Safety and Quality Technician

Our team is growing and there has never been a more exciting time to join us!

The 2nd Shift Safety & Quality Professional is responsible for leading, coordinating, and continuously improving all safety and quality-related activities during second shift operations at the Ameristar facility. This role serves as the primary on-site safety and quality leader during off-shift hours, ensuring that all policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements are consistently executed.

This position plays a critical role in:

• Driving a proactive safety culture
• Reducing injuries and near misses through prevention-based strategies
• Ensuring product quality and process integrity
• Providing immediate incident response and problem resolution
• Supporting operational excellence through cross-functional collaboration

The role requires a high level of floor presence, technical competence, leadership influence, and independent decision-making.

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on leader who thrives in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on injury prevention, risk reduction, quality assurance, and continuous improvement.

2nd Shift position, with responsibility overlap into 3rd shift. Flexibility required for:

• Incident response
• Training needs
• Production demands

• Maintain a visible and active presence on the production floor throughout the shift
• Serve as the primary safety resource for all second (and overlapping third) shift employees
• Provide real-time coaching on:
  • Safe work practices
  • Hazard identification
• Risk mitigation techniques
• Reinforce compliance with Ameristar safety policies, OSHA standards, and internal procedures
• Conduct routine safety observations, hazard assessments, and risk mitigation activities in alignment with ISO 45001 principles
• Coach employees and supervisors on safe work practices and hazard recognition
• Partner with operations to implement preventive safety measures and eliminate risks

• Respond immediately to workplace injuries, near misses, and property damage incidents.
• Provide initial assessment and coordinate appropriate medical response if necessary.
• Lead or support incident investigations, including root cause analysis (RCA), identification of contributing factors, and development of corrective/preventive actions
• Ensure all incidents are documented in compliance with OSHA recordkeeping requirements and entered into safety tracking systems
• Track and monitor safety tickets, corrective actions, and open investigations
• Follow through to ensure timely closure and effectiveness validation
• Identify trends and provide recommendations for injury prevention initiatives

• Conduct and evaluate forklift operator certification and re‑certification in accordance with OSHA Powered Industrial Truck standards
• Deliver or support toolbox talks and shift‑based safety communications
• Provide hands‑on coaching to reinforce:
  • Proper PPE usage
  • Equipment operation
  • Safe work behaviors
• Assist with administration of prescription safety glasses program
• Identify training gaps and collaborate with leadership to implement improvement initiatives aligned with ISO 45001 competency requirements.

• Lead and facilitate the 2nd Shift Safety Committee, including:
  • Agenda development
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Action tracking
• Conduct monthly training for Area Safety Coaches
• Promote employee involvement in hazard identification programs, near‑miss reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support company‑wide safety campaigns and initiatives
• Drive accountability by ensuring departments are actively participating in safety programs
• Support continuous improvement efforts aligned with ISO 45001 risk‑based thinking

• Interpret engineering drawings, work instructions, and specifications
• Ensure adherence to ISO 9001 quality management system requirements
• Perform in‑process and final inspections to verify product conformity
• Identify, segregate, and control non‑conforming materials per ISO standards
• Support corrective action processes to address quality issues
• Verify the…