Safety Specialist

Job Purpose

• Responsible for all safety compliance within the facility.
• Collaborate with managers to monitor compliance and identify safety issues.
• Proactive and creative in finding and implementing new ideas to improve safety and reduce risk to our people.
• Keep records of safety-related incidents and propose corrective actions.
• Assists with additional work duties or responsibilities as evident or required.
• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Create and implement safety plans while ensuring that they are being followed daily.
• Act as a liaison between management and external safety agencies, such as fire and insurance personnel.
• Responsible for overall compliance pertaining to safety including employee safety, equipment safety and any compliance to outside regulatory agencies, i.e. OSHA and DEP.
• Responsible for coordination and completion of all safety incident and accident reports to include but not limited to OSHA Logs and OSHA Reports.
• Reviews Safety SOP’s for accuracy and compliance. Updates said SOP’s as necessary.
• Responsible to ensure that all Safety related certifications are up to date for necessary employees (CPR, First Aid, Forklift, respirator, etc.)
• Coordinates all Safety related inspections for facilities.
• Perform route/ monthly inspections of all life safety equipment e.g. fire extinguisher, eye wash, Narcan etc. Replace as necessary. and completes safety presentations for all current or new employees.
• Provides guidance for programs and techniques to enhance safety awareness and maintain employee motivation in regards to safety.
• Investigate accidents that occur onsite and identify possible causes of the accident

Supplemental Functions

• Assists with organizing and documenting Safety Committee meetings quarterly.
• Calibrate with both internal and external departments resolve safety issues.
• All other necessary duties required of the position or requested by Management.

Knowledge & Skills

• All other necessary duties required of the position or requested by Management.

Education/Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements

• This position requires bending, typing, lifting, standing, talking, hearing, sitting and walking throughout the facility.