SAFETY & TRAINING COORDINATOR

Company: E. A. Sween Company
Location: Eden Prairie
Posted on: January 25, 2023

Job Description:

Job Details Description We are always looking for talented, hardworking people to join the E.A. Sween family. We are a family-oriented company that understands the significance of our employees and we are successful because of our incredibly committed team. We are looking for a Safety & Training Coordinator to Join our Team! E.A. Sween is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Veteran/Disability. Role Summary: This is a critical dual role, within Operations, focused on working with Leadership to develop and improve a positive production floor TRAININGand SAFETYenvironment. Expected to drive continuous improvement in both realms and continually seek to improve work processes. This position reports into the Training Manager, with a dotted line into the Sr. Director of Operations.

• Champion change management and awareness programs to drive safety, better adherence to new processes and promote a strong safety culture.
• Work with leadership to develop a strategy to improve and support a positive training culture Work closely with manufacturing leadership and external safety partners to evaluate existing processes and identify opportunities for improvements. Essential Functions of the Role (Primary Areas): TRAINING
• Demonstrated ability to influence and teach others.
• Knowledge of techniques and philosophies of adult education
• Previous experience in preparing materials and/or tracking training progress
• Maintain records of training and development activities, completion, results of assessments, and retraining requirements in the LMS
• Conduct classroom training for employees in various production functions
• Work with OJT Trainers, Line Controllers, and Leads to develop an effective training strategy to cultivate and maximize learning
• Facilitate & co-lead safety training modules, hands on demonstrations, verification, and testing of safe and proper use of equipment.
• Trainings may include but not limited to: train-the-trainer certifications- LOTO, Confined Space, etc.; CPR First Aid Instructor; SAIL review, annual OSHA/safety training and individual coaching. SAFETY
• Knowledge of OSHA standards and regulations, environmental regulations, and plant safety.
• Formulate general safety policies and procedures, in partnership with internal and external partners, to be followed by company and plant personnel
• Inspect manufacturing operations to identify existing or potential accident, health, and environmental concerns and initiate corrective or preventive measures where needed.
• Maintain Safety program, training materials, records, audits, logs and SDS sheets
• Lead accident and injury investigation process with Managers/Supervisor (root cause analysis, reporting, follow-up and partnering with HR as it relates to WC).
• Ensure reporting of KPI's and coordinate training, corrective actions and evaluations on improvements needed.
• Lead the facility safety committee meetings, documents action items, ongoing issues, and resolutions. Required Qualifications:
• 3-5+ years of experience in relevant areas
• Excellent facilitation, written and oral communication, interpersonal and organizational skills; detail oriented.
• Experience providing training to workers and adult learners, using popular education/interactive approaches
• Ability to work effectively with diverse groups at all levels and develop healthy working relationships.
• Must demonstrate leadership quality and be able to work with minimal supervision
• Strong technology skills to include proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and complete tasks/projects in accordance with stated deadlines
• Able to work in a fast-paced, collaborative work environment
• Adhere to all quality, food safety, and plant safety standards within the department Preferred Qualification (if Applicable):
• Bachelor's degree or other relevant industry experience
• Bi-lingual with the prominent language for the region is a plus (Spanish, Hmong, etc.)
• RedZone and Tableau a plus Physical Demands and Work Environment: This is a combination of office/desk environment, using a computer and phone (50%) and 50% on the floor work. This involves standing and moving within refrigerated production rooms under 50 -F

• Some exposure to work in the warehouse and outside environments, temperatures range from 20-100 degrees.
• Ability to regularly lift up to 15 lbs. and occasionally lift up to 30 lbs.
• Ability to stand, bend, turn, reach, pull and push.
  • Must be able to work additional hours as needed, with includes some nights and weekends as our company operates 24/7.
  • Must be able to work additional hours as needed.
  • Able to travel 30% of the time or as needed
  • Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration
  • Flexible schedule (1st, 2nd, & 3rd shifts) Qualifications Skills Behaviors : Motivations : Education Experience Licenses & Certifications Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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