Health and Safety Supervisor jobs in Kennewick, WA

Baker Produce Safety Supervisor Job Description Overview

Baker Produce is one of the leading companies in our field in this area. We are hiring a talented Safety Supervisor professional to join our team. If you’re excited to be part of a winning team, Baker Produce is a great place to grow your career.

We are looking for an experienced detail-oriented Safety Supervisor to assess the health and safety standards in our workplace. The Safety Supervisor is also responsible for educating employees on how to follow health and safety protocols more closely.

The Safety Supervisor is responsible for planning, implementing and overseeing Baker Produce employee safety at work.

Safety Supervisor job description

To be successful as a safety supervisor you must have great attention to detail and have excellent communication (bilingual) skills. A good safety supervisor has a methodical approach to improving health and safety standards.

Your main duty is to ensure that the company is in compliance and adheres to L & I Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) guidelines to reduce work-related injuries. You will be responsible for facilitating compliance with these guidelines and your main goal will be to always ensure a safe working environment and help to prevent any incidents, injuries or accidents.

You will also be working directly with the food safety department to help ensure facility is following food safety policies and procedures, set forth by the USDA and FDA.

Safety Supervisor duties and responsibilities

• Create, plan and implement OHS safety plans and policies while ensuring that they are being followed daily.
• Conduct plant safety observation reports on a regular basis.
• Conduct safety observations of any ongoing or upcoming projects.
• Attend safety walks and inspections before or during each project to analyze safety risks.
• Educate employees on health and safety standards and expectations.
• Monitor staff to evaluate if health and safety laws and protocols are being followed.
• Assess machinery to gauge if they are operating safely and in good working order.
• Provide recommendations for improving safety in the workplace.
• Investigate incidents that occur onsite and identify possible causes of the incident.
• Maintain documentation of the company’s safety procedures, incidents and related events.
• Act as a liaison between management and external safety agencies, such as fire and insurance personnel.
• Create plans to improve health and safety in the workplace.
• Prepare reports for management, present reports on accidents and violations and determine causes.
• Advise and lead employees on various safety-related topics.
• Prepare educational onsite trainings on a regular basis.
• Review existing policies and procedures.
• Work with HR to set up a new employee on-boarding process for safety.
• Conduct risk assessments.
• Enforce preventative measures.
• Identify process bottlenecks and offer timely solutions.
• Oversee workplace repair, installations and any other work that could harm employees’ safety.

Safety Supervisor requirements and qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience as a Safety Supervisor or similar role.
• Experience in health and safety management as a health & safety supervisor.
• Excellent computer literacy skills.
• Working knowledge of legislations and procedures.
• Working knowledge of potentially hazardous materials or practices.
• Three (3) years of experience in producing reports.
• Experience with writing policies and procedures for health and safety.
• Familiarity with conducting data analysis and reporting statistics.
• Outstanding organizational skills with an attention to details.
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills.
• Team player with good time-management skills.
• Certificate in occupational health and safety.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking and presentation
• Understanding of federal, state and city safety requirements, including OSHA.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at the same time while meeting deadlines.
• Interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish effective professional relationships with employees and project managers.
• Leadership skills, such as the ability to motivate a team and provide feedback.
• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish).
• Knowledge of Food defense, HACCP and FSMA

Wages: $26.00 – $32.00 per hour DOE