Safety Coordinator – Phoenix Products

Ring Power Corporation; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ring Power Corporation seeks a Safety Specialist to lead daily safety efforts on the Jacksonville shop floor, coaching personnel and ensuring compliance with OSHA, NFPA, and EPA standards.

Responsibilities include conducting inspections, investigating incidents, and supporting risk assessments and training programs across the plant. The role emphasizes proactive safety leadership in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 3-4 years of experience.
• OSHA 1910 General Industry knowledge.
• Experience conducting safety audits, incident investigations, root cause analysis and employee safety training.
• Strong communication and coaching ability.
• Able to work in fast-paced production environment.
• Comfortable confronting unsafe behaviors professionally.
• Basic computer skills: Excel, Outlook, reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain daily shop floor presence and coach employees on safe work practices.
• Identify unsafe conditions and promote See Something, Say Something.
• Assist in OSHA, NFPA, EPA compliance.
• Support safety programs including PPE, LOTO, Haz Com, respiratory protection, fall protection, electrical safety, ergonomics.
• Conduct scheduled safety inspections (daily, weekly, monthly).
• Investigate injuries, near misses, spills; determine root cause and corrective actions.
• Assist Safety Manager with plant-wide initiatives and risk assessments.
• Support fire drills and emergency response procedures.
• Prepare KPI reports (RIF rate, near misses, hazard IDs, audit scores).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Safety

Job-specific skills

Communication

Information gathering

Results oriented

Credibility

Managing change

Interpersonal skills

Personal development

Analytical thinking

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Reporting systems

Job description

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Primary Job Role

• Maintain a daily presence on the shop floor throughout all production areas, conduct routine safety observations/audits and coach employees on safe work practices.
• Build positive relationships with hourly employees and supervisors
• Identify unsafe conditions and behaviors, process risks in real time, & promote a proactive “See Something, Say Something” culture.
• Assist in maintaining compliance with OSHA, NFPA, EPA, & company standards
• Support all safety programs including PPE, LOTO, Haz. Com., respiratory protection, fall protection, electrical safety, ergonomics, hot work, etc.
• Conduct scheduled daily, weekly, & monthly safety inspections
• Respond to all injuries, near misses, property damage, spills, and safety concerns. Lead or assist investigations, determine root cause, and develop corrective actions.
• Assist Safety Manager with plant-wide initiatives, participates in risk assessments/JHA’s, participates in Branch Safety Meetings and Production Committee Meeting.
• Support fire drills, evacuation plans, severe weather readiness, and emergency response procedures.
• Help prepare KPI reports – RIF rate, near misses, hazard ID’s, audit scores, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Job Competencies

• Safety: fully supports, encourages and follows safe work behavior, and considers safety of paramount importance in the workplace.
• Job Specific Skills: Demonstrates the required depth and mastery of knowledge and skill associated with the job as identified in the Learning Management System (LMS) and other applicable sources. Demonstrates the effective application of the job specific knowledge, skills and ability required to resolve job related challenges in the workplace. Refer to job specific training requirements for the job identified in the LMS.
• Communication: Uses active listening skills, conveying information with the appropriate medium that is clear and easily understood. Uses feedback to verify effective and accurate communication has occurred. Ensures that others having a need to know are kept informed about developments, progress, problems and plans through consistent, effective communication. Avoids surprises.
• Information Gathering: Checks all appropriate sources in identifying the information needed for analysis and decision making. Uses skillful methods in obtaining high quality relevant information. Checks work to ensure accuracy and completeness. Compares observations or finished work to what is expected to find inconsistencies. Clearly documents sources and organizes the information according to the research needs.
• Results Oriented: Has a strong sense of urgency and commitment to achieve desired results in the face of obstacles and frustrations. Remains focused, does not get bogged down in unnecessary detail. Identifies and utilizes the most efficient methods to successfully achieve tasks on time despite unforeseen events. Driven, maintains a sense of urgency and adjusts schedules as needed to achieve without sacrificing quality of work.
• Credibility: Demonstrated concern to be responsible, reliable, and trustworthy. Maintains commitments. Respects the confidentiality of information or concerns shared by others. Is honest and forthright with people. Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work. Punctual, follows instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Managing Change: Demonstrates support for innovation and for organizational changes needed to improve the organization's effectiveness. Helps individuals and groups manage the anxiety associated with significant change. Establishes processes to manage the orderly implementation of change.
• Interpersonal Skill: Anticipates, notices, and understands concerns of others, involving them in a process or decision to ensure their support. Develops and maintains positive relationships. Considerate and discreet in handling challenging, awkward or tense interpersonal situations, focusing on issues and interests instead of people or positions. Knows when to escal…
• Personal Development: Takes responsibility for personal learning and development by acquiring and refining technical and professional skills needed in job related areas. Obtains developmental opportunities proactively. Actively seeks and embraces growth opportunities.
• Analytical: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach breaking down complex tasks into its component parts and considering each part in detail. Compares alternatives, evaluating the costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success, in making decisions. Identifies patterns and trends to determine root cause. Generates a range of creative solutions, choosing the most appropriate option.

Company Overview

• In 1962, Ring Power Corporation became a full-line Caterpillar dealer in North Florida, and later expanded its authorized territory to include Central Florida.
• Today, Ring Power Corporate headquarters in St. Augustine oversees the operations of 18 branch locations throughout the state of Florida, including large regional facilities in Tampa and Orlando and crane and forklift sales and service facilities in Pompano. Ring Power also has eight facilities outside of Florida - The Carolinas, Georgia, Texas & Tennessee- to serve the needs of other specialized industries and customers.
• Ring Power Corporation has become one of the largest Caterpillar dealers in the southeastern United States through dedication to the mission of customer service. In order to preserve the "Customers First" reputation that Ring Power was built on, we continually train our employees and work closely with our customers to assure complete satisfaction, especially after the sale.
• Currently, more than 2,300 employees at 20+ locations throughout Florida and the United States work hard to provide the highest quality construction equipment, backed by responsive, professional service and support at every level.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Formal Education: High school diploma or GED
• Experience: 3-4 years

Required / Credentials

• Able to easily and effectively comprehend written material and communicate orally and in writing with employees and customers.
• 2+ years of safety experience in manufacturing, industrial, construction, or warehouse environment preferred.
• Knowledge of OSHA 1910 General Industry standards.
• Experience conducting safety audits, incident investigations, root cause analysis and employee safety training.
• Strong communication and coaching ability.
• Able to work in fast-paced production environment.
• Be comfortable confronting unsafe behaviors professionally.
• Basic computer skills (Excel, Outlook, reporting systems).

Not Required but Highly Desired Criteria

• OSHA 10/30 General Industry
• First Aid / CPR Certification
• Forklift trainer experience
• Incident investigation training
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Associate Safety Professional

Updating of Knowledge

Job requirements change requiring re‑training to stay current every 1-2 years.

Responsibility for Change, Innovation, Overall Improvement, and/or Effectiveness

Problem Solving Job requires basic problem-solving ability using established examples / guidance.

Creativity Job requires some creativity to generate solutions or improve effectiveness within well-established boundaries.

Autonomy Job is not normally monitored, but overall objectives are clearly defined. Use of discretion in how the work is done, setting priorities and decision making is encouraged. More emphasis is placed on achieving the desired outcome, not on controlling the process.

Working Environment

Stress Load Regular exposure to these stresses (20-80% of the time).

Workload Fluctuation Job involves occasional changes in priorities, complexity and/or quantity of work.

Work Schedule Work is routinely performed during regular business hours with rare exceptions.

Organizational Impact

A person's performance in this job has noticeable immediate impact on expense, efficiencies or achievement of overall department objectives.

Supervisory Responsibility

Job has no subordinates / no supervisory responsibility (may work independently or as a member of a team)

Physical Demands

NA: Not Applicable

O: Occasionally - (up to 3 hours/day)

F: Frequently - (3-6 hours/day)

C: Constantly - (6-8 hours/day)

• N/A: Climbing
• O: Balancing
• O: Stooping
• O: Kneeling
• O: Crouching
• N/A: Crawling
• O: Reaching
• O: Standing
• F: Sitting
• O: Walking
• O: Feeling
• F: Fingering
• O: Grasping
• N/A: Repetitive Motion
• F: Talking
• O: Hearing
• O: Pushing - Up to 25 lbs.
• O: Pulling - Up to 25 lbs.
• O: Lifting - Up to 25 lbs.
• N/A: Pushing - 26-50 lbs
• N/A: Pulling - 26-50 lbs.
• N/A: Lifting - 26-50 lbs.
• N/A: Pushing - Over 50 lbs.
• N/A: Pulling - Over 50 lbs.
• N/A: Lifting - Over 50 lbs.

Environmental Conditions

NA: Not Applicable

O: Occasionally - (up to 3 hours/day)

F: Frequently - (3-6 hours/day)

C: Constantly - (6-8 hours/day)

F: Inside conditions: Protection from weather but not necessarily from temperature change. N/A: Outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather. N/A: Extreme cold: Temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour. N/A: Extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. O: Noise: sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout to be heard above the ambient noise level

N/A: Vibration: Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities of whole body. O: Hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions (i.e. proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working in high places, exposure to heat and/or chemicals. O: Atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin: Fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases or poor ventilation. N/A: Oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids. O: Air particulates / contaminants: the worker is required to wear respirator.

RING POWER CORPORATION, INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER