Safety Coordinator

Charlie's Produce • Seattle, WA

82d • $28 - $32

About The Position

The Safety Coordinator reports directly to our corporate Director of Safety and will support all Safety and Health initiatives. This position requires a significant knowledge of various generally recognized workplace safety, quality assurance programs and regulatory compliance. As the Safety Coordinator, you will immerse in a variety of tasks to support, reinforce, and maintain a high level of safety at Charlie's Produce.

Requirements

• 1 year minimum of working in a warehouse or production environment.
• Excellent communication skills - written, verbal and interpersonal.
• Partner with line supervision and management to facilitate the training required in our facilities.
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals, to write routine reports and correspondence, and to speak effectively before a group of employees.
• Must be proficient with MS Office programs, and able to learn the appropriate programs.
• Experience in hazard assessment and controls.
• Sense of urgency and ownership regarding role and the needs of the department.
• Emotional intelligence with the ability to be flexible and adaptable to shifting priorities.
• Valid Driver's License.

Nice To Haves

• Understand L&I regulations and basic medical and worker's compensation terminology to communicate effectively with human resources.
• CPR First Aid/ AED Certification.
• Power Industrial Truck Trainer Certification.
• OSHA10/30 Certification.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the corporate safety director to drive and implement compliance and workplace safety initiatives.
• Stay abreast and ensure highly disciplined compliance of legal changes, code revisions, directives and policies mandated by Charlie's Produce, OSHA, WISHA, and other regulatory agencies.
• Assist in presenting new hire, monthly, and annual safety training programs that captures the attention of staff and entails all the required elements of OSHA compliance.
• Conduct OSHA 1910 General Industry required training such as P.I.T., Hazard Communication, & LOTO.
• Help oversee accident, incident, and near miss cases and participate in the investigation of safety accidents and injuries, identifying causes, and finding corrective actions to reduce future occurrences.
• Help record injury occurrences and assist with our return-to-work program for modified duty employees.
• Support the management of our on-campus security & safety program.
• Interact with regulatory agencies and 3rd party auditors.
• Support management and supervisors in their efforts to establish a proactive safety culture.
• Maintain and create safety metric trend spreadsheets and report involving leading/lagging indicators.
• Help coordinate & oversee periodic departmental emergency drills.
• Intervene in the case of unsafe activities or operations being carried out by employees within the workplace.
• Assist with completion of inspections, assessments, surveys, and program evaluations to identify potential hazards, and ensure compliance with all applicable safety and environmental rules.
• Advise and lead employees on various safety-related topics.
• Oversee workplace repair, installations, and any other maintenance functions that could result in harm to employees if not corrected.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision on the first of the month following hire.
• ESOP (Profit Sharing) and 401(k).
• Paid vacations, paid holidays.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits, and onsite parking.
• Coverage under State Sick Leave.
• 100% Prepaid College Tuition for employees and their dependents.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Subsidized professional development and certification opportunities through LinkedIn Learning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods