Launch Safety Representative

Role summary / purpose The main function of a safety representative is to support plant managers in the achievement of specific plant safety goals and objectives. A typical safety representative is responsible for coordinating safety and environmental compliance activities, assisting plant leadership in conducting safety and environmental training, and performing routine plant inspections to reduce injury risks. Key responsibilities • Support, engage, and advise plant on all aspects of safety culture change initiatives: Plant Safety Review Board Process, Safe Operations Practice, Incident Investigations. • Support and advise plant management on OSHA regulations and record keeping requirements and issues. • Support and participate in programs and contractual memorandums on Safety/Health. • Develop and implement programs to reduce job related injuries using Health Information System (HIS), Common File System, and Safety/Environmental Manuals of Practice (MOP). • Support business plan initiatives. • Serve as the management representative to local joint health and safety committee. • Coordinate plant emergency planning activities. • Support the administration of ergonomic medical symptoms questionnaire. • Perform monthly safety observation tours. • Track performance and correction on unsafe conditions. • Report safety tour results through Plant Safety Review Board. • Monitor plant safety performance and report/review all incidents. • Daily review of OSHA Log and visits to medical. • Review HIS data to note trends and/or areas of concern/injury. • Assist in the development of GAP closure plans. • Utilize the principles of design-in-safety to reduce risk and/or injury. • Oversee the implementation of best practices. • Audit module continuous improvements plan. • Ergonomic related issue coordination. • SIR and tracking log assistance and/or coordination. • Audit readiness and GAP closure development requirements. • Equipment and job-modification assessments. • Support equipment installation, machine runoffs, commissioning, and process approval. • Manage launch safety gates. • Participate in launch build events and verify corrective actions. • Act as liaison among the Launch Team, Manufacturing Engineering, Plant Safety, Local Joint Health and Safety Committee, and Global Safety. • Support contractor/OEM safety orientations and launch readiness. • Track launch-specific hazards, temporary countermeasures, permanent fixes, and safety buyoff requirements. Requirements – education & experience • Associate degree in Safety or a related field is required; bachelor's degree is preferred. • Supervisor safety training preferred. • 2-4 years of experience required. • The hiring manager is willing to consider candidates without a degree when they have strong, relevant industrial/safety experience. Required skills • g-Comply and risk-assessment execution – Hands-on experience with g-Risk/Safety FMEA, PS18 Design-in Safety, Red/Yellow/Green Tag requirements, open-issue tracking, and countermeasure validation. Anyone signing as a safety representative must complete the jointly taught g-Comply course. • Energy-control and machine-safety expertise – Strong working knowledge of PS2 lockout, SCS/MPS, electrical safety, guarding, interlocks, emergency stops, lockout placards, and safe energization. • Launch safety project coordination – Ability to support installation, machine runoffs, commissioning, and approval; maintain…