Seasonal Safety Technician

**WAWONA FROZEN FOODS** **ABOUT THIS COMPANY** We pride ourselves on being family-owned and operated and treating our employees like family. Working at a company where safety and quality are top priorities. Every day, Wawona Frozen Foods' commitment to excellence justifies its reputation for delivering superior quality, value, and service. Wawona's state-of-the-art production methods and facilities ensure consistent high-quality products - all while maintaining the highest food safety standards as required by the USDA and state regulators. **ABOUT THIS ROLE** Under the direction of the Safety Manager, the Safety Technicians are responsible for coordinating, updating and maintaining programs including safety incentives program, first aid, and on-line programs. It is expected that discretion and confidentiality will be exercised when handling sensitive issues. **DUTIES INCLUDE** - Active participation in Wawona Frozen Foods safety program to maintain a healthy and injury-free environment. - Participate in training and company meetings to facilitate individual and company growth. - Follow all GMP, HAACP, Food Safety, Food Defense, and SQF policies and procedures. - report Food Safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action. - Maintains a good attendance record to ensure that there is no interruption to production or services to our customers. - Works safely in accordance with company's safety program requirements. - Wears all required personal protective equipment - Checks safety equipment as required. - Provides first-aid as necessary for injured employees. - Conducts behavioral observations throughout the plant as directed. - Updates and maintains tracking systems for safety program (meetings, checklists, etc.). - Maintains medical/office supplies inventory and orders supplies as necessary. - Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading technical publications. - Enhances safety and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. - Walk facilities and conduct daily audits of operations. **REQUIREMENTS** - Two plus years' experience working in a manufacturing, construction, industrial, or related setting in a safety role. - Experience conducting safety audits, root cause analysis, and safety reports. - Experience leading safety meetings. - Experience maintaining and demonstrating a safety culture, building rapport and trust to ensure employees go home safe. - Ability to read, write, follow instructions, and recognize similarities and difference. - Ability to do basic math, addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication. - Ability to perform operations while maintaining high level of safety, wearing proper personal protection equipment, and maintaining safe driving and operation of equipment standards. - Ability to do continuous repetitive work. - High attention to detail, and thorough practice of note/record keeping. - Ability to disseminate facts and determine root cause of accidents, incidents, issues, and hazards. - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. - Excellent listening skills and strong communication skills - A strong work ethic and a can-do attitude - Self-motivated and self-starter - Ability to work with various employees and employee levels while building rapport and respect. - Ability to read, write, and understanding instructions in English. - Bilingual in Spanish preferred - Must be punctual and regular attendance is required. - Understand and follow all color-coding rules as stated in procedures. - Ability to use various computer programs including excel, word, teams, powerpoint, and outlook. - Act and demonstrate clear understanding of safety protocols and procedures while maintaining professionalism and confidentiality. **LOCATION & SHIFT INFO** - This position will work out of our Cedar or Alluvial location, based on assignment. - Shift…