections throughout facility and on equipment, e.g. chain/sling/hoist.
• Assists in accident/incident investigations.
Assists with Workers Compensation claims and coordinating the return-to-work process.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in an industrial environment OR a minimum of an associate degree in Occupational Safety (or related field).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to develop safety plans, update team members and speak articulately about investigation results, next steps, or decisions in stressful situations.
• Competent in Microsoft Office Suite: will use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams (to conduct virtual training)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two plus years of experience in the safety industry.
• Experience in training coordination i.e. facilitate sessions to various group sizes and levels, find training materials, coordinate outside compliance trainers, vendors, etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic safety practices and OSHA regulations.
• Experience in a food processing or manufacturing facility.
• Knowledge of general First Aid and CPR.
• Strong administrative and program coordination skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Supervisory Responsibility: No supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment: Wide variations in environment temperature (-10 freezer, 32-degree coolers, 40-degree plant, wet cold environment) noise, and moving equipment.

Physical Demands: Position will include extensive standing at times, sitting, lifting, wearing factory required equipment while working in production, walking, visual, responding quickly to sounds and driving.

Position Type: This is an exempt position. This is a second shift position but requires work on first, and third shifts as needed.

Travel: Some travel may be required for trainings and classes.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test and background check are required.

Brakebush provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Applicants must have the legal authorization to work for any employer in the United States. We are currently unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas.

Brakebush is committed to adhering to compliance and applicable pay transparency laws in all states where we operate and any other states where we have a legal obligation.

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