Safety Specialist-Training
Company: ALTO INGREDIENTS INC
Location: Pekin
Posted on: June 23, 2022
Job Description:
Job Title: Safety Specialist - TrainingReports to: Site Safety
Manager Department: Health, Safety and SecurityLocation: Pekin,
ILSupervises: N/AClassification: Non-ExemptDate: 05/25/2022Build
your career with Alto Ingredients! Earn a competitive salary,
benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and 401k
with a company dollar-for-dollar match up to 6%, a Wellness
program, a stipend for fitness center expenses, a generous paid
time off (PTO) program, and service awards for career longevity.
Alto Ingredients values the communities where we work and live and
offers an extra 8 hours of paid leave for employees who volunteer
their time and talents in their community.Environment: Alto
Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO), formerly known as Pacific Ethanol, Inc.,
is a leading producer of specialty alcohols and essential
ingredients. The company is focused on products for four key
markets: Health, Home & Beauty; Food & Beverage; Essential
Ingredients; and Renewable Fuels. The company's customers include
major food and beverage companies and consumer products companies.
For more information, please visit www.altoingredients.com.Our
Pekin campus produces products destined for Health, Food and
Beverage and Industrial markets. All personnel are responsible for
the safety of these products, which includes participation in
training, following cGMP and food safety requirements in the
facility, and reviewing and following SOPs for incoming ingredients
and outgoing products.Job Purpose: Administers and enforces
governmental policies and programs related to employee safety, and
OSHA compliance at Alto Ingredients' facilities.The following is a
list of major duties and responsibilities for this position along
with certain supportive duties. It is not all-inclusive. Other
duties and responsibilities may be added as needed and in addition,
management may modify this job description as needed.Essential
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct in-plant safety monitoring.
- Participate in the development, implementation and management
of company practices to assure the safety and security of the
manufacturing facilities, community and staff.
- Coordinate and administer established safety training and
ensure that all programs policies and procedures are understood and
properly followed.
- Keep the safety supply storeroom stocked using various
vendors
- Assist with department inspections and performs flushes on
Eyewash/Safety Shower stations
- Review hot work, confined space, line opening, critical safety
device impairment, and SWP's for deficiencies and coordinate with
Safety Manager
- Submit Red Tag Permits for fire protection system
impairments
- Lead and/or audit departmental toolbox topics and assist
managers with improvements
- Assist with the calibration and maintenance of the facility gas
monitors
- Assist with the maintenance of plant radios including
batteries, microphones, base stations, repeaters, and do repairs or
schedule repairs through our vendor as needed
- Assist with safety equipment inspections, as needed
- Performs contractor safety training and annual renewals
- Maintains all contractor training records
- Coordinates and facilitates all new hire safety training and
issues safety equipment for position
- Acts as an administrator for all web-based safety
platforms
- Performs or coordinates heavy equipment operator training
- Assist Site Safety Manager with 3rd party audits and
assessments as needed.
- Assist with emergency response activities such as planning,
drills, and training, including coordinating incident command
training.
- Participate in the Site Safety Committee for Alto ICP
- Perform technical analysis of process and specific job
functions. Recommend necessary modifications to improve safety
performance and maintain proper equipment operation.
- Investigate and analyze incidents and unsafe acts, determine
contributing factors or cause(s), and recommend required corrective
measures to prevent recurrence.
- Conduct plant safety audits as frequently as necessary to
ensure compliance to all company programs, policies and
procedures.
- Assist with hazard analyses such as dust hazard analysis and
process hazard analysis, as needed.
- Assist Site Safety Manager with 3rd party audits and
assessments as needed.
- Assist with Safety Awareness Week activities planning &
execution.
- Adhere to internal company procedures and policies.
- Acts as a liaison with State, Federal and local agencies on
safety issues.Education, Experience and Qualifications:
- Bachelors of Science degree in Safety & Health or Environment
or other field and documented safety experience and/or
environmental experience in an industrial setting, or equivalent
combination of training and/or experience preferred.
- Minimum 1 year internship or experience in a Health and Safety
role preferred.
- Interpretation of appropriate Federal regulations and program
requirements, as contained in the CFR 29.1910, 29.1926, the
Homeland Security Act and related legislation and regulations.
- Experience in a safety role and knowledge of OSHA
regulations.
- Preferred to have NFPA 70E, qualified in Fall Protection,
Scaffold inspections, First Aid, AED and CPR.
- Ability to develop and provide training to others in technical
application.
- Ability to utilize qualitative and quantitative methods to
determine safety issues of significance.
- Computer skills related to normal business use, including
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and additional skills in data
management.
- Understating of steps to take to judge the effectiveness of
safety improvements, programs and processes.
- Understanding of the methods to examine circumstances of an
incident to determine its contributing factors and likely cause(s)
as well as identify elements that would reduce or mitigate
recurrence.
- Understand basic chemistry involved in ethanol production,
water and wastewater analysis, and wet laboratory functions as well
as hazards related to grain handling and processing.Human resource
management, including giving and receiving feedback, proper
interpersonal communications, writing objective progress and
performance evaluations and other related knowledge.Physical
Requirements:
- Lifting up to 50 lbs occasionally up to 10% of the working
hours.
- Physical mobility: extensive walking, climbing, stairs,
kneeling, stopping, sitting up to the 100% of working hours.
- Standing may be occasionally required for long periods of time,
up to 6 hours.
- Telephone and computer use is required, often for more than 50%
of the day. Physical dexterity to operate tools, valves, pumps, and
heavy equipment is sometimes required, usually less than one time
per day.
- Occasional driving may be necessary.
- Sensory requirements; hearing, listening, smelling, touching,
speaking, tasting, seeing, distinguishing colors up to 100% of
working hours.
- Stationary working required up to 100% of working hours.
- Regularly required to work in hot and cold environments. Up to
130 degrees F and below zero degrees F.Alto Ingredients
participates in E-Verify; Criminal background check and screen
required.
Keywords: ALTO INGREDIENTS INC, Peoria , Safety Specialist-Training, Other , Pekin, Illinois
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