Safety Coordinator

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Located in Austin , TX

Salary: $23.00-$24.00

Job Title: Safety Coordinator

Schedule

Off: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Work:

  • Wednesday: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  • Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM

 


About the Role

The Safety Coordinator works closely with local facility leadership and team members to support training, investigations, and management of site safety programs and standard operating procedures. This role promotes lean manufacturing principles with a focus on zero injuries and zero waste.

You will assist with onboarding and training new team members, investigate accidents and injuries to determine root causes, implement preventative measures, and support modified duty and return-to-work programs. You may also lead projects supporting both Lean and Safety initiatives and assist with ISO certifications.


What You’ll Be Doing

Safety Programs and Compliance

  • Assess, recommend, develop, and maintain safety programs and protocols.

  • Recommend measures to protect workers from hazardous processes, materials, or methods through training, communication, monitoring, and regulatory compliance (federal and state OSHA).

  • Maintain safety and lean programs, including emergency action plans, IIPP, drug/alcohol testing programs, heat illness prevention, SDS, and other required protocols.

  • Act as a mentor for new employees, including onboarding, training schedules, certifications, PPE distribution, and ongoing education.

  • Coordinate hands-on training with supervisors and leads.

  • Ensure supervisors and managers remain compliant with safety observations, toolbox talks, and leadership audits.

  • Evaluate facility conditions such as housekeeping, lighting, equipment, guards, and protective devices.

  • Serve as the primary site contact for all safety-related matters, including vendor coordination, safety kits, testing, SDS sheets, SOPs, and employee training.

  • Lead local site safety and lean committees.

  • Recognize safe behaviors and best practices among team members.

  • May assist management with training content or metric analysis using internal reporting systems.

Accident Investigation and Prevention

  • Manage injury reporting, investigations, and corrective/preventative actions.

  • Partner with managers to ensure corrective actions are completed on time.

  • Manage modified duty assignments and return-to-work programs, including communication on restrictions and schedules.

  • Manage reporting for vehicle accidents and property damage.

Reporting, Metrics, and Lean Projects

  • Assist with OSHA 300 logs and injury documentation.

  • Coach managers and team members on driving safety incidents when applicable.

  • Report and track maintenance issues and corrective actions.

  • Summarize safety and maintenance data in internal reporting systems for cross-site use.

  • Support key event schedules for assigned Lean projects.


What We’d Like to See From You

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Health, Psychology, or a related field

  • OSHA knowledge (30-hour General Industry preferred)

  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, lead positive change, and promote a safety-first culture

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

  • Ability to learn internal systems for metrics and injury reporting

Highly Desired

  • First Aid and CPR certification

  • Bilingual in English and Spanish

Express Office: Austin (South)
802 West Saint Elmo Road
Austin, TX 78745
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