Safety Assistant Manager

Safety Assistant Manager
Day shift Mon-Fri

Blue Springs, MS
Description

Blue Springs Metals is a full service, steel processing service center, which specializes in slitting, blanking and warehousing in North America. Our product range includes flat rolled steel, hot rolled steel, cold rolled steel, exposed and coated steel products. We have industry leading technology and highly trained team members located in our 200,000 square foot climate controlled facility.

Blue Springs Metals, LLC is certified by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) as a minority owned business. We are also ISO/IATF16949 Certified.

Our major customers are the automotive industries. Our major suppliers are domestic and foreign steel mills.

The Safety Coordinator position coordinates, monitors, and controls the daily safety and training activities for the Company.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Coordinates and monitors safety and training functions to ensure organization compliance to laws enforced by OSHA.
• Designs, develops, and works with management on enforcing policies that establish a culture of health and safety
• Coordinates and leads compliance reviews, general risk assessments, and other safety assessments to support the safety department
• Collaborates with operations to develop and submit annual safety improvement goals for facility and management review
• Administers, maintains, and updates safety training program and records including the Occupational Health and Safety Management System
• Coordinate and lead incident investigations, Root Cause Analysis’, Job Hazard Analysis’ and provides effective follow up for counter measures and/or corrective actions
• Evaluate PPE and ensure proper use and maintenance of PPE; issue vouchers for safety glasses and boots and LOTO management .
• Ensure that proper warning systems and evacuation procedures are in place, schedule/track emergency drills, assist in emergency response. and provide first aid treatment; assist in the EAP
• Responsible for worker's compensation record keeping--OSHA 300 Log
• Responsible for inputting accident and safety incident information into CORITY
• Monitors and tracks safety performance of team members and contractors; Issues safety violations
• Coordinates and provides leadership for the continuous improvement program (Kaizen) for safety
• Prepare applicable safety reports and maintain relevant safety logs and training records
• Coordinates safety and training activities with operations and HR
• Track training program effectiveness and develop activities to improve training effectiveness and follow up
• Leads monthly employee Safety Committee
• Conducts trainings and presentations for health and safety programs in order to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations
• Maintain and inspect facility, machinery, and equipment to observe and evaluate unsafe conditions through audits and inspections
• Maintain adequate PPE supplies and ensure proper use and maintenance of PPE
• Update, maintain, and train on the BCP Plan

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 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 essential job functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Associates and/or Certification in Environmental Science, Industrial Safety /Environmental Health preferred, but not required. Three years related experience with an understanding of OSHA and Environmental related standards and/or a combination of experience/education.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, quality manuals, operational procedures, and work instructions. Ability to write process procedures, standards, work instructions, routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, suppliers, or employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to construct and interpret graphs.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions finished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Perform data entry and use various personal computer software (Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook). Knowledge of metric system. Mechanically inclined.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to spend 80% of their time on the manufacturing floor and 20% in an office environment; frequently required to stand, walk, sit; use hands to feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear. The employee is required to walk distances within the warehouse. The employee is occasionally required to work in tight, confined, cramped areas and at various heights above the floor. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Proper safety equipment is required for work on the warehouse floor or offsite facility.

TRAVEL: There may be requirements to travel to visit other facilities and/or training located in the U.S. Some travel could require being out of town for several days

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• Up to 25% travel

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Safety: 2 years (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person