10124- Safety Coordinator

The Safety Technician / Coordinator is responsible for supporting and promoting a culture of safety by ensuring compliance with OSHA standards and all applicable federal, state, and local regulations. This role plays a critical part in developing, implementing, and maintaining safety programs, conducting training for employees and contractors, and performing inspections to identify and mitigate risks. The Safety Technician / Coordinator collaborates with all departments to ensure safe work practices, helps to investigate incidents to determine root causes, and drives continuous improvement in safety performance.

Duties and responsibilities

• Support the communication and promotion of the GB Safety Model across all departments.
• Ensure adherence to high-performance safety standards and compliance with all safety procedures and programs.
• Maintain and organize comprehensive safety documentation, including procedures, inspections, training records, and incident/accident reports.
• Identify and collaborate across departments to identify and correct unsafe conditions and behaviors.
• Assist in gathering information for incident and accident investigations within 72 hours to determine root causes and share key learnings.
• Monitor and verify the implementation of corrective actions resulting from incidents, accidents, and safety observations using a standardized tracking format.
• Support the delivery of annual and quarterly safety training on hazard-related topics such as proper lifting techniques, lockout/tagout, confined space entry, fire protection, hot work, emergency response, and evacuation procedures for Manufacturing, Sanitation, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Contractors.
• Maintain and update the Safety Training Matrix to ensure all associates have completed required training; report training gaps to the Safety Supervisor.
• Conduct regular safety inspections, document findings, and track corrective actions using a standardized format.
• Verify that key associates are certified and authorized to operate powered industrial equipment (e.g., forklifts, boom lifts, scissor lifts, pallet jack riders) maintaining updated the associates authorized list.
• Organize and support to conduct emergency drills by the Emergency Evacuation Plan.
• Inspect and ensure compliance of fire prevention and emergency preparedness systems with OSHA and local regulations, including emergency lighting, signage, exits, fire suppression systems, sprinklers, first aid cabinets, and eyewash stations.
• Promote proactive fire prevention and safety education to maintain zero fire incidents.
• Foster a culture of safety through continuous education and reinforcement of safety models to sustain high safety survey scores.
• Serve as the designated first aid responder for third shift, providing support during emergencies and recordable incidents.