Area Safety Coordinator

ZipRecruiter; Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the manufacturing sector is looking for a Safety Leader to enhance and maintain a safety culture across its Elgin and Homedale plants. The role includes developing safety initiatives, training employees, and ensuring compliance with OSHA regulations. Candidates must have experience in safety and industrial hygiene, along with a proven ability to work collaboratively in diverse environments.

Qualifications

• More than three years of experience in a related job function.
• Familiarity with OSHA mandated programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a safety culture to improve employee health.
• Provide safety training to all employee levels.
• Conduct audits to ensure compliance with safety standards.

Skills

Bilingual in English and Spanish

Experience with OSHA standards

Ability to work with diverse groups

Education

Degree in safety, industrial hygiene, or a related science

Job description

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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.
• : Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• : Degree in safety, industrial hygiene, or a related science and more than three (3) years of experience in related job function.