OE/Safety Coordinator

PDM Precast • Carlisle, IA

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About The Position

The OE/Safety Coordinator aids business unit leadership and individual departments in identifying, analyzing, planning, implementing, auditing, and controlling safety and lean practices that support company goals. The role promotes compliance with existing safety policies and procedures, leads operational excellence initiatives and standard operating procedure development, and manages root-cause analysis and investigations related to near misses and accidents. The position has no direct supervisory responsibilities but serves as a coach and mentor to other employees. It reports to the Assistant Plant Manager at Steel and requires travel to all facilities and jobsites.

Requirements

• A 2- to 4-year degree in a related field.
• At least 2 years of functional and technical project-related work, including development and implementation of processes and systems.
• At least 5 years of manufacturing experience.
• Advanced Microsoft skills.
• Bluebeam skills.
• Ability to work directly with senior leadership.
• Ability to communicate and tailor messaging to varying levels of the organization.
• Ability to travel to all facilities and jobsites.

Nice To Haves

• Lean training or certification.
• Six Sigma training or certification.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to operations strategy development.
• Apply lean methodology and analytics across the organization.
• Continuously measure and monitor processes, risks, and controls through post-implementation reviews and project follow-up.
• Manage operational excellence budgets for all business units.
• Help business unit leaders identify and prioritize initiatives and develop themes and rocks.
• Lead multiple operational excellence and safety rocks.
• Manage the operational excellence program, including documentation, auditing, budgets, training, implementation, and benefit analysis.
• Train and encourage employees to adopt practices that contribute to a safer work environment.
• Inspect facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Submit reports to OSHA and other relevant organizations.
• Advocate for safer work equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Conduct or coordinate worker training on safety laws and regulations, hazardous-condition monitoring, and the use of safety equipment.
• Prepare written safety and health programs and policies.
• Identify company safety training needs and develop and coordinate safety training programs.
• Participate in new product and process reviews and provide input on safety and health considerations, including performing process hazard analyses and generating operator training.
• Audit manufacturing plant practices and records to verify compliance with company programs and federal and state occupational safety and health regulations.
• Learn and understand existing company safety policies and procedures and promote compliance.
• Lead operational excellence initiatives and standard operating procedure development across the organization.
• Manage root-cause analysis and investigations relating to near misses and accidents.
• Coach and mentor employees in other positions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree