Safety and Training Coordinator

Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator

The Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator will be responsible for fostering an environment that emphasizes a strong safety culture within our food manufacturing facility as well as our storage warehouses. They will do this, along with company management, by auditing the facilities for safety opportunities, training employees on safety policies and programs, organizing safety committee meetings, and ensuring we are compliant with all Company, State, and Governmental safety requirements.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Building and maintaining a positive and consistent Safety Culture specifically in all processing and packaging areas
• Design and deliver safety orientation and refresher training, perform job hazard analysis, and conduct workplace safety inspections
• Assist in managing plant personal protective equipment (PPE), work clothing, and safety equipment programs according to company standards
• Communicate safety hazards and opportunities to managers and supervisors, and then following up to ensure the issues are documented, corrected, or are in the process of being corrected
• Audits of safety items (Ex: fire exits clear of obstruction/debris, slip/trip/fall hazards, LOTO, machine guards, etc.)
• Gain knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local health, industrial hygiene, environmental, and safety regulations and maintain records accordingly, including confidentiality
• Manage monthly/yearly safety training compliance to ensure they are completed by all of the employees
• Validate proper usage of PIT (Powered Industrial Truck) program, including classroom training, hands-on evaluation, daily checklist management, reckless/unsafe driving, reevaluations, and close calls
• Assist in organizing injury and accident root cause analysis reviews for all employees
• Observe daily operations, report unsafe conditions/acts, and ensure steps are taken to correct them
• Partner with management to develop safety policies and programs
• With the HR and Operations leaders, issue progressive discipline to correct safety issues/concerns
• Coordinate All Seasonings' safety committee program, developing and coaching a safety committee at each location
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with employees at all levels

Other essential functions include:

• Upholds the values and mission of All Seasonings Ingredients
• Follows all policies and procedures set by All Seasonings Ingredients
• Performs other duties as requested by the supervisor
• The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position

Requirements:

Supervisory Responsibility:

The Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator does not directly supervise any employees, but works closely with the Management team and company Leadership to support a safe work environment, and leads by example.

Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must have prior knowledge and experience of Safety Compliance in a manufacturing and/or warehouse environment.

Experience, Education, and Training:

• Education Requirement:
  High School diploma is required; preference for some advanced training or education in a technically related field including environmental health & safety
• Experience Requirements: 2-4 years of experience in an industry-like position strongly preferred
• License and/or Certification Requirements:
  Clean, valid & current NYS Driver's License
• Equivalent combinations of education and work experience will be considered

Physical Requirements and

Working Conditions:

• To see, talk, and hear
• Use their hands and fingers to handle, feel, or type
• Walk, sit, stand, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Exposed to strong aromas of spice, allergens, and particulates in the air