Safety Coordinator

Safety Coordinator

$65000 - $75000 per year | Scottsbluff, NE | On-site | Permanent

Founded more than 120 years ago and based in Scottsbluff for this position, with headquarters in Denver and operations throughout Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana, we are a grower-owned agricultural cooperative that produces sugar from locally grown sugar beets. Our industrial operations combine agriculture, manufacturing, storage, and distribution, creating an environment where safety has a direct impact on employees, facilities, and the surrounding communities.

This position will support terminal operations across Nebraska and Colorado.

• Competitive Compensation: $60,000–$72,000 base salary
• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with employer contribution
• Paid Time Off:
  Vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays
• High-Impact Opportunity:
  Take ownership of safety improvement across multiple terminal locations
• Career Development:
  Gain broad experience in compliance, training, incident management, and operational safety
• Collaborative Environment:
  Work directly with supervisors, mechanics, operators, seasonal employees, and senior leadership
• Industry Stability:
  Join an established agricultural manufacturing cooperative with operations across multiple states

• Coordinate safety and health programs across terminal facilities in Nebraska and Colorado.
• Assess current safety systems and lead practical, measurable improvements.
• Build a stronger safety culture through hands-on coaching, communication, and accountability.
• Implement human-performance and behavior-based safety initiatives.
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analyses to identify and eliminate recurring risks.
• Maintain regulatory records and support compliance with OSHA, EPA, state, and local requirements.
• Support PSM and chemical-handling compliance where applicable.
• Develop and deliver employee and contractor training covering HAZCOM, LOTO, confined-space entry, forklift safety, and facility‑specific procedures.
• Support new‑hire and contractor safety orientations.
• Coordinate injury and incident reporting to management and regulatory authorities.
• Partner with HR on workers’ compensation, return‑to‑work, and modified‑duty cases.
• Maintain emergency‑response and crisis‑management plans and coordinate drills and tabletop exercises.
• Track and report leading and lagging safety indicators, including near misses, first‑aid incidents, TRIR, and DART.
• Conduct safety audits, facility inspections, monitoring, sampling, and job hazard analyses.
• Facilitate terminal Safety Committees and maintain annual Safety and Health Action Plans.
• Provide safety input for capital projects and process improvements.
• Collaborate with operations leadership, local safety teams, regulatory agencies, and emergency‑planning committees.
• Travel up to 50% to support terminal locations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health and Safety, or a related discipline preferred; candidates with relevant education and limited field experience may be considered.
• Approximately 2–3 years of safety and health experience preferred.
• Experience supporting safety programs in manufacturing, food processing, agriculture, warehousing, or another industrial environment.
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and industrial safety practices.
• Experience conducting safety audits, inspections, incident investigations, or root cause analyses.
• Familiarity with safety training programs such as LOTO, HAZCOM, confined space, and forklift safety.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and communicate safety‑performance metrics.
• Willingness to work hands‑on with employees in industrial, outdoor, and confined‑space environments.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

• OSHA 30-Hour General Industry certification.
• ASP, CSP, or CSHM certification.
• Process Safety Management or chemical‑handling experience.
• Workers’ compensation and return‑to‑work case‑management experience.
• Food‑processing or agricultural manufacturing experience.
• Bili…