Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
Under the direction of the Vice President of Operations, the Safety Coordinator develops and implements safety programs to prevent and correct unsafe work conditions. The Safety Coordinator will act in a manner that is consistent with Gordon Aluminum’s Customer 1st Philosophy.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.
· Maintains company’s EHS programs and supports the safety activities of department managers to ensure implementation of safety activities, and safe work practices throughout the organization.
· Performs safety inspections of equipment, machinery, and facilities to identify and correct potential hazards and ensure compliance with local, state, or federal safety regulations, including OSHA. Work with leadership and maintenance to resolve any issues or concerns.
· Maintain current HRA/JSA and work.
· Responsible for all safety-related training and new hire safety onboarding.
· Investigates all accidents, safety concerns, near misses and prepares accident reports.
· Maintains recordkeeping, including confidential, or protected health information in an organized secure manner, and maintains a high level of confidentiality on highly sensitive data.
· Performs data analysis and works with Operations team to identify gaps, monitors effectiveness and ensures safe organization.
· Maintains all safety related documentation.
· Maintains current knowledge of OSHA and ANSI regulations and communicates changes or issues that may impact the organization.
· Coordinates and administers industrial hygiene sampling and maintains related records.
· Serves as lead for Safety Committee. Organizes meetings, distributes information, and maintains documentation.
· Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
In addition to the essential duties and responsibilities listed above, all positions are also responsible for:
· Performing all work-related tasks in a manner that is in compliance with all Federal, State, and local standards and regulations.
· Adhering to Company policies, procedures, and directives regarding safety and standards of workplace behavior, in completing job duties and assignments
Requirements:
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Must be proficient with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with administration of Safety and/or LMS systems preferred.
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in safety, industrial hygiene or a related science (preferred, not required), three (3) years of related experience in a manufacturing setting or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Physical Demands
Physical Demands refers to the level and/or duration of physical exertion generally required to perform occupational takes (sitting, standing, walking, lifting, carrying, reaching, pushing and pulling).
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required use hands to handle, or touch objects or controls, talk and hear. Perform repetitive motion of fingers, hands, wrists, shoulders and upper body. The employee if regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. On occasion the employee may be required to climb and balance stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste and smell.
The employee must frequently lift up 10 pounds and occasionally lift up 25 to 50 pounds.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic chemicals, and vibration.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
Employee is expected to wear the required personal protective equipment when on the production floor.