Kwik Trip, Inc. has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Safety professional. The primary responsibilities for this person will be to help our Bread and Buns Facility promote a Zero Injury Culture by investigating any near miss or accident occurrences, identifying training needs, and administering all training sessions for the team. This position also participates in the development and maintenance of facility-specific safety-related training materials and disaster recovery plans. A very strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, is required for this position. The safety and training coordinator must be professional, positive, and willing to communicate effectively with all coworkers to promote safety as an essential part of every activity.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Promote safety within the department using a variety of verbal, written and visual methods. Serve as the department’s resource for safety related matters.
• Ensuring all applicable OSHA regulations are being followed within the production facility.
• Analyze all production processes and work environments for safety and offer suggestions for improvements when workplace hazards are found.
• Review and investigate all injuries and near misses by conducting a root cause analysis (RCA) to further prevent or eliminate any work hazards. Track all incidents to analyze trends and maintain all safety metric reports daily.
• Analyze leading and lagging indicator safety metrics using LEAN principles.
• Contribute to our continuous improvement processes including practical problem solving (PPS) and A3s.
• Conduct comprehensive monthly department safety audits and daily safety walkthroughs.
• Attend and utilize daily improvement meetings (DIMs) as a platform for safety discussions with coworkers, supervisors and management.
• Lead the Safety Champion group and lead monthly Safety Committee meetings.
• Coordinate the department’s emergency action plan including practice drills to ensure that response systems and operations are in a perpetual “ready” state.
• Lead by example at all times as a role model of Kwik Trip’s high safety standards.
• Walking through all production areas daily to proactively find possible safety issues. Have open dialogue with all coworkers on the production floor regarding safety. Communicating with management regarding safety matters.
• Coordinate department training for Safety and QA/Food Safety.
• Utilize the New Coworker Orientation (NCO) Plan when training new team members.
• Update process documentation (LOTO, Confined Space, PPE, etc.) as equipment is added or removed from the facility.
• Work with and contribute to the Safety Coordinator team in a positive and productive way.
• Assist the management team with any additional tasks.

Qualifications: 

• College degree highly preferred, but a High School Diploma or G.E.D. required.
• One or more years of equivalent food production work experience in a fast-paced food production or manufacturing facility in a role that primarily emphasized safety.
• Prior experience as a safety professional highly preferred.
• Self-driven to develop a career in the safety field and willingness to pursue safety certifications as a form of self-improvement.
• Ability to remain calm in high stress situations and prioritize immediate actions in an emergency or First Aid situations.
• Always demonstrate professionalism and represent the safety department in a positive, transparent, and helpful manner to all coworkers.
• Demonstrate strong leadership qualities.
• Demonstrate a high level of time management and organizational skills in order to effectively work through multiple simultaneous projects with the ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to effectively communicate with coworkers of all personalities by demonstrating positive coaching and problem-solving skills. Adapt to various communication styles to effectively work with all learning styles.
• Maintain confidentiality when working with coworker health and medical information.
• Effectively communicate with worker’s comp and non-occ teams.
• Candidates should have or have the ability to obtain OSHA 10 Hour training, Root Cause Analysis training, Food Certification, and First Aid / CPR / AED training.
• Knowledge of safety policies / programs, GMP’s, and sanitation practices.
• Knowledge of daily production operations and processes.
• Knowledge of PPE and chemical safety.
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations, other applicable safety standards, and compliance expectations.
• Possess exceptional presentation skills with the ability to influence change.
• Strong skills related Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Have a positive and inclusive attitude when working with a diverse workforce.

Work Schedule: Primarily 1st shift hours working primarily 7:00am to 4:00pm. Coverage of 2 Saturdays per month is required. Schedule flexibility is required in order to support coworkers on all shifts. Some travel may also be required occasionally for training purposes.

Apply to jobs@kwiktrip.com

The deadline to apply for this position is Sunday, December 11th.