Safety Supervisor

The Safety Supervisor is responsible to assist the efforts of the people and the processes involved in the development, implementation and engagement of plant safety/health programs and plant environmental compliance programs.

Key Responsibilities:

Level I:
• Provide safety, health and environmental support to plant staff.
• Assist in managing safety and health programs to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and local safety & health standards.
• Perform and assist in managing plant initiatives to improve safety including safety and environmental audits, behavior-based safety program, safety committee program, safety training, incident investigation, worker’s compensation program, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Level II:
• Higher degree of capability and proficiency in all aspects of performance as compared to Safety Supervisor I.
• Other duties as assigned.

Level III:
• Higher degree of capability and proficiency in all aspects of performance as compared to Safety Supervisor II.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in related discipline.
• Experience: 5-10+ years of relevant work experience or equivalent combination of education and training.
• Skills: Thorough understanding of OSHA regulations for general industry. Ability to assist all levels of the organization in understanding and complying with these.
• Understanding of environmental regulations. Ability to assist all levels of the organization in understanding and complying with these.
• Knowledge about design and assembly of dry freight vans to the extent necessary to make high-level health, safety and environmental decisions.
• Ability to perform basic first aid, emergency first aid including cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other activities consistent with the first aid response program.
• Basic understanding of welding, spray painting, shot and glass bead blasting, assembly and fabrication equipment operation to the extent that one can analyze hazards, and facilitate safety processes and programs.
• Effective communication skills including meeting interaction, one to one employee interactions, written communication, email, interdepartmental interactions and cross-functional interactions.
• Effective training and facilitation skills including preparing for, presenting and helping other people interact during meetings and training classes that may consist of 2-20 participants.
• Computer data entry and email capability.
• Travel: 10%.
Physical Demands/Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics 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 the essential functions.
• Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Candidate is required to spend 80 % floor time 20 % office environment Specific vision abilities required by the job include close and distance vision.
• Work environment: The noise level in the office environment is usually minimal to moderate, however the noise level in the plant requires hearing protection.