Safety Specialist bei Boise Cascade

Boise Cascade is hiring for a Safety Specialist at our Homedale, ID facility. The successful candidate must be bi-lingual in English and Spanish. 

Responsibilities: 
The Safety Specialist is responsible for working with the Region Safety Manager, Plant Manager, Supervisors and hourly production employees to support the continued focus on safety excellence, including maintaining OSHA VPP status at the facility. The candidate must be able to work in a production environment with all levels of management and be flexible with day-to-day activities including operating equipment, as needed. The Safety Specialist may lead small improvement teams, audits and inspections and must be comfortable coaching, presenting and intervening one to one. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Assist in leading efforts to develop and maintain a safety culture to improve the safety and health of all employees. 
• Develop the safety skill set of safety committee leaders and hourly production employees in order to execute Division and Region safety initiatives. 
• Work with other safety leaders and professionals to develop and share best practices.
• Communicates division and region safety policy as assigned.
• Provide advice on safety and employee protection, and performs audits to ensure that organization and government standards are met. 
• Actively works to identify business improvements to reduce workplace accidents and illnesses. 
• Assist management team in complying with Division and Region safety performance measures. 
• Prepare appropriate reports and communicates safety results. 
• Provide input of the incident investigation process.
• Establish and maintain a good working relationship with region and plant management, safety professionals, supervisors, and employees. 
• Demonstrate strong commitment to safety, quality, environmental awareness, and continuous process improvement. 
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned. 

Qualifications: 
Prior experience with OSHA standards, accident/incident investigation, and or compliance inspections in a manufacturing setting is preferred. Candidate should be familiar with Emergency Response, HazCom, Respiratory Protection Standard, and other OSHA-mandated programs.