Safety Coordinator

reliance • Santa Fe Springs, CA

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About The Position

Service Steel Aerospace (SSA), a global distributor of aerospace metals, is hiring a Safety Coordinator for its Santa Fe Springs, California team. The position implements and maintains workplace health and safety programs to support regulatory compliance and promote a culture of safety at a steel distribution and processing facility. It manages workplace injury matters, regulatory compliance, and fleet safety operations throughout California, working with management, supervisors, employees, and contractors to identify hazards, implement corrective actions, and improve safety performance.

The role supports safety across warehouse, processing, shipping, receiving, and fleet operations. It oversees company safety policies and programs, facility inspections and audits, incident investigations, employee training, contractor compliance, emergency planning, and environmental health and safety requirements. It also manages fleet safety and related commercial transportation compliance, driver records and training, vehicle inspections, accident investigations, telematics, and cargo securement.

Requirements

• OSHA and Cal/OSHA compliance knowledge.
• OSHA 30 training credentials.
• Forklift/Powered Industrial Truck trainer certification.
• First Aid/CPR/AED.
• DOT/FMCSA compliance training.
• Ability to comply with company safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer company safety policies, programs, and procedures in compliance with OSHA, Cal/OSHA, FMCSA, and applicable California regulations.
• Conduct facility inspections, job hazard analyses, and safety audits across warehouse, processing, shipping, receiving, and fleet operations.
• Maintain working knowledge of steel distribution center operations, including material handling, overhead cranes, forklifts, loading and unloading, rigging, storage systems, and steel processing equipment.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Cal/OSHA programs and regulations, including IIPP, HazCom, LOTO, PPE, machine guarding, walking-working surfaces, powered industrial trucks, respiratory protection, heat illness prevention, bloodborne pathogens, emergency action plans, fire prevention, confined space awareness, and fall protection.
• Lead accident, injury, near-miss, and property-damage investigations; identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate safety meetings, toolbox talks, employee orientations, and ongoing safety training.
• Conduct new employee safety onboarding and annual compliance training.
• Monitor contractor safety compliance on company property.
• Partner with supervisors to identify unsafe conditions and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Participate in emergency response planning, drills, and crisis management activities.
• Maintain compliance with applicable environmental health and safety requirements.
• Keep current on OSHA, Cal/OSHA, DOT, FMCSA, and California employment safety regulatory changes.
• Manage and support the company fleet safety program for commercial and non-commercial vehicles operating throughout California.
• Ensure compliance with FMCSA, CHP, Caltrans, and California DMV regulations.
• Monitor driver qualification files, motor vehicle records, licensing requirements, medical certifications, and Hours of Service compliance as applicable.
• Coordinate fleet inspections, preventive maintenance schedules, and vehicle safety inspections.
• Investigate vehicle accidents and implement corrective action plans.
• Administer defensive driving and fleet safety training.
• Monitor telematics, driver behavior, and vehicle safety performance metrics.
• Ensure compliance with cargo securement requirements applicable to steel transportation.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with affordable employee contribution rates.
• 401(k) plan with company match up to 4%.
• Life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program, including counseling, legal, and financial support.
• Paid Time Off and 8 paid holidays.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
• Wellness incentives and access to LiveHealth Online.
• Employee discount program with over 30,000 deals.
• Community engagement and volunteer opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed