First Shift Safety Coordinator

Positronic•Springfield, MO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Safety Coordinator leads Positronic's occupational safety program and selected compliance activities. This visible, hands-on role works across the plant to reduce risk, strengthen accountability, and embed safety into daily operations. Reporting to the Global Compliance & Risk Manager, the coordinator partners with Operations, Human Resources, Engineering, Quality, and the Environmental Supervisor to ensure a safe environment. The role will also assist with projects involving risk management, emergency preparedness, sustainability, business continuity, and disaster planning.

Requirements

A minimum of four years of safety or regulatory-compliance experience is required.
Equivalent education, certifications, and experience will be considered.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Regulatory Compliance, or a related field is preferred.
Six or more years of safety or regulatory-compliance experience is preferred.
Experience with hazard and risk assessments, incident investigation, safety-program implementation, ISO 45001, and computer-based health and safety tools is preferred.
Experience within a manufacturing facility is strongly preferred.
Environmental and sustainability knowledge is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and continuously improve the occupational safety program and ISO 45001-aligned management system, including annual objectives, performance measures, management reporting, and integration into daily operations.
Maintain compliance with OSHA General Industry, NFPA, emergency-response, workers' compensation, return to work program, company, and other assigned requirements; update policies, procedures, training, and records as requirements change.
Conduct inspections, audits, observations, and hazard and risk assessments; maintain practical controls for JSAs/JHAs, LOTO, machine guarding, PPE, chemical safety, ergonomics, and corrective-action closure.
Investigate incidents, injuries, near misses, and property damage; complete root-cause analysis, track corrective actions, and coordinate workers' compensation and return-to-work activities with Human Resources.
Lead and document appropriate training, lead the Safety Committee, and coach employees and supervisors to strengthen reporting, participation, accountability, and safe work practices.
Maintain OSHA records, safety data, training and inspection records, dashboards, and corrective-action tracking; analyze trends and recommend improvements.
Coordinate emergency drills, first-aid/AED readiness, contractor and hot-work safety, industrial hygiene, insurance loss-control visits, company audits, and regulatory inspections.
Partner with the Environmental Supervisor on overlapping EHSS matters.
Support selected regulatory audits and compliance projects involving risk management, business continuity, disaster planning, and sustainability under the direction of the Global Compliance & Risk Manager.
Uphold Positronic’s standards of integrity, quality, and operational excellence.
Work with the Quality department to ensure compliance with AS9100 certification standards.
Comply with all company policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.