Safety Administrator

Kawasaki Engines•Maryville, MO

10h

About The Position

Develops, implements, and coordinates safety and health activities, programs and training in a manufacturing environment to maintain and enforce compliance focusing on employee safety. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED) with a minimum of five years relevant experience in health and safety field; or a combination of related higher education and experience required.

Nice To Haves

Certified Safety Professional, OSHA 10 hour Class Instructor or other industry related certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

Follows all company Policies and Procedures, Management Systems (OHSMS, QMS, & EMS), Kawasaki Production System (KPS) and other legal and compliance regulations that may apply.
Maintain OSHA 300 Log; provide requested Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data as requested and maintenance of required annual OSHA compliance postings.
Recommend measures to help protect workers for potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or materials.
Order suspension of activities that pose threats to workers' health and safety.
Investigate incidents to identify causes and to determine corrective actions that would prevent future incidents.
Inspect and/or evaluate workplace environments, equipment, or practices to ensure compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
Collaborate with Safety Engineer, Production Engineering, Environmental Engineer and Occupational Health Nurse to institute control or remedial measures for hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions or equipment.
Maintain hygiene programs, such as noise surveys and other industrial hygiene monitoring, by scheduling and placing monitors on individuals.
Coordinate "right-to-know" programs regarding hazardous chemicals or other substances.
Conduct safety training or education programs and demonstrate the use of safety equipment.
Document data to be able to track, analyze and report on corrective action progress, root cause, incident trends in injuries, illnesses, accidents, or other hazards.
Maintain and update emergency response plan or procedures.
Plan and coordinate emergency response drills and after action follow-ups.
Provide new-employee health and safety orientations and develop and/or approve material for these presentations.
Perform or coordinate the documented inspection of specified areas to ensure the presence of fire prevention equipment, safety systems, PPE and other required safety items.
Develop, maintain and/or document required medical monitoring programs for employees. (i.e. Coordinating Annual Audiometric Testing of required employees)
Train, coordinate and document training of new Supervisors/Management on Kawasaki Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) and Emergency Response Plan (ERP) to ensure processes are followed.
Conduct and/or coordinate First Aid, CPR and AED training to ensure all required individuals are trained (i.e. emergency response personnel, arc flash authorized individuals, and management)
Conduct and /or coordinate Fire Prevention training.
Develop and/or coordinate Contractor Safety Program to ensure timely communication with Contractors to obtain "approved" status to reduce liability risks.