Health and Safety Coordinator

Position Summary

Reporting to the Health & Safety Manager, the Health & Safety Coordinator is a key leader and catalyst for advancing a culture of prevention across the organization. This role supports managers and field teams in deploying, maintaining, and continuously improving a healthy and safe working environment. The Coordinator is recognized for leadership, rigor, credibility, and the ability to challenge and influence others.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Engagement: Inspire and empower teams by communicating the H&S vision with conviction and passion. Act as a role model, engaging team members and fostering commitment to safety.
• Field Support & Guidance: Maintain close proximity to operations to identify needs, trends, and potential risks. Analyze findings and take preventive action. Clarify expectations and provide coaching using a pedagogical approach.
• Communication & Recognition: Make H&S accessible and engaging, adding a participative and “fun” dimension. Observe, listen, provide feedback, and recognize individual and collective achievements.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Improve and simplify H&S management processes, programs, and tools. Integrate H&S with other pillars (quality, productivity, people). Seek best practices through networking, plant visits, conferences, and training.
• Rigor & Managerial Courage: Ensure rules are applicable, understood, and respected. Intervene immediately to address shortcomings or issues, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
• Operational Support:
  • Analyze H&S performance in the field, assess progress, identify needs, and make recommendations.
  • Support hazard identification and implementation of safe work methods.
  • Visit plants, coach supervisors, employees, and H&S facilitators.
  • Follow up regularly with H&S facilitators.
  • Assist plant leadership in developing and monitoring annual action plans.
  • Participate in meetings, committees, risk assessments, audits, investigations, and accident analyses.
  • Draft and coordinate implementation of programs, procedures, instructions, and training materials.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Health & Safety or related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in H&S management within a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of applicable U.S. laws and regulations (OSHA 30); ISO 45001 preferred.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to challenge, coach, and influence others.
• Excellent communication skills; credible, respectful, attentive listener, and effective feedback provider.
• Project management skills (analysis, planning, prioritization, change management).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; comfortable with other programs as needed.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively.
• Demonstrates innovation, creativity, rigor, managerial courage, and attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel to assigned plants.

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