Safety Specialist - Bilingual Eng/Span

Job Description

Job Description

Primary Duty

This position will work with the region safety manager, plant managers, supervisors, and hourly employees to support the continued focus on safety excellence, including maintaining OSHA VPP status at all facilities. The candidate must be able to work with all levels of management, be flexible with day-to-day activities, make decisions in controversial matters, and be able to fill in for the Safety Manager during times of absence or other assignments. The Safety Specialist may lead small improvement teams, audits, and inspections. Must be comfortable coaching, presenting, and intervening one to one.

Essential Functions

· Assist in leading efforts to develop and maintain a safety culture to improve the safety & health of all employees.

· Help define processes to ensure continuous improvement in our safety performance.

· Develop the safety skill set of management and safety committee leaders in order to execute Division and Region safety initiatives.

· Work with other safety leaders and professionals to develop and share best practices.

· Provide advice on safety and employee protection, and performs audits to ensure that organization and government standards are met.

· Actively works to implement business improvements to reduce workplace accidents and illnesses.

· Assist management team in complying with Division and Region safety performance measures.

· Prepare appropriate reports and communicates safety results.

· Develop and provides safety training to all employee levels in the organization.

· Provide oversight of the incident investigation process.

· Maintain safety & incident records required by employer as well as state & federal governments.

· Establish and maintain a good working relationship with region and plant management, safety professionals, supervisors, and employees.

· Demonstrate strong commitment to safety, quality, environmental awareness, and continuous process improvement.

· Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Education/Experience/Physical Functions

Prior experience with OSHA standards, accident/incident investigation, and/or compliance inspections in a manufacturing setting is preferred.