Manufacturing Safety Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Fresh Mark in Massillon, Ohio, is looking for an Manufacturing Safety Coordinator.

The EHS Coordinator supports the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of environmental, health, and safety programs within a manufacturing environment. This position partners closely with production, maintenance, engineering, quality, and facility leadership to promote a safe workplace, ensure regulatory compliance, reduce operational risk, and foster a proactive safety culture. The EHS Coordinator plays a key role in identifying hazards, preventing injuries, supporting environmental compliance initiatives, and driving continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.

Key Accountabilities

• Identify, evaluate, and mitigate workplace hazards and unsafe conditions that may result in injury, illness, environmental incidents, property damage, or production disruptions.

• Conduct routine facility inspections, safety audits, behavioral observations, and risk assessments involving manufacturing equipment, production processes, maintenance activities, utilities, and work areas.

• Investigate workplace injuries, near misses, property damage events, environmental incidents, and occupational illnesses to determine root causes and implement corrective and preventive actions.

• Support compliance with OSHA, EPA, local, state, and company environmental, health, and safety requirements.

• Assist in the administration and continuous improvement of EHS programs including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Machine Guarding, Hazard Communication, Powered Industrial Trucks, Confined Space Entry, Hearing Conservation, Respiratory Protection, Fall Protection, Hot Work, Contractor Safety, and Emergency Response.

• Monitor and support site compliance with Process Safety Management (PSM) and other facility-specific regulatory programs as applicable.

• Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, and project teams to evaluate safety risks associated with new equipment installations, capital projects, process changes, and facility modifications.

• Coordinate and deliver employee safety orientation, onboarding, regulatory training, and refresher training programs.

• Lead safety observations and coach employees, supervisors, and contractors on safe work practices and hazard recognition.

• Participate in safety committee activities and support employee engagement initiatives designed to strengthen the facility's safety culture.

• Track, analyze, and communicate safety performance metrics, trends, and corrective action progress to leadership.

• Maintain required safety documentation, training records, incident reports, inspection records, permits, and regulatory compliance files.

• Assist with regulatory inspections, third-party audits, and customer audits as required.

• Serve as a visible safety resource on the production floor and actively engage employees in identifying opportunities for risk reduction and continuous improvement.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Safety Management, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health & Safety, or a related field; equivalent manufacturing safety experience may be considered.

• 2+ years of EHS, safety, or occupational health experience in a manufacturing, industrial, food production, warehouse, or distribution environment preferred.

• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations, industrial safety practices, hazard recognition, and risk assessment methodologies.

• Experience conducting incident investigations, safety audits, risk assessments, and employee training.
• Strong organizational, analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with employees, supervisors, maintenance personnel, contractors, and leadership at all levels.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence a positive safety culture.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and safety management systems preferred.

• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with frequent walking, standing, climbing stairs, exposure to noise, temperature variations, moving mechanical equipment, and production operations.

We invite you to be part of our exciting team and rapidly growing business. 

Fresh Mark provides an excellent work environment and comprehensive benefits including paid vacations and holidays, educational assistance and reimbursement, health care with low premiums and deductibles, vision, 401K with company match and more. 

About Fresh Mark, Inc.

At Fresh Mark, people come first. It’s not just a slogan, it is engrained in the fabric of who we are and what we work to achieve every day. The cornerstone of our culture is based on a foundation of taking care of all our employees on every level. As a team member here, you will be given the tools, leadership, and support to grow in your knowledge and career and as a leader yourself.

Owned and made in the USA for more than 100 years, Fresh Mark’s Sugardale brand takes a personal approach to making great tasting high quality meats. For a century, we’ve been dedicated to making the best products, the best way. Made with top quality ingredients and workmanship, Sugardale supplies bacon, ham, hot dogs, sliced lunch meats, pepperoni and salami and other specialty meat items with annual sales of more than $1 billion. 

Fresh Mark welcomes all interested people to apply for job opportunities in our company. We pride ourselves in being a diverse company and we consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability or any legally protected status.

All applicants applying for positions with Fresh Mark must accept the Employment Application Consent Form to continue their candidacy.  Instructions to comply can be found in your application confirmation email.

Fresh Mark is a drug free workplace.

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