Warehouse Safety & Training Specialist

Warehouse Safety & Training Specialist

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred or Associates and equivalent work experience required
• 3-5+ years’ experience in Training, Environmental and Safety or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Entry level professional certifications in EH&S related fields are considered beneficial and may include GSP, OHST, ASP, etc.
• OSHA 10 certification a plus
• MHE Certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Foster/develop a culture where safety is ingrained as a core value with all employees
• Actively address unsafe behaviors and engage with operations management to enforce the required safety disciplines by all associates on all shifts
• Develop and implement programs, processes and procedures (SOP’s) to ensure Site compliance with company and regulatory agency policies
• Conduct safety audits and complete audit reports with recommendations for corrective action on findings
• Participate in the thorough and complete investigation of all accidents, incidents, and near misses
• Prepare and submit required information to the appropriate agency to include risk management plans, environmental reports, OSHA recordkeeping reports and other reports, as necessary
• Partner with Facility Maintenance to ensure compliance with PSM/RMP and program requirements where applicable
• Evaluate all manner of safety communication and visual guides on the floor
• Execute without exception the actions dictated within our safety scorecard at the required intervals
• Engage periodically with our Environmental Health and Safety Team and other Safety and Training Supervisors to coordinate safety training development and rollouts
• Maintain detailed knowledge of preferred methods for each job function and overall workflow in the distribution center
• Oversee the execution of our company training programs at the required duration, quality, quantity, and effectiveness
• Ensure all training guides, materials, videos, job aides, and other means of communication for training purposes are readily available and in active use
• Drive a structured training plan daily and weekly using proper tracking tools to monitor and validate compliance with our training program requirements
• Recruit and oversee a training staff
• Engage regularly and directly with new hires on their progress and the effectiveness of the training they are receiving
• Review associate performance weekly with operations management and devise a plan to address under-performing associates

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Entry level professional certifications in EH&S related fields are considered beneficial and may include GSP, OHST, ASP, etc.
• OSHA 10 certification a plus
• MHE Certification preferred