Manufacturing Safety Coordinator

Tri-City Group is seeking a Safety Coordinator to oversee day-to-day safety within our Offsite Manufacturing (OSM) fabrication facility in Davenport, IA. Unlike our field-based operations, this environment operates under general industry/manufacturing safety standards — machine guarding, material handling, powered industrial trucks, welding and hot work, and other shop-floor hazards. This role is based on-site and works directly with fabrication shop leadership and employees to build a strong, consistent safety culture on the shop floor.

This is a hands‑on role for a safety professional who enjoys being present on the floor every day — observing work, coaching employees, and partnering with shop supervision to solve problems — while also handling the administrative and compliance work that keeps a manufacturing safety program running smoothly.

Essential functions include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as the primary safety presence in the OSM fabrication facility, conducting regular floor walks, observations, and hazard assessments.
• Identify and help correct hazards related to machine guarding, powered industrial trucks (forklifts, overhead cranes), material handling, welding/hot work, assembly operations, and other general industry exposures specific to a fabrication environment.
• Partner with shop supervisors and leads to reinforce safe work practices and hold crews accountable to safety expectations in a constructive, coaching-oriented way.
• Support pre-job planning and job safety analyses (JSAs) for fabrication tasks and processes.
• Assist in development of safety KPI's to gauge performance.

• Maintain compliance with applicable OSHA General Industry standards (29 CFR 1910), including machine guarding, lockout/tagout, hazard communication, respiratory protection, and PPE requirements.
• Conduct required inspections (e.g., crane and rigging, fire extinguishers, eyewash stations, PIT/forklift) and maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation.
• Coordinate required employee training specific to the manufacturing environment, including forklift/PIT certification, hot work, machine guarding, and other task-specific topics.
• Assist HQ in maintain OSHA recordkeeping (300/300A logs) for the facility and support incident investigation and reporting.
• Track corrective actions from inspections, audits, and incident investigations through to completion.

• Respond to injuries, near misses, and property damage incidents at the facility, ensuring proper first aid/medical response and timely reporting.
• Lead or support incident investigations to identify root causes and contributing factors, and help shop leadership implement corrective actions.
• Facilitate Learning Team-style debriefs after significant events, focused on understanding what happened and strengthening controls rather than assigning blame.

• Build strong day-to-day relationships with fabrication employees, earning trust through visibility, consistency, and follow-through.
• Lead or support safety meetings, toolbox talks, and daily huddles specific to the shop environment.
• Serve as a resource for employees to raise safety concerns, near misses, or suggestions, and ensure concerns are addressed and closed out.
• Collaborate with the broader Safety & Training team to align OSM-specific practices with Tri-City Group's overall safety program and culture.

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate's or bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety or related field preferred.
• 3+ years of safety experience in a manufacturing, fabrication, industrial, general industry, or construction environment.
• Working knowledge of OSHA General…