Safety Specialist

For Earth For Life

The Safety Specialist role at Kubota is an opportunity to support behavioral-based safety systems, cultures, and processes for a warehouse in Suwanee, GA. The Safety Specialist conducts daily, weekly and monthly departmental and facility audits, assessments, recordkeeping, and reporting to lead, implement and sustain safety processes for Kubota.

This position does the following in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws / regulations and the Company’s policies, procedures and guidelines:

• Perform risk assessments and apply effective safety hazard control and activities including inspections.
• Ensure annual OSHA compliance by creating, reporting and reviewing safety records, compliance, and documents.
• Develop and maintain a strong partnership with distribution leaders, front line supervisors, and improving employee’s safety performance and behavior.
• Investigates both near miss and work-related injuries, prepares reports to include corrective actions performing risk assessments, including root-cause analyses, and corrective actions.and implement a strategic plan to improve and control work-related incidents.
• Ensure annual OSHA compliance to include reporting, contractor compliance, plan documentation, training and safety records.
• Provide safety communications (postings, employee meetings, etc.).
• PPE Management to include assessments, availability of supplies, vendor management and support.
• Provide training support for all safety related topics.
• Develop and monitor a return to work program.
• Coordinate the monthly safety committee meetings.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

• High School Diploma or GED is required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Safety Management, or related field preferred:

• With a degree at least 4 years of experience in a similar safety role.
• In lieu of a degree at least 7+ years of experience in a similar safety role.

• Knowledge of the distribution and logistics industry, preferred
• Forklift and some powered equipment experience required.
• Knowledgeable with Powered Industrial Vehicles rules and regulations.

• Basic knowledge of OSHA general industry regulations.
• Safety Certifications. i.e. ASP or CSP preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to travel up to 15% of the time.

• Sitting, standing
• Walking
• Occasional lifting, pulling, bending, twisting, squatting

The information provided in the description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents within the classification. This description is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and working conditions required of employees assigned to this job/classification. This job is intended to include the current essential functions of the job.

Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities and to designate other functions as essential at any time.

Kubota is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.