Safety Coordinator

Safety Coordinator

Visalia, CA

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At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, food service, household, personal care and pet products.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you.

A World of Difference. Made Possible.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Understanding of OSHA guidelines and other state and local safety regulations
• Familiarity with the tools, machines and equipment used in the workplace
• Attention to detail
• Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to teach others the established safety standards
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Computer literacy skills and comfort with various types of technology used in the industry
• Ability to work well as a team member and interact with different groups of people
• Conduct reviews of health and safety programs and protocols and document essential changes.
• Ability to train supervisors, managers and other leaders in the company in terms of health and safety standards
• Prepare and conduct safety training sessions for onsite employees.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, federal and state regulations
• Conducting risk assessments to gather information on safety issues
• Verifying that employees consistently follow safety protocols via walkthroughs and observations
• Analyzing health and safety data to ensure repeat incidents do not occur
• Reviewing and recommending changes to routine HSE activities to ensure professional development
• Input employee training & compliance data in Safety management system.
• Conduct new hire orientation for incoming employees & contractor employees (as needed).
• Ability to conduct environmental sampling for testing.
• Collaborate to with Maintenance Scheduler to ensure all HSE related work orders are completed in the established time frame.
• Provide First Aid as necessary to injured employees.
• Ensure required inventory of HSE materials and supplies provided by vendor are readily available.
• Prepare, assign, and send out safety audits to leaders throughout facility.
• Coordinate vendors for HSE compliance activities.
• Assist in review of new / relocated equipment assessments and procedures.

• Comply with all safety standards. Remain focused on safety throughout the shift and perform all work in a safe manner without taking shortcuts. Report injuries immediately to your supervisor and any potential safety hazards observed.
• Comply with all quality standards. Produce quality product by not accepting defective material into work center, not making defective products at workstation, not passing defects to internal customers and by reporting potential quality issues.
• Comply with all sanitation standards. Practice good sanitation and housekeeping practicing to maintain the appearance and condition of the operating facility.

• Minimum of 1-3 years of safety experience; experience in safety for manufacturing industry preferred.
• High School diploma/GED required; degree preferred.
• OSHA 30 Certification (Preferred)
• Strong organizational and attention to detail skills
• Strong time management skills
• Strong ability in using MS Office (MS Excel and MS Access in…