Clow Valve Metal Casting Facility Safety Technician

Company Description

Today, Clow Valve Company operates at two locations: Oskaloosa, Iowa, and Riverside, Calif. The Oskaloosa plants include iron and brass foundries, a machine shop, assembly, finished goods warehousing, shipping and administrative offices. The Riversidelocation includes a sales office and distribution center.We are proud to continue our history of offering manufactured products that comply with “Made in the USA” requirements.

Job Description

The Safety Technician promotes manufacturing excellence by integrating modernized safety knowledge across Clow Valve’s workforce and provides logistics and support for the activities of the Occupational Health and Safety Department.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

• Sustainability:
• Consistently and with 100% accuracy provide timely reports across all safety databases on time or in advance of their weekly, monthly, or quarterly deadlines.
• Employee Experience:
• Organize and complete New Hire Safety Orientation monthly.
• Monitor the Near Miss system to ensure 100 % data transfer into Cority.
• Customer Experience:
• Support and participate in a minimum of 4 safety initiatives throughout the year
  

CORE FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION:

• Compliance (60%): Accurately track and maintain all records pertaining to safety and proactively work with supervisors to ensure compliance with all employee training, risk management and facility inspections requirements; including but not limited to: scanning documents and filing electronically across multiple systems. Participate as an Administrator for Brainier, Cority, ISN, and Pillar, ensuring accurate records and distribution of all safety software systems. Provide support to the Safety Committees as directed with logistics, documentation, etc., in a timely manner. Ensure that the Machine Shop Manager has timely, accurate reports and support for monitoring of safety system. Monitor Bradylink system and add Lockout Tagout Checklists.
• Training Coordination (20%): Diligently research workforce schedules to ensure maximized timing of training as well as training effectiveness. Assists Safety Engineers with tasks up to and including creating, providing, and/or giving safety trainings as directed.
• Communication (10%): Enhance safety communications by creating content and updating REACH Monitors (Clow TV).
• Project Coordination (10%): Facilitate and implement all planning requirements for safety related events by coordinating the booking of event venues, equipment, merchandise, meal preparations and all other needs. Assist with logistics and support the safety engineer with safety projects, investigations, customer initiatives, and committee meetings.
  
  

Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• Proficient with Excel and Microsoft Office, along with good computer skills.
• Understanding of web-based documentation and reporting systems (experience in Cority and Brainier a plus)
• Strong organizational skills
• Bi-lingual in Spanish is plus.
• Public Speaking confidence is a plus
  
  

Education & Experience:

Required:

• High School diploma or equivalent and 1 to 2 years of manufacturing experience in a safety capacity.
  
  

Preferred:

• Associate degree and 1 to 2 years of manufacturing experience in a safety capacity.
  
  

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.