Area Safety Coordinator

Boise Cascade Company; Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the building materials industry is seeking an Area Safety Coordinator to enhance safety culture and compliance across two key plants. The ideal candidate will lead safety initiatives, perform regulatory audits, and develop training programs, ensuring a safe working environment for all employees. This mid-senior level position offers an opportunity to impact the wellbeing of the workforce while aligning with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Experience with OSHA standards in manufacturing settings is required.
• Familiarity with Emergency Response and HazCom programs.
• Background in industrial manufacturing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of a safety culture.
• Conduct safety audits and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Provide safety training for all levels within the organization.

Skills

Safety Management

Regulatory Compliance

Incident Investigation

Training Development

Education

Degree in Safety or Industrial Hygiene

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• Lead efforts to develop and maintain a safety culture to improve the safety & health of all employees for both Elgin, OR and Homedale, ID plants.
• Define processes to ensure continuous improvement in our safety performance.
• Develop the safety skill set of management and safety committee leaders in order to execute Division and Region safety initiatives.
• Work with other safety leaders across the organization and professionals to develop and share best practices.
• Develop and communicates division and region safety policy.
• Provide advice on safety and employee protection, and performs audits to ensure that organization and government standards are met.
• Actively works to implement business improvements to reduce workplace accidents and illnesses.
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of federal and state safety laws and regulations.
• Assist management team in complying with Division and Region safety performance measures.
• Prepare appropriate reports and communicates safety results.
• Develop and provides safety training to all employee levels in the organization.
• Provide oversight of the incident investigation process.
• Maintain safety & incident records required by employer as well as state & federal governments.
• Analyze incident data to identify prevention programs to positively impact incident trends.
• Establish and maintain a good working relationship with region and plant management, safety professionals, supervisors and employees.
• Demonstrate strong commitment to safety, quality, environmental awareness, and continuous process improvement.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to develop and maintain a safety culture to improve the safety & health of all employees for both Elgin, OR and Homedale, ID plants.
• Define processes to ensure continuous improvement in our safety performance.
• Develop the safety skill set of management and safety committee leaders in order to execute Division and Region safety initiatives.
• Work with other safety leaders across the organization and professionals to develop and share best practices.
• Develop and communicates division and region safety policy.
• Provide advice on safety and employee protection, and performs audits to ensure that organization and government standards are met.
• Actively works to implement business improvements to reduce workplace accidents and illnesses.
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of federal and state safety laws and regulations.
• Assist management team in complying with Division and Region safety performance measures.
• Prepare appropriate reports and communicates safety results.
• Develop and provides safety training to all employee levels in the organization.
• Provide oversight of the incident investigation process.
• Maintain safety & incident records required by employer as well as state & federal governments.
• Analyze incident data to identify prevention programs to positively impact incident trends.
• Establish and maintain a good working relationship with region and plant management, safety professionals, supervisors and employees.
• Demonstrate strong commitment to safety, quality, environmental awareness, and continuous process improvement.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

Position Requirements

• Ability to be on-site in Elgin, Oregon approximately three weeks per month (75%) and Homedale, Idaho one week per month (25%).
• Experience with OSHA standards, accident / incident investigation, and/or compliance inspections in a manufacturing setting is required.
• Familiarity with Emergency Response, HazCom, Respiratory Protection Standard and other OSHA mandated programs.
• Proven ability to work individually and with diverse groups of people on a variety of projects and issues.
• Background in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Preferred: Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Preferred: Degree in safety, industrial hygiene, or a related science and more than three (3) years of experience in related job function.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Wholesale Building Materials

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