Safety Specialist

At
Link Snacks
, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago.

We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s Kitchen®, Golden Island®, BiFi®, and Peperami® and KOOEE!® to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high that the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it.

Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks.

Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks.

The Safety Specialist assists in monitoring and coordinating safety program, including safety inspections, accident investigations, and safety training.

The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:

• Develops, implements maintain safety programs such as lockout/tagout, machine guarding, fire protection, powered industrial vehicles, and other OSHA safety compliance programs.
• Advises the company on safety protocols and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance as mandated by local, state, and federal agencies, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
• Conducts routine and follow-up safety and hazard inspections.
• Facilitating safety committee meetings (developing agenda, providing subject matter expertise, and ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Promote Safety Awareness through communication, education, and participation in safety initiatives.
• Manages safety training and certification programs such as OSHA required annual training, First Aid/CPR, forklift, etc. and maintains records.
• Analyzes accident and incident reports for trends; makes recommendations for correcting unsafe conditions and actions.
• Works with Safety Manager and Human Resources on work-related injuries and illnesses.
• Works with maintenance to assure all machines and equipment are operating in a safe and efficient manner.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required

Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent

Required Experience:

1+ years of related experience or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES

• Skilled in performing safety inspections ensuring compliance with OSHA safety standards.
• Communication and Interpersonal skills to be able to communicate technical information to non-technical personnel.
• Able to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.
• Able to develop, implement, and enforce safety programs and protocols.
• Skilled in performing safety inspections and ensuring compliance with OSHA safety standards.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local safety regulations, protocols, and/or procedures.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
• Skilled in developing safety procedures and protocols.
• Ability to investigate and analyze information and draw conclusions.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to…