Safety Coordinator

Description

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At Lactalis in the USA, we believe in promoting from within and giving our employees meaningful opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Whether you’re just starting out or bringing years of experience, we’ll provide the tools and support you need to succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family‑owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award‑winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani Italian cheeses and ricotta, Prsident specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft natural and grated cheeses, Break stone’s cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond cheddar, and Parmalat milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s, Stonyfield Organic, Brown Cow, Oui, Yoplait, Go‑Gurt, :ratio, Green Mountain Creamery, and Mountain High, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun, Gopi, and Arz.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

Lactalis USA, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Safety Coordinator based in Buffalo, New York.

This is an entry level position. The Safety Coordinator will provide support to the facility Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Manager while helping facilitate environmental health and safety programs. The ideal candidate will be proactive and dynamic, able to work independently or in a team environment.

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Conduct risk assessments to identify and eliminate or reduce the severity of hazards.
• Conduct periodic facility audits to ensure compliance with established EHS programs.
• Facilitate employee training.
• Assist with incident investigations, root cause analysis and corrective measures determination.
• Record keeping of accidents and provide reports as needed.
• Provide reports to management.
• Work with EHS Manager to identify key risks in safety programs.
• Help prepare for outside audits.
• Collect safety statistics.
• Other site‐specific duties as defined by the EHS Manager.

• Associates Degree in Occupational Safety or related field preferred.
• One to two years’ experience related to occupational safety preferred.
• Manufacturing related experience preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Basic experience with Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point. Alchemy a plus but not required.

$64,000 - $70,000