Safety Coordinator

Treplar; Martinsburg (WV); On-site; USD 48,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Treplar is seeking a Safety Coordinator to support the Safety Manager across manufacturing and warehouse operations. This hands-on role performs inspections, helps with equipment and task risk assessments, and tracks corrective actions to completion on the floor.

You will collaborate with operations, logistics, and training teams to ensure compliance, PPE, and safe work practices, including bilingual English/Spanish communication when needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree in occupational safety, industrial technology, or related field preferred.
• OSHA 10/30-hour training or equivalent safety education a plus.
• At least 1 year of manufacturing or industrial safety experience preferred.
• Experience identifying equipment hazards in an active plant is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine safety audits across extrusion, padding, and warehouse areas with documentation.
• Assist with job hazard analyses and machine risk assessments.
• Check machine guarding, interlocks, and emergency stops; escalate issues as needed.
• Assess ladders, elevated work areas, guardrails, and fall-protection needs.
• Identify unsafe electrical or fire/safety conditions and blocked exits.
• Inspect forklift routes and pedestrian safety, report unsafe behavior.
• Identify slip/trip hazards, leaks, PPE gaps, and unsafe storage.
• Maintain audit logs, action trackers, and verify corrective actions.
• Assist in documenting incidents and near-misses for safety review.

Skills

Hazard recognition

Follow-through

Excel/Word

Communication

English/Spanish bilingual

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree in safety/industrial tech

OSHA 10/30-hour training

Job description

• Location 5115 Winchester Ave,Martinsburg, WV, 25405,United States
• Employee Type Full-Time Non-Exempt

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Facility safety audits: Complete routine walkthroughs in extrusion, thermoforming, padding, pelletizer/agglomeration, recycling, warehouse, logistics, and maintenance areas; record exact locations, photographs, and findings.
• Machine and task risk assessments: Assist with job hazard analyses and machine-specific risk assessments focused on sharp edges, cut hazards, pinch/nip points, exposed shafts and rollers, entanglement, unexpected movement, and unsafe access.
• Machine guarding and emergency stops: Check guards, barriers, interlocks, and emergency stops for damage, bypassing, or gaps; promptly **escalate** issues to Maintenance and Safety. Machine release approvals remain with authorized management.
• Ladders and elevated work: Assess ladder condition and placement, elevated platforms, step access, mezzanines, guardrails, unprotected edges, and fall-protection needs; flag unsafe work-at-height practices.
• Electrical and fire/life safety: Identify blocked electrical cabinets, damaged electrical equipment, unsafe extension-cord use, blocked exits, inaccessible extinguishers, and unsafe material stacking or sprinkler clearance.
• Mobile equipment and pedestrian safety: Inspect forklift/pedestrian routes, intersections, barriers, aisle conditions, load storage, forklift damage, and unsafe traffic behavior; report issues to the responsible supervisor.
• Housekeeping, PPE, and workplace conditions: Identify slip/trip hazards, leaks, cable routing issues, damaged tools, sharp materials, clutter, unsafe storage, missing signage, and PPE compliance gaps.
• Corrective action follow-up: Maintain audit logs and action trackers with risk priority, assigned owner, due date, and status; follow up with Maintenance and Production and verify completed corrections on the floor.
• Incident and near-miss support: Gather observations, photographs, witness information, and evidence as assigned; help document contributing conditions and preventive actions for Safety Manager review.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree in occupational safety, industrial technology, maintenance, or a related field preferred.
• OSHA 10/30-hour coursework or similar safety education is a plus.

Experience:

• At least one year of experience in manufacturing, industrial safety, industrial maintenance, quality inspection, or a related field preferred.
• Experience identifying equipment hazards in an active plant is a strong plus.

Knowledge:

Working knowledge, or ability to quickly learn, general industry safety principles, risk assessments, machine guarding, emergency stops, hazardous energy awareness, ladder and elevated work safety, PIT/pedestrian safety, electrical clearances, and fire prevention.

Skills:

• Strong hazard recognition
• consistent follow-through
• basic Microsoft Excel/Word skills
• Effective communication
• Ability to communicate effectively, bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Regular walking and standing on manufacturing and warehouse floors;
• occasional bending, reaching, crouching, and climbing stairs or approved access platforms.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull items weighing up to 50 pounds occasionally, team lifting or mechanical assistance is required for heavier loads.
• Work may involve heat, noise, moving machinery, forklift traffic, and required PPE.
• Must safely access assigned inspection areas and may occasionally adjust hours to support other shifts.

Summary

The Safety Coordinator supports the Safety Manager in identifying, assessing, documenting, and correcting safety risks throughout Treplar's manufacturing and warehouse operations. This is a hands-on, floor-focused role that performs inspections, assists with equipment and task risk assessments, and follows corrective actions through completion. The Coordinator works closely with all management teams, including operations, logistics, training, and other departments.