Safety Specialist - EEC

ELLWOOD Group Inc; Hubbard (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellwood Engineered Castings is seeking an experienced Safety and Environmental Programs Leader to oversee, implement and evaluate safety and environmental initiatives. This exempt salary position reports to the Human Resource Manager and collaborates with Operations.

Responsibilities include leading the SIF program, conducting safety training, new-employee orientations, incident investigations, inspections, KPI reporting, monitoring and contractor safety, maintaining programs and OSHA 300 log,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Safety or related field preferred; strong safety experience considered.
• 3–5 years of safety experience in industrial/heavy manufacturing.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and internet software.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to travel when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead the SIF program focusing on incidents with potential fatality, life-altering injury, or significant environmental impact.
• Conduct safety training and education programs and demonstrate proper use of safety equipment.
• Provide new-employee safety orientations and training documentation.
• Collaborate with supervision to conduct thorough incident investigations and determine root causes.
• Perform frequent plant safety/housekeeping inspections and observe safe/unsafe behaviors.
• Develop, maintain and report on key safety performance indicators.
• Schedule and coordinate monitoring and sampling for air quality, noise, etc.; oversee environmental factors.
• Coordinate the Contractor Safety Program for on-site projects and audit contractor adherence to standards.
• Help develop and maintain the company's written safety programs and records.
• Maintain OSHA 300 Log per standards.
• Assist in effective management of Workers' Compensation Claims.
• Facilitate regular safety meetings and provide guidance on safety concerns.
• Lead and develop Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) and Safe Start programs.

Skills

Safety program management

Safety training

Leadership

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Responsible for improving, implementing, maintaining and evaluating the Safety and Environmental Programs at Ellwood Engineered Castings. This position is exempt salary position with primary reporting to the Human Resource Manager and will also work with the Operations teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Lead the SIF program that focuses on identifying and investigating any incident that had the potential to result in a fatality, life-altering injury, or significant environmental impact.
• Conducts required safety training and education programs and is able to demonstrate proper use of safety equipment.
• Provide new-employee safety orientations and employee equipment training, as necessary, and maintains appropriate documentation of training.
• Work with department supervision to conduct incident investigations in a thorough and timely manner to determine root cause and prevention.
• Conduct frequent plant safety/housekeeping inspections and observe workers for safe and unsafe behaviors.
• Develop, maintain and report on key safety performance indicators.
• Schedule and coordinate required monitoring and sampling pursuant to facility industrial hygiene/environmental factors (air quality, noise, etc.)
• Coordinates Contractor Safety Program prior to on-site projects. Audits contract workers to ensure adherence to Company standards.
• Help develop and maintain the Company’s written safety programs, documentation and records.
• Maintains OSHA 300 Log in accordance with the standard.
• Assist in the effective management of all Workers Compensation Claims in an effective and compliant manner.
• Facilitates regular safety meetings and provides guidance on all safety concerns.
• Lead and help develop the Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) and Safe Start programs that is a proactive workplace safety approach that involves observing employee behaviors, providing feedback, and offering positive reinforcement to encourage safe actions and prevent accidents and injuries.

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications:

• B.S. degree, in Safety or related field preferred, but will consider strong safety employment history (3-5 years) in an industrial/heavy manufacturing environment.
• Good computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint; and internet software programs.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Results oriented with a strong desire to succeed.
• Ability to work both independently and as a team member.
• Safety and/or Environmental exposure preferred.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Flexible working schedule, when necessary. Traveling maybe required

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