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The Safety Specialist role at Kubota is an opportunity to support behavioral-based safety systems, cultures, and processes for the North American Distribution Center in Edgerton, Kansas. This distribution center consists of two 1-million square foot buildings, one for whole goods, and the other for parts. As such, the Safety Specialist is the go-to in all things safety within their assigned whole goods facility, and functions as a back-up for the parts facility.

In this role you would collaborate with other Distribution leadership, Human Resources, and other Kubota entities to develop strategic plans which will reduce workplace injuries. The Safety Specialist conducts daily, weekly and monthly departmental and facility audits, assessments, recordkeeping, and reporting to lead, implement and sustain safety processes for Kubota.

• Perform risk assessments and apply effective safety hazard control and activities including inspections.
• Investigates both near miss and work-related injuries, prepares reports to include performing risk assessments, and conducting a root-cause analyses, developing corrective actions.
• Ensure annual OSHA compliance by creating, reporting and reviewing safety records, compliance, and documents.
• Ensure annual OSHA compliance to include reporting, contractor compliance, plan documentation, training and safety records.
• Develop and maintain a strong partnership with distribution leaders, front line supervisors, other key leadership.
• Improve employee’s safety performance and behavior & resolve employee safety issues through training programs and committee meetings.
• PPE Management to include assessments, availability of supplies, vendor management and support.
• Manage and measure employee’s workers compensation injury claim.
• Develop and monitor a return to work program.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

• High School Diploma or GED, required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Safety Management, or related field preferred:
• With a degree at least 4 years of experience in a similar safety role.
• In lieu of a degree at least 7+ years of experience in a similar safety role.
• Knowledge of the distribution and logistics industry, preferred
• Forklift and some powered equipment experience required.
• Knowledgeable with Powered Industrial Vehicles rules and regulations.
• Basic knowledge of OSHA general industry regulations.
• Safety Certifications. i.e. ASP or CSP preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to travel up to 15% of the time.

• Walking
• Occasional lifting, pulling, bending, twisting, squatting
• Working in a non-temperature controlled setting.

The information provided in the description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents within the classification. This description is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and working conditions required of employees assigned to this job/classification. This job is intended to include the current essential functions of the job.

Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities and to designate other functions as essential at any time.

Kubota is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.

• Associate

• Full-time

• Human Resources

• Agriculture, Construction, Mining Machinery Manufacturing and Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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• 401(k)
• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance

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