Posted 1 month ago

Safety Coordinator

Company: Jel Sert
Category: Professional Services

 West Chicago

Type: Full Time

Jel Sert is seeking a Safety Coordinator for the 2nd shift. Minimum salary is $61,082. The Safety Coordinator will work closely with our Safety Manager by maintaining a variety of safety, health and/or environmental programs to ensure practical, cost-effective measures are in place within the workplace to continuously improve our safety culture and to assure the highest possible degree of safety for employees. Their benefits programs that can be reviewed here.
Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate and provide safety training programs for new employees along with monthly and annual required programs in both English and Spanish.
  • Assist with the creation of and implementation of various projects, such as Personal Protective Equipment assessments, Safety Data Sheet organization, GHS labeling, training organization and improvements, chemical inventories, lab equipment safety, and/or procedure updates.
  • Ensures OSHA compliance through auditing required programs such as powered industrial trucks (forklift), confined spaces, LOTO, fire extinguishers, hearing test and other programs.
  • Identify and evaluate hazardous conditions, compliance, and practices during on-site inspections and audits.
  • Ensure corrective action processes are in place for responding to and correcting safety audit findings.
  • Compiles required safety reports, statistics and other data as requested.
  • Performs other duties and/or assignments as directed.
  • Conduct or assist with safety-related training as needed.
  • Develop department level safety committees and conduct required monthly meetings.
  • Complete and document monthly safety audits of all departments.
  • Conduct Job Hazard Analysis on high-risk processes to help eliminate or reduce injuries.