Health and Safety Coordinator

Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Health and Safety Coordinator position works in tandem with all plant leadership to ensure state, federal, and corporate regulations and policies related to safety are followed at the Ohio facility. The H&S Coordinator reports directly to the Plant Manager with a dotted line relationship with the Director of Environmental Health and Safety.  The H&S Coordinator is responsible for coordinating all Health and Safety activities as described below: This individual will be responsible for implementing, improving and overseeing the training program for all new hires as well as current staff.  

Qualifications

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES (essential functions of the job)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of this function.

Shift: 8am-5pm with flexibility for 2nd shift as needed.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate with HR the onboarding and training of new employees (direct and temporary staffing)
• Identifying and controlling hazardous workplace conditions
• Coordinating the removal of physical, biological, and chemical hazards
• Training employees on company safety policies and procedures, and governmental agency regulations pertaining to employee safety
• Ensuring compliance with all applicable federal and state health and safety regulations and ensuring necessary records are maintained and prepared according to established guidelines
• Ensuring compliance with all applicable Lassonde Health and Safety standards
• Participation in OSHA inspections, providing inspectors with appropriate documents and identifying safety measures.
• Implementing best practices and procedures for plant safety
• Developing and reporting on KPIs
• Facilitating applicable safety training such as but not limited to LOTO, OSHA, Forklift, MEWP, Ammonia, Ergonomics, etc.
• Collaborating with department leaders (managers and supervisors) to ensure safety requirements are being adhered to at all times
• Participates in the plant SQF program
• Facilitation of emergency action planning including annual evacuation drills
• Maintaining current OSHA certifications as applicable
• Maintain Ammonia Awareness certification and training (AR and MI)
• Handling risk assessments to gather information on safety issues
• Verifying that employees consistently follow safety protocols
• Analyzing health and safety data for root cause and corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Reviewing and recommending changes to regular activities
• Any other task deemed necessary to effectively administer the health and safety program
• Lead and facilitate the delivery of technical training programs
• Develop training programs and materials including outlines, text, handouts, hands on exercises, and training evaluations
• Monitor results of training and collect feedback on training instructors to determine effectiveness and identify areas for improvement
• Continuously update Alchemy (LMS) to ensure information is up-to-date and accurate

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree (A.A.) from a two-year college in Health and Safety preferred
• 2-5 years of experience in health and safety programs in a manufacturing environment 
• Work in a safe manner following all PPE requirements.
• Must be able to train and communicate effectively
• Must have MS Excel, Word, and Outlook proficiency

Desired Qualifications:

• OSHA 30 Hour for General Industry
• Extensive demonstratable knowledge of lockout tagout and confined space
• Demonstratable experience with behavior based safety
• Demonstratable experience with hazard identification and abatement

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS

This position requires sufficient physical ability to work in a production setting.

FREQUENT:  Ability to talk and hear; ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, stoop, bend, and/or crouch; push/pull; lift up to 50 pounds; use of hands and fingers to operate machinery/equipment and all manual and electronic equipment in the area of responsibility.  Exposure to wet and humid conditions and fluctuations in ambient temperature (seasonal).

OCCASIONAL:  Squatting, kneeling, ability to reach above and at shoulder height. Ability to wear a dust mask, and perform Confined Entry using LOTO program.  Exposure to toxic and corrosive chemicals.

VISION:  Ability to use close and distance vision, as well as color and peripheral vision with or without correction.  Must be able to visually detect obstacles and potential dangers in a fast-paced production environment involving high-speed equipment and powered industrial lift equipment.

HEARING:  Ability to hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.  Exposure to noise levels from pumps, machinery, forklift traffic, bottle lines, and exhaust fans.