Job Description

TITLE: Safety Coordinator A

POSITION OBJECTIVE: To maintain a safe working environment including health, safety, and environmental training for plant personnel, ensuring OSHA and product safety standard compliance while enhancing housekeeping and 5S programs

QUALIFICATIONS:
• High school graduate or equivalent
• Good oral /written communication skills
• Computing/work processing experience
• Three – five years’ safety experience
• First Aid / CPR certification
• Ability to multi-task and coordinate various job tasks
• HACCP Certification
• Ensure consistent, dependable attendance and demonstrate a willingness to accommodate non-standard work hours as necessary.
• Capable of effectively managing job-related stress and fostering productive workplace interactions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Environmental Health & Safety / Product Safety/housekeeping audits
• Employee training
• Direct Emergency Response Team
• Coordinate contractor safety program
• Industrial hygiene testing
• Safety equipment maintenance checks
• Develop and maintain safety program
• Develop and maintain product safety program
• Fire system audits
• Fire equipment inspection/maintenance (i.e., extinguishers, hoses)
• Provide emergency care
• First aid supplies inspection/maintenance (i.e., first aid kits, eye wash stations, first aid supplies)
• Emergency lighting inspections; including exit lights
• Issue Safety permits
• Maintain required documentation
• Conduct monthly Safety Committee meetings
• Reporting, investigation, and follow-up for all injuries/illnesses
• Coordinate plant fogging schedule
• Exterior plant maintenance
• Direct THM team activities
• Order supplies as needed
• Coordinate forklift preventative maintenance
• Maintain water inventory
• Management of housekeeping activities in restrooms/breakrooms
• Other duties/responsibilities deemed necessary by Plant Office Manager / Plant Manager
• Enforce and comply with OSHA requirements, including documentation requirements
• Enforce and comply with company recycling policy
• Enforce and comply with all Plant Safety and Product Safety requirements

WORK ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS SUBJECTED TO IN THIS POSITION:
• Inside environmental conditions are protected from weather conditions, not necessarily temperature conditions.
• Outside environmental conditions: there is no effective protection from weather.
• Inside and outside environments apply.
• Subject to extreme cold; temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• Subject to extreme heat; temperatures above 100 degrees for more than one hour.
• Subject to noise, causing reason to shout to be heard above the noise level.
• Subject to vibration, exposure, or fluctuating movement of the body.
• Subject to hazards such as moving machinery, electrical currents, falling debris, exposure to chemicals, gases, high heat, or explosives.
• Subject to unregulated atmospheric conditions caused by odors, fumes, gases, poor ventilation, and dust.
• Subject to oils and other cutting fluids via touch or air.
• Air density conditions causing the use of a respirator.
• Not exposed to any adverse environmental conditions. (Usually office work.)

TRAINING:
• All plant training programs (ISO, Operations, Product Safety, Safety, etc.)
• OSHA 501
• HACCP

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICES & SOFTWARE:
• Personal Computer/tablet
• Microsoft Office
• Google Drive
• Copier / Printer / Scanner
• Radio
• Gas monitor
• Noise dosimeter

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION:
• Climbing, ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Balancing, maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
• Stooping, bending body downward and forward by bending spine and waist (example: changing paper in printer, copier machine).
• Kneeling, bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching, bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching, extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction (example: giving signals, reaching for material or handle on item).
• Standing, particularly for sustained periods of time (example: making copies, giving presentations, directing traffic).
• Walking, moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
• Pushing, using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling, using upper extremities to exert force to drag,
• haul or tug objects in sustained motion.
• Lifting, raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Degree of lifting: 5-25 lbs. 26-50 lbs.
• Fingering, picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping, applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm.
• Feeling, perceiving attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; via face to face or telephone.
• Hearing, perceiving the nature of sounds with no less than a 40db loss @ 500Hz, 1,000Hz and 2,000Hz with or without correction. Ability to receive verbal communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
• Repetitive motions, substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers (example: filing, sorting mail, starting ignition of machinery).

VISUAL ACTIVITY REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION:
• Machine operation, inspection, close assembly, clerical and administrative duties. Example: Preparing and analyzing data and figures; accounting; transcription; data entry; CRT exposure; extensive reading; visual inspection of small defects and small parts; using measurement devices or fabricating parts at distances close to the eyes.
• Machine operation and skilled trades; use of lathes, drills, presses, power tools to see where a job is at, or within arm's reach.
• Mobile equipment operations; operate cars, trucks, buses, forklifts, cranes and high-lift equipment.
• Other criteria are based on accuracy and neatness of work. Example: Cleaning personnel, sweepers, janitors, cooks.
• Position requires individuals to differentiate colors, depth, and perception.

Inteplast Group is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at applicantaccommodation@inteplast.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

For more information, about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, view the EEO - Know Your Rights and Pay Transparency Statement.