Safety Coordinator

G&T Industries•Woodbury, TN

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About The Position

If you are a proactive, people-focused safety professional with a passion for building a strong culture of workplace safety—and you’re excited about the opportunity to grow with a successful, well-established, employee-owned manufacturing company in Middle Tennessee—keep reading and apply today! The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator who can work closely with team members across all departments, as well as external partners. A strong candidate will be process-driven, highly organized, able to influence positive change, and capable of keeping safety initiatives on track and completed in a timely manner. The Safety Coordinator ensures that all safety programs, training, and procedures are implemented effectively to protect employees and support company operations. Key responsibilities include conducting safety audits and inspections, coordinating training, ensuring compliance with OSHA and company policies, investigating incidents, developing and maintaining documentation, and partnering with leadership to promote a culture of safety throughout the organization. This role requires strong relationship-building skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work with diverse groups across the organization. Limited travel may be required for training or meetings. Experience with safety management systems, incident-tracking software, Microsoft Office tools, and experience delivering employee training is preferred. A degree in occupational safety, industrial management, or a related field, or one to two years of relevant safety experience and/or training is preferred. Leadership experience is a plus. Bring your passion for safety and your commitment to helping people thrive, and we will teach you about our industry. We are a 100% employee-owned upholstery company serving several markets like marine interiors and medical upholstery. We offer competitive pay and a full benefits package including 401(k), healthcare, dental, vision, life, disability, holiday and paid time off (PTO), quarterly gain-sharing bonuses, plus our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Offers for employment are contingent on passing a pre-employment drug screen and favorable results of a criminal background check. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you’re seeking a meaningful opportunity to grow with an employee-owned company, please apply online.

Requirements

Excellent communicator
Work closely with team members across all departments, as well as external partners
Process-driven
Highly organized
Able to influence positive change
Capable of keeping safety initiatives on track and completed in a timely manner
Strong relationship-building skills
Attention to detail
Ability to work with diverse groups across the organization

Nice To Haves

Experience with safety management systems
Experience with incident-tracking software
Experience with Microsoft Office tools
Experience delivering employee training
A degree in occupational safety, industrial management, or a related field, or one to two years of relevant safety experience and/or training
Leadership experience

Responsibilities

Conducting safety audits and inspections
Coordinating training
Ensuring compliance with OSHA and company policies
Investigating incidents
Developing and maintaining documentation
Partnering with leadership to promote a culture of safety throughout the organization