What are the responsibilities and job description for the Site Safety Supervisor position at Kenco?
Description
The Safety Supervisor position assures compliance with Federal, State and Local laws and Kenco safety programs. Specifically, the Safety Supervisor manages the Powered Industrial Truck Training and Personal Protective Equipment programs. This position directly supervises up to two Powered Industrial Truck Trainers. May include responsibility for temporary staff as needed for fluctuations in workload.
Functions
- Develop and facilitate various safety training programs
- Helps develop the warehouse and distribution center safety program.
- Conducts safety audits including but not limited to fire equipment, dock conditions, housekeeping, rack conditions, material conditions, and electrical conditions.
- Partner with Operations to build support for safety initiatives
- Supports operations and other team members on incident analysis, corrective action development and root cause determination.
- Identifies and corrects at risk behaviors immediately when observed.
- Maintains required governmental reporting documents
- Support investigations into all accidents
- Periodically review conditions of powered industrial equipment and maintenance procedures
- Provide safety information to supervisors that will improve safety in their areas of responsibility
- Assist the Safety Manager and Operation Managers with any special projects that require safety input.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in management, occupational health and safety, human resources or engineering from four-year college or university; Or two- to five-years’ experience in logistics or manufacturing management; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of six months supervisory experience Safety leadership experience.
- Experience in warehousing, distribution, or related preferred
- Previous experience in the safety field as a safety specialist, technician, or trainer
- Prior powered industrial truck experience
- Computer knowledge in Microsoft software
- Knowledge of OSHA, DOT, federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to safety
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)
