Safety​/Lean Coordinator

safety SUMMARY OF

JOB PURPOSE:

Implement and support Safety, Lean, Production, and Environmental initiatives. Train and implement solutions to improve productivity, safety, quality, and environmental activities. Must embrace and support core values Accountability, Commitment, and Teamwork.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead Safety Program to ensure employee safety and compliance with OSHA standards
• Conduct weekly safety meetings with the team
• Inspect the facility and property on a regular basis to identify safety, health, and environmental risks and ensure those items are mitigated in an appropriate time basis

• Generate assessment documentation, incident & accident reports, and health & safety manuals
• Provide environmental, health, and safety training for new hires as part of the new hire orientation process
• Keep abreast of the latest EHS trends, policies, regulations, and best practices
• Prepare and submit health, safety, and/or environmental compliance documents to the relevant organizations & manager

• Provide direction with the production team if any unsafe acts or conditions are observed
• Train and mentor department subject matter experts in the application of safety and the continuous improvement system
• Train worksite on proper processes and procedures regarding Safety, Lean, and Environmental controls
• Optimize manufacturing processes to attain maximum safety, product quality, efficiency, and repeatability
• Lead evaluation of production processes needing improvement and recommend solutions to management
• Work with management/supervision, Operations, QA, and Maintenance to develop best practices
• Implement best practices and train affected personnel in their application
• Drive process improvement through statistical analysis and Lean toolbox
• Develop, collect, and analyze lean manufacturing metrics and audits
• Lead and guide continuous improvement initiatives within the plant
• Provide hands on assistance in completing Lean projects and initiatives
• Create project value measurement, develop timelines, and track progress
• Collect plant metrics, analyze data, and recommend appropriate changes and courses of action
• Support the Production Management as needed with production, paperwork, or projects
• Work with other Safety and Lean personnel across the Northwest Pipe organization
• Assist with the SPCC/SWPPP by conducting audits, taking samples, and collecting information
• Ensure facility is properly permitted from an environmental aspect

• Ensures that material safety data sheets are maintained and readily accessible when needed
• Maintains records of discharge of or employee exposure to hazardous waste and/or pollutants as required per current permits

• Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common Safety, Production, and Lean documents.
• Ability to effectively present information to and work with all levels of Geneva Pipe, a Northwest Pipe company.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instruction in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Excellent communications, relationship-building, and…