Responsible for planning, implementation, and monitoring company compliance with OSHA, Safety, and environmental standards to ensure a safe and healthy workplace throughout the company.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop and implement health and safety plans in the company according to legal guidelines.
- Ensures full compliance with current and developing HSE legislation (federal, state, and local laws, regulations, codes, rules, and trends).
- Ensure OSHA standards and proper documentation are being maintained regarding safety, inspections, audits, risk assessments, monitor maintenance PM’s, record keeping on machines, equipment, forklifts, Haz-Waste, etc.
- Maintain safety supplies/related materials. (Eye Wash, Respirator masks, PPE)
- Ensure prompt investigations and reporting of any accidents, incidents or near misses. Followed up with corrective action plan.
- Responsible for all phases of training and development of staff for health and safety matters. (new hire, initial, annual and refresher) as required for employees in safety, policies, and procedures.
- Provide support and guidance with leadership and internal/external customers to prepare, implement and maintain a positive health and safety culture within the organization. Ensure that relationships with pertinent governing and advisory groups are maintained.
- Responsible for annual vehicle inspections. Compliance with DOT on company vehicles.
- Follow up and compliance with DNR for all required employees.
- Direct safety program including regular safety committee and ERT meetings, general understanding, OSHA compliance and other regulatory compliance. Review safety metrics.
- Keep EHS Policy and Procedures, and GHS sheets current and updated.
- Work with insurance companies, contractors and vendors as needed.
- Work with all staff to ensure they have all PPE, safety equipment and machinery in proper working condition to do their job.
- Work with leadership to document and evaluate employee safety performance issues that arise in the company and assist with the disciplinary process.
- Other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications, Skills & Experience
- Previous HSE experience in manufacturing environment preferred.
- Experience in OSHA, MSHA, DOT standards.
- Hands on and detailed oriented.
- Recognize potential safety hazards and safeguard a safe working environment.
- Possess strong verbal and written communications skills. Able to motivate people.
- Must have a good attitude and highly motivated.
- Must be able to work independently.
- Clean DMV record.