Safety Coordinator

Mr. Greens Produce•Austin, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Safety position responsible for assisting in the daily operations of the Safety Department, administering all Safety's policies, procedures, and programs to assure profitable performance and growth of the organization, and providing worker's compensation support and assisting the Safety Director in other projects as required.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Development (GED) or equivalent.
Minimum of 6 months' experience in a Safety or Risk Management Department.
Solid Excel skills, extremely organized, reliable, and self- motivated.
Technical knowledge of DOT and state laws.
Strong interpersonal, telephone, and written communication skills.
Solid organization skills.
Able to handle several tasks at the same time, with numerous interruptions, and must be able to keep the information confidential.
Excellent working knowledge of Word, Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.
Ability to work independently.

Nice To Haves

College or associate’s degree preferred.
OSHA10 preferred
1-2 years' Worker's Compensation Claims Management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Participates in the investigation of vehicle accidents and injuries, identifies causes, and find corrective actions to alleviate any future occurrences.
Through observations, media, or occurrences, review current safe work practices and develop new or corrective practices to promote a safe work environment.
Engage associates to follow the safe work methods into their daily job functions.
Assist in presenting new hire and annual safety training programs that capture the attention of associates and entails all the required elements of Department of Transportation (DOT) and OSHA compliance.
Assist with new employee training such as Power Equipment certification, provide retraining(if applicable)
Provide physical training of powered equipment if necessary.
Track new employee performance and monitor their progress.
Audit the training process.
Administrative duties such as: assisting the Safety Director, setting up files, setting meetings, and maintaining training logs/files.
Aid with projects and produce miscellaneous statistical reports as required for Management and Safety.
Ensure all warehouse training are current and complete.