Safety Coordinator

Company: California Natural Products
Location: Lathrop
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

Position Overview

The Safety Coordinator will be responsible for co-developing and promoting all safety initiatives and training; administering and maintaining the safety programs and policies; assisting the safety committee; communicating with the floor associates to improve safety; helping develop all employees on safety culture improvement, assisting with incident investigations; OSHA compliance and needed corrective actions. Provides technical safety and health and environmental support to the EH&S Manager and Operations as needed.

Job Responsibilities

Works closely with EH&S Manager to ensure that the following items are being addressed and completed in a timely manner:

* Assist in administration of the safety program (recordkeeping, document control, etc.) * Conduct Safety and Environmental Audits to ensure compliance with Company safety programs/policies and government standards. * Develop safety training materials and conduct classroom and hands-on training of authorized employees in specified departments that cover topics such as hazard communication, emergency action plans, hearing conservation, personal protective equipment, confined space entry, lockout/tagout, electrical safety, fall protection, incident investigation and hazard analysis, equipment safety and all other safety and environmental related training as requirements are added or updated. * Promotes a continuous improvement culture throughout the organization and develops Job Hazard Analysis on a continuous basis. * Promotes, enforces, builds awareness and compliance with safety standards, and reports all concerns to Management. * Conducts Accident and Near Miss investigations and safety tours. * Responsible for ensuring completion of work orders as they pertain to safety compliance. * Ensure that specific facility risk assessments and training are performed with appropriate corrective action plans to minimize risk and prevent asset loss. * Assist the VP Operations, Operations Managers, and other department heads on training all members of management and other employees to make safety a part of their daily work routines. Monitor authorized employee compliance with Safety policies and procedures. * Ensure the provision of plant equipment, safety systems and personal protective equipment required to control the risk of hazards in the work area. * Input requests for safety work orders and PMs as needed. * Coordinate and assist with accident investigations and necessary follow-ups to the specific departments and Safety Leadership Team. * Assist in security compliance including but not limited to door access. * Ensure good housekeeping is being done at all plant production lines and support areas. * Ensure compliance with plant safety standards and with applicable regulatory requirements while following the companys Good Manufacturing Practices through safety system audits. * On call safety resource as needed during off shifts and weekends. * Assist in managing the issuance of permits for hot work, confined space, safe work, crane lifts and line breaks. * Assist hazamat/hazwaste compliance as needed. * Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

* Ability to work off shifts and weekends as needed. * 2-10 years of similar experience in a manufacturing environment with an emphasis on the development, implementation, and auditing of EHS programs and corrective actions. * Strong organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills. * Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in both written and verbal formats at all levels. * Proficiency using Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook).

Preferred Qualifications

* A bachelors degree in environmental, health and safety or related field. * Safety focused certification.

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