Safety Supervisor
Excellence. Pride. Integrity. Compassion. Trust. Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day? At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity.
Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity for a Safety Supervisor, located at the Bay City Factory, 2600 S Euclid Ave, Bay City MI, 48706.
Job Summary
The Safety Supervisor is responsible for planning, implementing and overseeing employee safety at work. This individual will work closely with the Operations, Packaging & Warehouse and Agriculture departments to ensure compliance with OSHA guidelines, develop training content, safety policies and procedures and conduct regular safety inspections.
Primary Responsibilities
- Safety Program Development & Management
- Hazard Mitigation
- Training & Development
- Other
Safety Program Development & Management
- Assists Director of Safety and Corporate Safety Manager with implementing and supporting all safety programs and acts as the site safety resource for all site departments, including all associated employees.
- Evaluates, assesses, and recommends updates to safety policies and procedures, as needed, to the Director of Safety.
- Performs and documents site safety inspections and works with site management to mitigate any safety findings in a timely manner.
- Maintain accurate safety records including incident reports, inspection logs, and training records.
Hazard Mitigation
- Investigate accidents and near misses and prepare detailed incident reports with root cause analysis.
- Works with site management to implement action plans for identified accident mitigation measures.
- Works with site management to mitigate hazards identified in a timely manner.
Training & Development
- Deliver safety training sessions through a thorough and well-planned annual training schedule to new hires and ongoing safety education to all staff.
- Acts as an integral member of site safety committees providing support for safety related questions.
Other
- Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as directed.
Position Qualifications
- Minimum 7 years of General Industry/Construction experience having had significant safety related responsibilities. A bachelor's degree in a related field will be considered as fulfilling a portion of the experience requirement.
- Experience conducting safety inspections, as well as identifying, documenting, and managing production equipment hazards.
- Demonstrated excellence in oral communication.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft office software programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other computer software programs such as, but not limited to Adobe and ADP.
Key Competencies
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent training and presentation skills.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to influence and motivate employees regarding safe work practices.
- Excellent working knowledge of all relevant MIOSHA and Federal Safety Legislation and compliance.
