Safety Coordinator

HelloFresh; Illinois; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

HelloFresh seeks a Safety Coordinator to lead safety initiatives at their distribution center in Illinois. The role involves ensuring OSHA compliance, conducting safety training, and acting as a visual presence on the production floor. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in safety, excellent communication skills, and the ability to inspire change.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience with HelloFresh as a production worker with Forklift Training, or 3 months of Safety Internship in a distribution center.
• Superior communication and presentation skills.
• Preferred Safety Certification: GSP, OHST.

Responsibilities

• Ensure OSHA compliance including safety training and incident investigations.
• Conduct Job Safety Analysis and assist with emergency action plans.
• Act as an on-site first responder and support other departments.

Skills

OSHA compliance

Communication

Problem Solving

Presentation Skills

Education

Associate's degree in safety

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Apps

Job description

Schedule: Sun-Wed 0800-1830

Pay- $23.75

Safety Coordinator will join forces with the Site Safety Manager to head up workplace safety initiatives for one of our distribution center operations! You will be on the front lines of production and immerse yourself in the trenches to promote HelloFresh’s vision, inspire change, raise the bar on safety performance, and champion a culture of safety!

You will…

Work with integrity and the utmost regard for the safety and health at HelloFresh

Provides subject matter expertise either through education, training, and/or experience in multiple areas including environmental management, compliance, occupational safety, risk management and/or occupational health

Ensure OSHA compliance within a HelloFresh/Green Chef Facility including but not limited to: Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT’s); New Hire safety training and ongoing safety training; Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding and Chemical Safety; all necessary recordkeeping and reporting including OSHA 300 Logs

Assisting EHS site teams as a visual presence on the production floor and identify safety risks

Assist management team during accident or injury investigations and root cause analysis

Act as the management team’s subject matter expert for safety and security questions

Assisting EHS site teams as a visual presence on the production floor

Identify safety risks present on the floor to be fixed or addressed

Complete EHS related audits and after-action responses to the identified gaps

Coordinator other associates on the floor with ergonomics, safety, and other related issues

Identify employees violating safety rules and coordinator them on a safer way

Act as an on-site first responder who can provide basic first aid to injured persons

Ensure visibility of HSE initiatives at the site level (Behavior Safety, Safe Work Permit process, Safety Observations,Near Miss, etc) to all levels of operations management and recommend improvements in effectiveness.

Demonstrate sound judgement based on observations and evaluation, by site, to determine safety meeting effectiveness and appropriate level of mentoring for safety meeting facilitators. Collect and analyze data to identify safety or injury trends and develop corrective actions

Ensure contractors and visitors follow HelloFresh safety policies during their time on-site

Assist with the site emergency action plan and liaison with local first responders when needed

Conduct a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) of all routine and non-routine tasks performed on-site

Promote safer forklift operations through training, observation and coaching operators

Support other departments including quality, food safety, production and logistics as needed

You are…

Partner: you effectively listen, build rapport and communicate at all levels; you’re confident sharing ideas and are a trusted advisor for workplace safety

Results-driven: you recognize and resolve situations that are ambiguous or challenging, focus effort on meeting or exceeding goals, and pave the way for efficiency.

Programmatic: able to identify the system component that is causing the error, as well as the options available for resolving it and completing the task.

Inspirational: you know how to make an impact and deliver presentations that inspire and influence change

Versatile: you roll with the punches and don’t get overwhelmed easily; you enjoy grinding away at issues and have a knack for driving results in hyper-growth, constantly changing environments.

At a minimum, you have...

Safety Coordinator

Minimum of 1 year of experience with HelloFresh as a production worker with Forklift Training, OR 3 months of Safety Internship in a distribution center environment and an associates degree in safety, OR 2 years of safety experience in a distribution center environment.

Preferred Safety Certification: GSP, OHST, etc.

Expertise in OSHA compliance, especially with powered industrial trucks, lockout/tagout, strain and sprain prevention.

Superior communication and presentation skills with ability to influence across all levels of an organization

Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point) and Google app (Gmail, drive, sheets, etc.)

Illinois Pay Range

$23.75—$23.75 USD