Safety Associate

Safety Associate

$26-$28/hr

Mon-Fri 8a-430p some overtime and flexibility available

The Opportunity:

The Safety Associate will be a site resource in assisting with development, and continuous improvement

of programs and systems that support environmental, health and safety excellence. This key role will

partner with the Multi-Site Safety Manager to ensure the facility meets or exceeds legislative, corporate

and industry requirements, as well as best practice standards.

How you will impact Victory Packaging, a Smurfit WestRock Company:

• Supports the implementation of the Smurfit

WestRock Annual Safety and Health Strategy to

achieve a Zero Injury Culture.

• Assists Multi Site Safety Manager with investigation of accidents and injuries and

cooperates in the preparation of material and evidence for organization use in hearings,

lawsuits, and insurance investigations.

• Promote a proactive safety culture focused on incident prevention and regulatory compliance.
• Partner with Multi-Site Safety manager to develop site specific safety objectives and create

action plans to meet those objectives.

• Assists with internal EHS self-assessments and weekly audits to ensure compliance.
• Assists Multi-Site Safety Manager to ensure all key EHS operational controls are in place and EHS

action items are resolved on a timely basis.

• Ensure DOT and Forklift training/safety procedures for regulatory compliance in partnership

with site operations leaders and Fleet Safety.

• Conduct daily walk throughs and monthly safety meetings
• Maintain, review and report EHS performance, identifying opportunities for improvement along

with implementing preventative and corrective actions as required.

• Other duties as assigned

What You Need to Succeed:

Physical Requirements

• Position requires regular keyboarding, sitting, standing, walking. Work is performed in both an

office environment and warehouse floor where incumbent may be exposed to environmental

noises and hazards.

• Use of proper personal protection equipment is required depending on the location and

potential hazards including safety shoes, safety vest, bump cap, gloves, hearing protection,

safety glasses, and respiratory protection