Safety Coordinator

Yazoo Mills, Inc., one of the nation’s leading, privately owned manufacturers of high-quality paper tubes and cores, servicing a wide scope of industries nationwide, such as converting, labeling, printing, packaging, flexible packaging, ropes and twines, medical supplies, tapes, graphic arts, and more. We are a family-owned business and our teammates are our family. We foster a company culture that inspires our employees to be innovative thinkers, problem solvers, community- minded, and results driven.Are you looking for a new career with a stable company who has been in business for over 120 years? Yazoo Mills is hiring a Safety Coordinator to join our well-established and growing company on first shift in our Hanover facility.We OfferCompetitive Wages.Comprehensive Benefits that include Health, Dental, 401(k), Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, 8 paid Holidays, Paid Time Off and more.Celebration of milestones and successes along with an occasional pop-up surprise to let our employees know we appreciate all of their hard work and dedication.Career Development by promoting from within and on-the-job trainingSummary/Objective: The EHS Coordinator promotes health and safety awareness and education; supports the Health & Safety Manager with policies/procedures to ensure a safe work environment across all facilities; performs audits; identifies potential hazards; measures safety performance; and ensures compliance with state/federal health and safety laws to eliminate workplace hazards and accidents.Supports Create/Lead company-wide safety culture in which no hazard gets missed or overlooked.Support all health and safety practices/procedures for risk/injury reduction to achieve zero loss time injuries. Support all health and safety programs such as lockout/tagout, hazardous communication, machine guarding, electrical safety, etc. to ensure compliance is met and the workforce is safe.Audit and measure performance; safety metrics should reflect the reduction of risks/injuries.Investigate accidents/incidents to find causes and add prevention measures.Participate in employee involvement programs such as project teams, committees, and internal training. Actively leads risk assessment activities for their area of responsibility by driving prioritiez corrective and preventative actions to eliminate/reduce environmental, health or safety risks.Motivates and coaches employees through good communication and frequent performance feedback. Identifies and coordinates additional training as needed.Lead safety training sessions for employees on proper procedures, emergency response, and personal protective equipment (PPE) usage. Maintain safety training/equipment inspections/injury records. Oversee PPE/Safety Shoes & SDS Programs within the company and keeps in compliance with current regulations.Maintain new hire orientation training and safety critical audits. Maintain disaster and emergency response plans for all facilities. Maintain continued safety education to stay current with regulations and/or certificationsMaintain SDS program for site to include contacting manufacturers for SDS and entering SDS into KPA Safety Software SystemMaintain availability of labeling for chemicals in the plant.Manages the hearing conservation program for all facilities. Follow up on inspection recommendations and verify completion.Stay current with new and pending safety legislation and anticipate regulatory requirements.Perform other job-related duties as assigned.Position Type/Expected Hours of WorkFull-time; 45 hours plus per week. Flexible start and stop times, daily hours could be up to 9+ per day.Required Education And ExperienceBachelor’s Degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Chemical, Environmental Engineering / Science or equivalent related field/ work experience.Minimum 2 years’ safety work experience, Industrial / Manufacturing preferred.Preferred Education And ExperienceManufacturing experience.College education in related fieldASP, GSP, OHST or related field.Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excell, Power Point) and TeamsAdditional Eligibility QualificationsSafety Certifications; SMP, CIT, STS is a plus.Understanding of OSHA, NFPA, ANSI/RIA, ISO 10218 and other regulatory standardsThis position starts at $67,000/year; based on experience.