Facility Safety Specialist

PetIQ • Springville, UT

19d • Onsite

About The Position

This individual will work along with the rest of the plant staff to ensure that all team members are working in a Safe environment that promotes the Health and Safety of all individuals. This position reports to the Facility and Safety Manager.

Requirements

• Bilingual in Spanish and English
• Ability to use a computer proficiently
• Attention to detail and potential hazards
• Ability to utilize different training methods in a variety of scenarios
• Must possess great interpersonal skills causing influence and change in safety
• Must have a desire and willingness to learn
• Math skills required
• Ability to work as part of a team and maintain a positive attitude
• Ability to adhere to schedule work hours
• Maintain proper hygiene
• Must be able to understand and follow verbal and written directions in English
• Ability to physically stand, bend, squat, and lift up to 55 pounds regularly
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.

Nice To Haves

• Safety and training experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Help the Safety Manager administer training programs for best practices involved with Manufacturing as well as keep record of these programs.
• Assist with the employees' compliance with company safety policies and procedures and record any concerns associated with employee compliance.
• Spend much of their shift on the floor with the employees – auditing safety and safety practices, training, identifying issues, reporting.
• Proactively help with the establishment of new policies to prevent future accidents.
• Proactively walk the floor to help identify potential hazards on the job and propose resolutions about such hazards to management.
• Work with the Safety team to create programs and ideas for improving the safety culture and for remedying any hazardous condition, practice, or potential loss-causing circumstance.
• Additional duties may be assigned and/or required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED