Safety Coordinator

Dietz and Watson, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is currently seeking a Safety Coordinator. This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the country’s leading food manufacturers.

This position will be located at the Philadelphia, PA headquarters facility.

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• Maintain compliance with all plant safety and environmental programs, including updating on an annual or as-needed basis, all written safety plans. These programs will include, but are not limited to: Hazard Communication, Lockout-Tagout, PPE, Emergency Response Plan, Bloodborne Pathogens, Confined Space, and Hazard Assessments.
• Safety Committee Facilitator: coordinate agenda, maintain attendance records, and meeting minutes. Conduct periodic compliance audits and document any findings by generating a work order.
• Ensure all safety and environmental inspections, recordkeeping, and reporting are done accurately and on time.
• Responsible for initiating, coordinating, and conducting safety and health training, including weekly huddle meetings, new hire orientation and annual training of all plant employees.
• Responsible for leading and conducting employee incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Ensure that relevant documents are kept current including training records, environmental reports and any other state or federal documents.
• Maintain effective communication between Dietz & Watson, Inc., Safety Department and Human Resources Department.
• Work closely with plant management in optimizing opportunities to reduce risks using Ergonomic evaluation, Job Safety Analysis, and make recommendations for correction.
• Plant Safety and Distribution Center Audits
• Follow-up with Maintenance on all safety work orders for completion.
• Maintain current labor law postings.
• Drug Screening.
• Responsible for overseeing compliance with regular inspections to include, but not limited to; fire equipment, emergency response vehicle components, AED units, hoists, ladders, eye wash stations and stored respirators. Will also work with maintenance on plant inspections.
• Knowledge of Industrial Lift Truck Operation.

Job Requirements:

• 1-3 years’ of Safety work experience required.

• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.

• Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

• Experience in a company with 500 + employees is preferred.

• Ability to speak Spanish or another language other than English is preferred.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Knowledge of OSHA regulations (General industry) a must

• 1st Aid/CPR/AED Certification.

• Understanding RMP and PSM a plus.

Working Conditions:

• Working with a diverse workforce.

• Moderate physical activity. Requires handling of average-weight objects, standing and/or walking for extended periods of time during busy hours.

• Frequently required to work in wet and cold environments between 28 to 35 degrees.

General hours of work: ~ 5:00PM-1:30AM

Benefits:

• Earned Time Off.
• Ten named paid holidays.
• Employer provided health and welfare benefits after 90 days of employment (e.g.., health, dental, vision, accidental death & dismemberment, basic life).
• Short/long term disability.
• Company 401(k) employee elective deferral eligibility and employer matching contributions of up to 100% of the first 6% employee elective deferrals after first year of employment.
• *Company provided fringe benefits are subject to the relevant Plan Documents and Company Policy.