Safety Coordinator - OPC Arbre Farms
Walkerville, MI 49459
About the Job
Job Title: Safety Coordinator
Position Reports to: Plant Manager
FLSA Status: Salary $50,000-$60,000
The roots of our heritage offer us complete focus; from farming through the entire process. We are committed to innovation, quality and customer service. The OPC Family of companies is dedicated to sustainable agricultural practices throughout our farming operation, giving us the ability to give our customers “Seed to Fork” varieties of quality potato products, other vegetables and fruits.
Position Purpose Summary: To be successful as a safety coordinator you must have great attention to detail and have excellent communication skills. A good safety coordinator has a methodical approach to improving health and safety standards. Your main duty is to ensure that the company is in compliance and adheres to L & I Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) guidelines to reduce work-related injuries. You will be responsible for facilitating compliance with these guidelines and your main goal will be to always ensure a safe working environment and help to prevent any incidents, injuries or accidents.
You will also be working directly with the food safety department to help ensure facility is following food safety policies and procedures, set forth by the USDA and FDA.
Safety Coordinator duties and responsibilities
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor
Safety Coordinator requirements and qualifications:
Physical Demands of the Position:
Work Environment:
Position Reports to: Plant Manager
FLSA Status: Salary $50,000-$60,000
- This is a permanent, full-time position that is eligible for enrollment in company benefits after 60 days and 40 hours Vacation after 90 days
- Monday- Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
The roots of our heritage offer us complete focus; from farming through the entire process. We are committed to innovation, quality and customer service. The OPC Family of companies is dedicated to sustainable agricultural practices throughout our farming operation, giving us the ability to give our customers “Seed to Fork” varieties of quality potato products, other vegetables and fruits.
Position Purpose Summary: To be successful as a safety coordinator you must have great attention to detail and have excellent communication skills. A good safety coordinator has a methodical approach to improving health and safety standards. Your main duty is to ensure that the company is in compliance and adheres to L & I Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) guidelines to reduce work-related injuries. You will be responsible for facilitating compliance with these guidelines and your main goal will be to always ensure a safe working environment and help to prevent any incidents, injuries or accidents.
You will also be working directly with the food safety department to help ensure facility is following food safety policies and procedures, set forth by the USDA and FDA.
Safety Coordinator duties and responsibilities
- Create, plan and implement OHS safety plans and policies while ensuring that they are being followed daily.
- Conduct plant safety observation reports on a regular basis.
- Conduct safety observations of any ongoing or upcoming projects.
- Attend safety walks and inspections before or during each project to analyze safety risks.
- Educate employees on health and safety standards and expectations.
- Monitor staff to evaluate if health and safety laws and protocols are being followed.
- Assess machinery to gauge if they are operating safely and in good working order.
- Provide recommendations for improving safety in the workplace.
- Investigate incidents that occur onsite and identify possible causes of the incident.
- Maintain documentation of the company's safety procedures, incidents and related events.
- Act as a liaison between management and external safety agencies, such as fire and insurance personnel.
- Create plans to improve health and safety in the workplace.
- Prepare reports for management, present reports on accidents and violations and determine causes.
- Advise and lead employees on various safety-related topics.
- Prepare educational onsite trainings on a regular basis.
- Review existing policies and procedures.
- Work with HR to set up a new employee on-boarding process for safety.
- Conduct risk assessment.
- Enforce preventative measures.
- Identify process bottlenecks and offer timely solutions.
- Oversee workplace repair, installations and any other work that could harm employees' safety.
- Inspect captive shoes
- Work with departments for forklift safety and training, new hire and recertification’s
- Maintain first aid kits/AED Devices/Sharp instruments/fire extinguishers
- Work with Workers Compensation provider
- Maintain Crown Crash program for forklift use
- Lead Safety/first responder meetings, monthly
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor
Safety Coordinator requirements and qualifications:
- Experience in health and safety management as a health & safety coordinator.
- Excellent computer literacy skills.
- Working knowledge of legislations and procedures.
- Working knowledge of potentially hazardous materials or practices.
- Experience with writing policies and procedures for health and safety.
- Familiarity with conducting data analysis and reporting statistics.
- Outstanding organizational skills with an attention to details.
- Critical thinker and problem-solving skills.
- Team player with good time-management skills.
- Certificate in occupational health and safety.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking and presentation
- Understanding of federal, state and city safety requirements, including OSHA.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at the same time while meeting deadlines.
- OSHA 10 Training for General Industry/Construction Standards and Environmental standards
- Interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish effective professional relationships with employees and project managers
- Leadership skills, such as the ability to motivate a team and provide feedback.
- Bi-lingual (English/Spanish). Preferred
- Knowledge of Food defense, HACCP and FSMA
- Minimum of a high school or high school equivalent education
- 3 years of experience in producing reports.
- 3 years of experience as a Safety Coordinator or similar role.
Physical Demands of the Position:
- While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to stand, walk, climb, and stoop, for extended periods.
Work Environment:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to outdoor elements such as wind, rain, sleet, or snow depending on the time of year fields are being managed.
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