Safety Trainer

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At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team.

As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.

Responsibilities:

• Provide ongoing instruction of OSHA required safety disciplines to ensure employees have essential safety instructions before being placed in a hazardous job environment. Coordinate all other annual or recurring safety training requirements. Schedule training sessions to ensure all employees within the assigned area have current safety training as required by law and Company guidelines. Present training in a variety of multi-media forms. Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee training records.
• Conduct safety audits throughout the facility to identify and correct unsafe conditions and unsafe acts. Monitor employee behavior within the assigned area and recommends remedial safety instructions as necessary to reduce workplace injuries and to improve regulatory compliance.  Assist in preparation for Annual Safety Audit.
• Participate in accident and incident investigations using photographs, employee interviews, and other relevant sources to determine root causes of an event. Write summaries and recommends corrective actions as necessary to prevent additional accidents. Perform follow-up on remediation as needed.
• Communicate on a regular basis with other safety personnel throughout the company to promote consistency in the application of safety policies and programs throughout the Company and share any safety related concerns.
• Review and update Job Safety Analysis documents to identify and avoid work-related hazards by outlining specific work procedures required to perform each job safely and effectively.
• Prepare, generate and complete specific periodic reports and ad-hoc reports.  Maintain and update safety specific documents such as procedures manuals. Prepare a PPE Grid for all job classifications.  Maintain database of all recordable incidents, near-misses, and relevant investigations.  Track progress on action items generated from incident investigations, safety audits, and safety committee meetings.  Schedule, monitor, and track action items resulting from Code Red and Blue Drills.
• Review safety statistics to evaluate, detect and respond to trends and patterns.
• Performs other safety relevant duties as assigned.
• Jump in and do material handler duties if no one is being trained.

Qualifications:

•  0-2 years related work experience within the functional area.
• Must acquire safety training and/or certificates as required by regulatory agencies and/or Company guidelines.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, interpersonal communication, and team facilitation skills to effectively interact with all levels of employees including management and internal and external customers.
• Ability to present information accurately and effectively to diverse audiences.
• Ability to anticipate problem areas and implement effective solutions before problems occur.
• Working knowledge of OSHA safety disciplines, other regulatory guidelines, Company specific safety policies and procedures, and common industrial safety practices.
• PC proficiency that includes Microsoft Office Suite and other department specific hardware, software, and equipment.​​​​​

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.