Safety Coordinator

PRICE INDUSTRIES INC•Winder, GA

19d•Onsite

About The Position

The Site Safety Coordinator is a visible, approachable, floor-level partner who helps employees and Operations recognize exposures, apply approved safety requirements, and verify that safeguards work in practice. Through employee engagement, risk-focused observations, training support, timely reporting, and disciplined follow-through, the Coordinator supports a workplace where hazards are raised early, learning is shared across shifts, and safe work is integrated into daily operations. This developmental role is intended to build technical judgment, influence, and future EHS leadership capability. The Coordinator works with employees, shift supervisors, plant leaders, and EHS leadership to identify and address risk, support incident learning and training, maintain records, and help implement approved site safety programs. The role has authority to pause work presenting an apparent immediate hazard and to facilitate approved routine corrections within delegated authority, while escalating higher-risk or unresolved matters to accountable leaders. It supports, but does not replace, the legal, supervisory, and operational responsibilities of employers and designated personnel. The position is based in a manufacturing environment with industrial equipment, mobile equipment, noise, variable temperatures, dust, and other site-specific exposures. Regular floor presence, walking and standing, and appropriate PPE are expected. Occasional schedule adjustments may be needed for operational needs, emergency response, coverage, and training across shifts. Essential functions and reasonable accommodation are determined in accordance with applicable law and company policy.

Requirements

Relevant occupational safety education, certificate, diploma, degree, or equivalent practical experience.
Foundational understanding of occupational safety principles and site hazards.
Ability to interpret and apply approved procedures and learn jurisdiction-specific requirements.
Clear communication, basic data analysis, sound judgment, computer/system proficiency, and disciplined follow-through.
Approachable and respectful floor presence; curiosity, integrity, willingness to learn, ability to influence without direct authority, and confidence to raise concerns and seek help.
Specialized qualifications must be obtained before independently performing regulated or higher-risk duties.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing experience is preferred; candidates demonstrating capability and strong development potential may be considered.
First aid/CPR and recognized safety certificates or designations are assets where relevant to the site.
Supported professional development may include incident investigation, risk assessment, training facilitation, regulatory knowledge, and leadership responsibilities as competence and opportunities grow.

Responsibilities

Conduct planned and responsive floor observations, inspections, and approved assessments; identify changing work, repeat exposures, serious injury and fatality potential, and critical-control gaps; recommend feasible improvements and verify implementation within assigned authority.
Build constructive relationships with employees, shift supervisors, and plant leaders; support safety huddles, safety committees, and employee hazard reporting; listen to concerns, encourage participation without retaliation, and provide practical coaching.
Respond promptly to injuries, near misses, and high-potential events; support immediate care, scene control, evidence preservation, notifications, and accurate entries; assist with fact finding, root-cause evaluation, and learning reviews; track corrective actions, verify evidence, identify recurrence, and escalate unresolved or significant risks.
Support approved onboarding, orientation, job-specific instruction, refresher training, and shift-level safety communication; deliver training only when qualified and authorized; coordinate specialized trainers; maintain training and qualification records and raise competency gaps.
Maintain assigned records in approved systems, including inspections, hazards, permits, committee materials, procedures, training, incident information, and corrective actions; support regulatory logs, postings, reporting, audit readiness, and review of leading and lagging indicators through designated accountable personnel.
Help execute approved programs covering machine safety and guarding, lockout/tagout and hazardous energy control, mobile equipment and pedestrian separation, ergonomics, PPE, chemical safety, emergency preparedness, industrial hygiene, and other site risks.
Partner with Maintenance, Engineering, HR, Training, Operations, and other relevant partners; elevate matters requiring technical review, authorization, or specialist support.
Provide incident facts and site information to authorized HR, claims, and Safety partners; support safe work accommodation and return-to-work coordination as directed without independently making medical, claim-liability, or employment determinations.
Participate in coaching, technical training, and cross-site learning; develop risk assessment, communication, data interpretation, facilitation, and leadership skills; identify practical improvements and share lessons across shifts and facilities.
Apply consistent core safety standards across first, second, and third shifts while adapting engagement to shift operations, staffing, hazards, and language needs; maintain floor presence during higher-risk activities and document and communicate open hazards, controls, events, and follow-up through shift handoffs.
Use approved escalation and emergency response arrangements when Safety management is not physically on site; promptly escalate high-risk conditions and notify accountable leaders when stopping or pausing work for an apparent immediate hazard.
Facilitate and document lower-tier (Tier 1) corrections under approved standards and site governance; escalate high-potential exposures, repeat conditions, disputes, overdue high-risk actions, and Tier 2/Tier 3 issues; do not set enterprise technical standards, authorize exceptions, approve equipment commissioning, or independently close Tier 2/Tier 3 actions.
Support applicable U.S. OSHA and state-plan requirements or Canadian occupational health and safety requirements, as relevant to the assigned location, through approved local procedures and designated responsible personnel.
Provide timely and accurate reporting, training and recordkeeping, inspections, corrective-action follow-through, shift handoffs, employee engagement, and communication in support of verified and sustainable risk reduction.