Safety Coordinator

Position Overview:

The Safety Coordinator will be responsible for implementing, monitoring, and continuously improving the health and safety programs at Tropicale. This role ensures compliance with federal, state (Cal/OSHA), and local regulations while fostering a culture of safety among all employees. The ideal candidate will have experience in food manufacturing environments, a solid understanding of safety standards, and the ability to engage employees in proactive safety practices.

Responsibilities:

• Partners with team members and management to build a “Drive for Zero” safety culture.
• Acts as the Lead for the Company Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) and ensures that all provisions of the IIPP are implemented and adhered to.
• Prepares and maintains written safety and health programs and policies, continuously evaluating such programs and policies to ensure compliance and incorporating.
• Assist in coordination of PSM activities and advise site management on PSM issues and recommended solutions.
• May support other corporate locations to implement engineering controls to minimize safety and occupational hazards in the workplace
• Serves as the Chair of the Safety Committee, including its organization, minutes, inspections and action plan to reduce hazards identified during inspection walks.
• Stays current with an ever-evolving regulatory environment (local/state/federal) and advises management and proposes solutions to remain compliant with l regulatory changes.
• Ensures company compliance (in conjunction with site leadership) with OSHA and Cal/OSHA requirements. Notifies Management immediately if Cal/OSHA arrives to conduct a site visit.
• Conducts daily facility inspections. Compiles hazard analysis reports for corrective measures to ensure engineering or administrative controls are in place to either eliminate or reduce hazards.
• Develop, implement, and administer an internal hazard/risk assessment and compliance auditing process to validate and sustain adherence to OSHA standards and practices
• Maintain OSHA Log. Monitor and update OSHA statistics (incident rate) on a weekly basis in the EHS log . Report weekly performance to the Modesto leadership team.
• Review and/or establish accident reporting and investigation procedures to evaluate injury/accident root causes and identify corrective action measures to prevent recurrence.
• Work with the management team to develop Job Safety Analyses where required to identify physical job task requirements and establish safe operating procedures to prevent injury or damage.
• Responds to all Workplace Accident Emergencies.
• Partner with Workers Comp Carrier and the Director Total Rewards to leverage relationships with selected Occupational Health Clinic(s), to ensure compliance with the company’s return to work and modified work policies and job requirements on an ongoing basis with an objective to drive claim closure where feasible
• Follow-up with employee upon return to work to formally document employee understands his/her work restrictions. Monitor progress on a weekly basis.
• Coordinate monthly/annual fire extinguisher, fire alarm and sprinkler inspections for facility.
• Ensure HAZCOM/SDS compliance
• Ensure facilities are fully stocked with first aid supplies/bloodborne pathogens kits.
• Maintains, develops and implements all hourly employee personnel records and information compilation and retrieval of personnel data, with appropriate confidentiality and timeliness.
• Other duties, as needed; special projects as assigned.

Requirements:

• A minimum of an Associates degree from an accredited university, preferably in Safety; Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), or a related field.
• Minimum 3 – 5 years experience in Safety required
• Working knowledge of OSHA’s PSM standard
• Minimum 3 years Cal Osha experience
• Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook proficiency
• Detailed oriented, accurate, dependable, ability to understand and meet deadlines
• Must be able to organize work to meet challenges of a fast paced environment
• Able to work independently while maintaining strong communication skills
• Able to handle employee information professionally and confidentially
• Bilingual Spanish speaking capability is preferred
• Environmental Protection Agency experience preferred

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs, balance; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a general office environment where the noise level is usually moderate. As part of the job requirements employee may be exposed to work in a production setting and cold temperature (-20 degrees) at times.

Disclaimer:

This position description indicates the general nature and level of work expected. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required. Employee may be asked to perform other duties as required.