Safety Lead - Weekend Shift

Safety Lead - Weekend Shift

Department: Safety

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Summerville, SC

Reporting To: Kristie Dantonio

At Thorne, we work to deliver high-quality, science-backed solutions to empower individuals to take a proactive approach to their well-being. Each day begins with a mission to help others discover and achieve their best health. We count on our team members to challenge and push the boundaries to make that happen. At Thorne, you’ll be joining a team of more than 750 passionate individuals committed to our cause of providing superior health solutions at every age and life stage.
The schedule is Friday - Sunday, 9:00am - 9:00pm

The Safety Lead provides hands‑on leadership for the site's occupational safety programs and daily safety activities. This role maintains a visible presence in manufacturing, laboratory, warehouse, and support areas; identifies and helps control workplace hazards; leads incident investigations and corrective actions; delivers safety training and coaching; and partners with employees and leaders to strengthen regulatory compliance and prevent injuries and illnesses.

• Maintain a consistent presence in production, laboratory, warehouse, shipping, maintenance, and other work areas to observe work practices, engage employees, and identify safety concerns.
• Conduct routine workplace inspections, safety observations, job hazard analyses, and risk assessments; recommend controls using the hierarchy of controls and verify that corrective actions are completed and effective.
• Lead or support investigations of injuries, illnesses, near misses, unsafe conditions, and property‑damage events; facilitate root cause analysis and track corrective and preventive actions through closure.
• Coordinate and support core safety programs, including hazard communication, personal protective equipment, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, powered industrial trucks, fall protection, electrical safety, ergonomics, contractor safety, and other programs applicable to site operations.
• Develop, deliver, and document safety orientation, required regulatory training, toolbox talks, safety stand‑downs, and refresher training for employees, temporary workers, contractors, and leaders.
• Coach employees and leaders on safe work practices, regulatory expectations, hazard recognition, and timely reporting of incidents and unsafe conditions.
• Support compliance with applicable OSHA requirements and company safety policies, including required inspections, permits, records, postings, and training documentation.
• Support emergency preparedness and response activities, including drills, evacuation planning, first aid readiness, emergency equipment inspections, and follow‑up actions.
• Coordinate contractor and visitor safety requirements, including orientation, review of higher‑risk work, permit expectations, and monitoring of work practices while onsite.
• Review incident, observation, inspection, training, and corrective‑action data to identify trends, communicate performance, and recommend focused prevention activities.
• Support safety committees, employee engagement activities, and cross‑functional improvement teams that strengthen safety ownership.
• Maintain accurate and audit‑ready safety records, program documents, inspection results, training records, risk assessments, and corrective‑action documentation in applicable systems.
• Immediately address or elevate imminent‑danger conditions, repeated unsafe behaviors, overdue high‑risk actions, and other significant safety concerns.
• Provide safety coverage and technical support during emergencies, operational disruptions, regulatory inspections, certification audits, and other significant events.

• High school diploma or GED…