VAL-CO a leader in commercial poultry, egg, and swine production equipment, specializing in world-famous poultry watering and feeding systems, is currently looking for a Site Safety/Lean Technician at our Coldwater, Ohio facility.
Are you looking for a company that offers competitive wages, excellent benefits, generous PTO benefits? Then VALCO is the company for you!
* Generous PTO upon completion of 90-day probationary period
*Medical insurance after 30 Days
*Responsibilities Include:
- Maintaining training equipment at site (computer and access to a projector/monitor)
- Coordinating with HR for record keeping of all safety documents
- Presiding over the site safety committees and performing periodic audits of site
- Assisting Site Manager on Environmental practices at each site
- Assisting in other departments and/or functional areas as required
- Identifying Lean and/or Continuous Improvement opportunities
- Leading Kaizen, 5S, and Set-up Reduction events
- Collecting and analyzing data prior to and during Lean events
- Performing hands-on activities to implement Continuous Improvement ideas
- Oversight of Continuous Improvement activities
- Developing and delivering report-outs on completed projects
- Monitoring the sustainment of completed initiatives by maintaining 30-day list records and following up with assignees to promote task completion
- Developing and maintaining standard work in work cells
- Creating and initiating training documents for all manufacturing areas of the plant
- Analyzing and developing time standards
- Assisting and serving as backup for Quality Technician
- Maintaining a thorough awareness of OSHA regulations and industry standards
- Attending safety training and seminars as needed
- Implementing corporate safety policies and revising to meet site specific needs in conjunction with corporate safety officer approval
- Coordinating, with assistance from appropriate company entities (Safety, HR, and Ops), the employee training required by company safety policies and practices
*Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED required
- Possess excellent communication, listening, and persuasive skills
- Possess analytical and problem-solving skills
- Possess excellent organizational skills
- Possess a working knowledge of MS Office applications such as Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Possess a working knowledge of ES
- Self-directed and self-motivated
- Commitment to lead and drive change
- Possess 30 hours OSHA Compliance Certificate and attend periodic safety seminars to maintain awareness of current and developing safety issues
- 3-5 hours annual safety training/employee
- Regular and predictable attendance
- Must be safety oriented and work well with others