Safety Trainer - Customer Onsite

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At Suddath, you can be part of something special and inclusive!  Join a team that has a 100+ year reputation for excellence as an innovative, growing and financially stable company that is dedicated to promoting a culture that thrives on inclusion and diversity. From numerous awards to being recognized as one of the best places to work, Suddath offers a caring, family environment while providing relocation and logistics services to people and companies all around the world.

What We Offer!

• A competitive wage with a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company matching
• Weekly pay for hourly-paid employees.  Biweekly pay for salaried employees.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid company holidays
• A tuition reimbursement plan where employees are encouraged to continue their education and development
• For more information on our benefit offerings, please visit https://suddath.com/about/careers/ and scroll down to view our employee benefits. 

Summary

This position is responsible for helping support the operation’s compliance with company, regulatory and client safety requirements. Serves as day-to-day safety resource within assigned operation. Assist and deliver company and client safety-related information. Will act as the day-to-day safety trainer for EHS and client safety needs with heavy emphasis on OSHA safety requirements for Powered Industrial Vehicle and Material Handling. Will execute various safety observations with the goal of providing proactive coaching and improvement opportunities that improve our client satisfaction as it relates to all safety metrics. Will partner with the account business leaders on proactive risk reduction areas that support the company EHS objectives.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance of environmental, health, and safety programs with applicable regulatory requirements. Supports analysis and information collection that ties back to established company and client safety programs.
• Monitors safety/quality/regulatory related compliance to the Clients Onsite Contractor agreements and protocols.
• Works closely with the client EHS and PIV service providers for enhanced results for all PIV initial and recurring training and observations.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training programs through random safety observations for all applicable Job Safety Analysis (JSA) requirements in place by client or company.

• Performs various audits as they relate to safety protocols and process improvements.
• Reviews controlled documents related to safety inspections and works with stakeholders as needed for any required corrective actions
• Conducts staff and process observations in accordance with the company improvement program.
• Maintain accurate training records and ensure all employees are completely required.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in occupational health & safety or related field is preferred. 2+ years previous experience in safety training, hazard identification/mitigation and safety observations with strong working knowledge of OSHA General Industry required. 3+ years of experience working in a warehouse, distribution, or manufacturing setting strongly preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted. Must have experience with safety audits and corrective actions. Must have strong Powered Industrial Vehicle (PIV), Material Handling. Any prior training in Training Within Industry (TWI) is a plus.

Certificates/Licenses/Registrations:

Certified license of powered industrial vehicle required.

Knowledge, Skills, and abilities:

Strong knowledge