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Safety Technician

Req Id: 12411

Job Location: Sagola

Posting Start Date: 4/21/26

Work Environment: Onsite

Job Description:

Job Purpose

The Plant Safety Technician supports sitewide safety through participation, engagement, ownership, and initiative. The person in this position will participate in/lead committees assigned. They will engage employees sitewide on a daily basis to ensure plant employees have the opportunity to raise safety concerns, provide input on safety programs and the safe operations of plant equipment, ask questions about safety policy, and provide feedback on current safety topics. This person will own those portions of the safety program assigned to them and maintain those programs in an efficient, timely manner. Finally, the person in this role will act with initiative to positively represent the safety department as an 'active' leader for site safety.

In this position you will have the opportunity to:

• Understand and utilize Sagola and LP Corporate safety standards.
• Be familiar with and utilize the Michigan Occupational Safety & Health Standards for General Industry
• Actively participate in state agency compliance inspections (MiOSHA, DOT, etc.)
• Analyze and summarize safety data applicable to the Sagola site.
• Manage compliance related components of select safety programs such as (Hearing Conservation, Respiratory Protection, Lockout, Confined Space Entry, PPE, First-Aid, Ladder Safety and others as assigned).
• Develop, arrange for, and conduct safety training as assigned.
• Have a daily safety presence on the operating floor.
• Actively identify and implement corrections to potential hazards.
• Contribute to decision making related to safety equipment and PPE purchasing.
• Perform industrial hygiene duties as needed: Air quality, noise levels, etc.

What do I need to be successful?

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Prior related experience preferred.
• Regulatory knowledge of Michigan Occupational Safety Standards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work independently.
• Must be a people person who can lead with confidence.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

Experience:

• Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Will consider individuals who possess an appropriate combination of experience and training.

Education

• Associates' degree (Preferred)
• OSHA certified (Preferred)
• First Aid certified
• Emergency response trained.

Work Environment

• The work environment at LP Sagola offers a wide variety of safety related experience. The successful candidate will work directly with plant leaders, support staff as well as our operations and maintenance workforce. The LP Sagola workforce has a strong commitment to safely producing the best siding product on the market.

Other duties or responsibilities not listed above may be assigned as necessary.

Information at a Glance

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