Safety Coordinator

Overview

The Safety Coordinator will be responsible for implementing, monitoring, and continuously improving the health and safety programs at Tropicale Foods. This role ensures compliance with federal, state (OSHA), and local regulations while fostering a culture of safety among all employees. The ideal candidate will have experience in food manufacturing environments, a solid understanding of safety standards, and the ability to engage employees in proactive safety practices.

• Partners with team members and management to build a safety culture.
• Directs and manages the site Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) and ensures that all provisions of the IIPP are implemented and adhered to.
• Maintains written safety and health programs and policies, continuously evaluating such programs and policies to ensure compliance and incorporating.
• Assist in coordination of PSM activities and advise site management on PSM issues and recommended solutions (Lubbock, TX facility).
• May support other corporate locations to implement engineering controls to minimize safety and occupational hazards in the workplace.
• Serves as the Chair of the Safety Committee, including its organization, minutes, inspections and action plan to reduce hazards identified during inspection walks.
• Stays current with an ever-evolving regulatory environment (local/state/federal) and advises management and proposes solutions to remain compliant with regulatory changes.
• Ensures company compliance (in conjunction with site leadership) with regulatory requirements. Notifies Management immediately if Regulatory Agency arrives to conduct a site visit.
• Conducts daily facility inspections. Compiles hazard analysis reports for corrective measures to ensure engineering or administrative controls are in place to eliminate or reduce hazards.
• Develop, implement, and administer an internal hazard/risk assessment and compliance auditing process to validate and sustain adherence to OSHA standards and practices.
• Assist EHS Manager with OSHA 300 compliance and reporting to site leadership weekly safety metrics.
• Ensure incident reporting and investigation procedures are followed for injury/incident investigations, identify root causes, and implement corrective action measures to prevent recurrence.
• Work with the management team to develop Job Safety Analyses where required to identify physical job task requirements and establish safe operating procedures to prevent injury or damage.
• Responds to all Workplace Incident Emergencies in a timely manner according to the nature of the incident.
• Partner with Occupational Health Clinic(s) to leverage relationships and ensure compliance with the company’s return to work and modified work policies and job requirements.
• Follow-up with employee upon return to work to formally document employee understands his/her work restrictions. Monitor progress on a weekly basis.
• Coordinate monthly/annual fire extinguisher, eye wash, and emergency light inspections for facility.
• Ensure HAZCOM/SDS compliance.
• Ensure facilities are fully stocked with first aid supplies and blood borne pathogens kits.
• Ensures all employees are provided required annual training.
• Other duties, as needed; special projects as assigned.

• Preferably an Associate’s degree from an accredited university in Safety;
  Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), or a related field.
• Minimum 3 - 5 years experience in Environmental Health and Safety.
• Working knowledge of OSHA’s PSM standard.
• Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook proficiency.
• Detail oriented, accurate, dependable, able to meet deadlines.
• Ability to organize work in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to work independently or in a team setting.
• Possesses strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage employees at every level.
• Maintains confidentiality and integrity in handling employee information.
• Bilingual Spanish speaking capability is preferred.

The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs, balance; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:
The employee is exposed to a general office environment with moderate noise. The role may also involve production work and occasional exposure to cold temperatures (-20 degrees).