The Safety Specialist assists Plant Leadership on matters involving safety, occupational health standards, EHS and risk assessment at the Decatur, IN facility.  The successful candidate assists management via involvement in functional strategic direction for accomplishing our vision of Safety as a Core value while positively influencing operational excellence. 

Responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Assists in all safety activities and training at the Facility in a manner that meets or exceeds company and plant goals and objectives for safety


• Partners with key salaried and hourly leaders in the development and implementation of safety systems, processes and procedures needed to accomplish our vision of Safety as a Core Value resulting in an accident free workplace


• Assists in the evaluation the facility’s working conditions, including the audits and inspections of equipment to maximize employee safety and ensure compliance with government regulations


• Assists in the maintaining of required information (Intelex, OSHA 300 log, safe work observations program, lagging and leading indicators, etc.) and analyze data to provide information to management to identify problem areas and safety trends and develop action plans to address findings


• Involvement in the Global Safety Program process including quality assurance, corrective action tracking and effectiveness audits


• Provide daily activity management, tools, information and guidance to hourly safety teams so that their efforts are cohesive, uniform and coordinated, including annual safety training


• Support established safety teams to more effectively accomplish their missions


• Support and assist the Maintenance Manager with Plant Permits related to EHS.


• Work under the leadership and guidance of the Maintenance Manager and Plant Manager to handle employee injuries, hearing conservation program, noise monitoring, confined space monitors, etc.


• Demonstrate behaviors that reflect the core principles of safety and a personal commitment to safety excellence


• Engage all plant employees in the safety process and empower them to take personal ownership for safety results


• Ability to work unique hours to accommodate to training on all shifts.

Qualifications:

·         Desired educational background involving occupational health or EHS, preferred experience in being an integral part of a safety committee, and/or transferrable & equivalent experience within a manufacturing environment as an operator

·         Strong interpersonal skills with a developed competency to influence others

·         Strong communication skills (written and verbal). Must be an effective listener. Clear ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects and deadline

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to print simple sentences and legibly complete reports and time cards. Ability to understand and follow verbal instructions. Read, analyze and interpret technical procedures and manufacturing terminology. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization. Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and the general public

 REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, lift, climb, balance, push, kneel, stoop, pull, and talk or hear.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic, flammable or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.