1st shift Safety Technician

Provide support for various aspects of industrial safety systems compliance for the Distributive Assembly/Stock operations. Duties include but are not limited to; coordinating training to meet state and federal requirements, maintaining records, documenting safety analyses of new equipment and process changes, assist with workers’ compensation claims, track injuries, review and make recommendations for safety improvements, coordinate safety and ergonomic inspections and support the new hire safety orientation training program. Regular shift hours may fluctuate to cover night shift operations as required.Duties and Responsibilities:Maintain understanding and knowledge of current federal, state, and company regulations and policies. Inform organization of changes and administer actions to maintain compliance.Perform job hazard analysis, system and compliance auditing and inspection, Layered Process Audits, ergonomic task analysis, and implement associated corrective actions.Participate in incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action identification and implementation, and incident closure.Assist with the implementation of injury reduction efforts that promotes and drive “Zero Injury Culture” initiatives.Participate in Kaizen events, special taskforce assignments, special projects that drive safety initiatives and provide feedback when issues are discovered that needs to be addressed.Assist in the annual preparation, review with site leadership and implementation of the Facility Safety and Environmental Plan.Support the tracking, reporting, and interpretation of operational safety performance through use of the EHS Application International Corporation (AIC) Information Management System.Support new equipment analysis and verify operator safety.Maintain machine-specific EHS documentation (Lockout procedures, Machine Guarding, Standard Operating Sheet (SOS), Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), etc.).Champion safety by monitoring and observing associates working on the production/ shop floor and identifying hazards and effectively communicating those hazards to the associates.Support all safety training programs and prepare technical reports.Collect information from each department safety Hands on Corrective Action log (HOCA).Maintain recordkeeping systems (chemical inventories, shipment of hazardous waste) and related operation and inspection logs.Assist with the contractor approval process and coordinate work of outside contractors.Administer first aid to employees as needed.Other duties as assigned.