Safety & Training Leader

Asten Johnson Holdings•Appleton, WI

2d•$80,000 - $88,000•Onsite

About The Position

AstenJohnson is seeking a Safety & Training Leader to ensure an efficient, safe, compliant, and well-trained operation. This is a people-focused role working closely with the Site Leader, Manufacturing Team Leader, Human Resources, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance, and other functional leaders to build a strong safety culture, maintain environmental compliance, develop effective training systems, and improve leadership and associate capability across the site. The role involves leading site safety efforts, promoting a culture where safety is a visible top priority, ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations, directing safety coordinators and steering teams, communicating effectively, leading incident investigations, developing and maintaining training systems, promoting standardized work, and evaluating training effectiveness. The ideal candidate will be a leader and role model of company values and professional conduct, working collaboratively across departments to improve results.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required (Safety, Science or Engineering preferred)
Manufacturing experience
Proven ability to lead, coach, and motivate others.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

2 years of leadership experience
OSHA, environmental, training, lean, or continuous improvement certifications are a plus
Experience in a unionized manufacturing environment preferred

Responsibilities

Lead site safety efforts promoting a culture where safety is a visible top priority in both words and actions.
Ensures compliance with applicable safety, environmental, and related regulatory requirements.
Directs Plant Safety Coordinators and Safety Steering Team to prioritize safety projects and resources appropriately.
Communicates successes, concerns, and action plans with urgency and professionalism. Problem solver.
Leads, supports, or facilitates incident investigations, near miss reviews, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and follow-up verification.
Develops and maintains training matrices, training plans, qualification systems, and refresher training processes.
Promotes standardized work, clear expectations, and consistent training methods to improve safety, quality, productivity, and associate engagement.
Leads the site training system for hourly and salaried associates to ensure training requirements are identified, documented, completed, and sustained.
Evaluates training effectiveness and recommends improvements based on performance data, observations, incidents, and business needs.
Be a leader and role model of company values and professional conduct.
Work collaboratively across departments to remove barriers and improve results.