Safety & Compliance Coordinator - Berlin, United States - Supply Chain Resources Group

Description

About the job Safety & Compliance Coordinator

On behalf of our customer, a leading provider of temporary fencing throughout the Midwest, South, and Eastern Seaboard for over 30 years, SCRG is seeking a highly skilled safety and compliance coordinator to lead our customers focus in Health, Environmental, and Safety throughout their organization.

As a Safety and Compliance Coordinator, you will be responsible for creating and implementing safety protocols and procedures to ensure the well-being of our employees, customers, and the public. Your primary objective will be to maintain a safe working environment and promote a safety culture throughout the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive safety policies and procedures in accordance with industry standards and regulations.
• Conduct regular safety inspections and audits at our 13 branches to identify potential hazards, assess risks, and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with management and employees to establish and maintain a safety committee, ensuring open lines of communication for safety-related matters.
• Provide safety training and orientation to new employees, ensuring they are aware of safety protocols and procedures.
• Monitor and enforce compliance with safety regulations, including the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and adherence to safe work practices.
• Investigate accidents, incidents, and near-misses, documenting findings and implementing measures to prevent future occurrences. Management of insurance claims, incident reports, near misses.
• Stay updated on industry trends, regulations, and best practices to continuously improve the company's safety program.
• Liaise with external regulatory agencies and participate in safety audits and inspections.
• Foster a positive safety culture by promoting awareness, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Safety Coordinator or similar role, preferably in a construction or industrial setting.
• In-depth knowledge of occupational health and safety regulations and best practices. Experience with writing policies and procedures for health and safety.
• Strong understanding of hazard identification, risk assessment, and control measures.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively train and educate employees on safety practices.
• Ability to navigate challenging conversations effectively and respectfully when corrective action may need to be taken.
• Detail-oriented, analytical & problem-solving mindset to identify potential safety issues and propose effective solutions.
• Certification in Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA) is highly desirable.

Join our customer's team and make a significant impact on the safety and well-being of their workforce and clients. If you are passionate about creating a safe work environment and thrive in a fast-paced industry, we would love to hear from you.

Objectives:

• Improve (SAFETY METRIC) from X to Y by 12/31/24.
• Review, refine and standardize our customer's Safety Program by 9/1/24.
• Design our customer's Safety Training Program by 9/1/24 and conduct Quarterly training classes (online, virtually and/or on-site).
• Accident Rate
• LTIR
• Near Miss Reporting Rate
• Safety Inspection Findings

Essential Responsibilities:

• Must be able to make crucial, unsupervised decisions while performing safety, compliance and quality functions.
• Must be able to efficiently interact with multiple contacts on a daily basis; and be able to work independently.
• Must have a high degree of integrity and honesty due to close interaction with safety issues.
• Must have the ability and understanding to effectively using and developing a safety database and written protocols and standards.

Knowledge, Skill and Ability:

• Must have a High School Diploma, 2+ yrs. Higher Education Completion and 2+ years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Must have knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems.
• Must have intermediate computer and keyboard skills.
• Must be proficient in Excel and Word.

Work Environment:

• Regularly works in standard office and field environment (warehouse and installation job-sites). Occasionally is required to enter work areas with moving equipment, machinery and parts. Noise level is normal.
• Domestic travel is required.

Values, Core Competencies, and Behaviors (7 most important):

• TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE: The depth and breadth of job-related expertise and the motivation to use and expand ones technical knowledge.
• QUALITY FIRST: The ability to plan and execute work that is accurate, complete, timely, and reliable. Integrity is never compromised.
• SENSE OF URGENCY: A bias for taking action - spontaneous recognition of problems and opportunities.
• TEAMWORK: The ability to work collaboratively with customers, and fellow associates at all levels toward mutual objectives. Apolitical. Maintains a blameless environment by focusing on issues rather than seeking to find who is at fault.
• HUMAN INTERACTION: The effectiveness of this associates interactions with people throughout the organization.
• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: The ability to develop and implement creative solutions to systems and processes.
• MANAGEMENT BY FACT: Gathers, analyzes, summarizes data in order to draw rational, fact-based conclusions.