Safety Coordinator

Job Summary:

The Safety Coordinator will help maintain high safety standards, playing a critical role in ensuring compliance with MSHA/OSHA regulations and promoting a culture of safety throughout the organization, providing guidance to employees on best practices and procedures.

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Ensure compliance with safety policies and procedures at local, state, federal level and company policies; manage MSHA/OSHA reporting and recording requirement.

- Provide monthly safety performance updates to site leadership, covering audits, observations, near misses, and action item status for continuous improvement.

- Assist in incident investigations, identification, analysis and control of occupational hazards.

- Maintain accurate and up-to-date safety records, reports, and documentation in accordance with MSHA/OSHA and company standards.

- Serve as a liaison with MSHA inspectors and regulatory agencies during inspections & audits.

- Support the Company’s associated plant and terminal OSHA operations.

(please note that occasional off-site and overnight travel may be required)

- Promote a culture of safety and environmental responsibility throughout the organization.

- Stay up to date with industry best practices and regulatory changes.

- Performs other related duties as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities:

- Knowledge of MSHA/OSHA regulations and compliance requirements

- Must be highly organized; ability to manage multiple projects, and provide accurate, agreed upon deliverables in a timely manner.

- Strong communication skills both written and verbal.

- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

- Proficient with MS Office Suite, PDF, database systems, and other related software.

- Must be willing to attend training and seminars for continuing education and growth of the role as required.

Education/Experience:

- Bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety or related field.

- 2 years of relatable work experience; MSHA experience preferred.

- Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus

- Strong on the job experience in a safety-related position, at a mining or heavy industrial facility, will be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.

Work Environment:

This job operates 75% of the time in-plant including quarries, kilns, and production areas, and 25% of the time in an office environment. Will require occasional travel. Required to be on-call and work occasional hours on the off-shift during the annual maintenance outage.

Physical Requirements:

- Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment as required.

- Must be able to work in all types of weather conditions.

- Walking, climbing stairs and occasional ladders, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching, twisting, balancing, repetitive motion, driving, and squatting to perform the essential functions of this position.

- Must have good hand/eye coordination and vision to safely fulfill all in-plant job requirements.

- Pass required background check, physical examination and drug screens.