Safety Specialist

thyssenkrupp Materials NA•Park City, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Work under the general guidance of the Corporate Safety Practitioner, reports directly to Operational Manager. The Safety Specialist acts as mentor, educator, liaison and partner in pursuing excellence and value in the plants and/or office using the concepts of Continuous Improvement problem solving. The Safety Specialist must understand and communicate the issues and relative data that impact the quality of Safety, as well as the improvement tools necessary to support a culture change for behavioral based safety. Plays a key role in the implementation of the environmental management system. This is a position that works directly on the warehouse floor on or around heavy machinery. Meets TKMNA Employee Attributes / Competencies The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirement for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Requirements

Problem solving using safety tools & methodology
Understand critical tasks and work them through to completion
Systemic maintenance of records and task list
Demonstrated training facilitation skills
Team building – ability to involve employees and the leadership team in the process
Good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Analytical aptitude required to achieve root cause and recommend appropriate corrective actions
Excellent Computer skills – Power point, Excel, Word, Visio and Project
Safety Mindset

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree
Ability to interpreting regulatory requirements (OSHA) and apply them to the workplace
Use of regulatory requirements (OSHA) to assist in identifying unsafe behaviors and unsafe conditions in the workplace
Working knowledge of ergonomic principals and ability to perform ergonomic assessments
Knowledge of Behavior Based Safety concepts and ability to illicit the involvement of Leaders & employees in correcting undesirable behaviors

Responsibilities

Coordinates the implementation of the environmental, health & safety program for the location
Facilitates accidents/incidents investigations, guides the team effort of root cause correction development; prepares and submits required incident reporting
Collects and submits safety metrics data
Conduct internal audits to identify unsafe & non-compliance conditions and unsafe behaviors
Using provided training material, coordinates or conducts all environmental, health and safety training to all employees
Identifies opportunities to implement Best Safety practices; monitors their implementation
Responsible for monitoring the status of all corrective actions and safety initiatives; provides feedback to the Leadership team
Conducts trend analysis using historical inspections/observations and provides focus areas for the Leadership team
Facilitates safety committee meetings, two-way communication, and other communication mediums regarding safety performance, incidents, and other related data
Coordinates environmental, health and safety surveillance performed by outside resources