Facility Safety Technician

Excellence. Pride. Integrity. Compassion. Trust. Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day? At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity.

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity for a Facility Safety Technician, located at the Sebewaing Factory.

Job Summary

The Facility Safety Technician at Michigan Sugar Company is responsible for collecting data, maintaining safety equipment, participating in safety program evaluations and development. Technicians also assist in the inspection of workplaces and enforce adherence to regulations on safety, health, and the environment. The Facility Safety Technician aids as a contact for employees and site management concerning safety related matters.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assists Director of Safety and Facility Safety Supervisors with implementing safety programs.
• Provides support to the Site Safety Supervisor in completing:
• Safety equipment and personal protective equipment inventories, inspections, restocking and cleaning as required.
• Collecting completed safety work permits and forms.
• Atmosphere monitor set-up and maintenance.
• Creation and maintenance of lockout/tagout (LOTO) kits.
• First aid kit inventory and restocking.
• Emergency eyewash and shower inspections and testing.
• Fire extinguisher inspections.
• Maintaining site safety records.
• Assisting in the scheduling of annual respirator fit testing and audiometric testing.
• Assists in the performance and documentation of site safety inspections and works with site management to mitigate any safety findings in a timely manner.
• Acts as a member of site safety committee providing support for Site Safety Supervisor.
• Works with Site Safety Supervisor and site management to mitigate hazards identified through the Safety Gram program in a timely manner.
• Provides support for all site safety programs.
• Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as directed.
  
  

Position Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of General Industry/Construction experience having had safety related responsibilities. A bachelor’s degree in safety or a related field will be considered as fulfilling the experience requirement.
• Experience conducting safety inspections, as well as identifying, documenting, and managing production equipment hazards.
• Demonstrated excellence in oral communication.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office software programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other computer software programs such as, but not limited to Adobe and ADP.
• Must be able to work flexible hours.
  
  

Key Competencies

• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to influence and motivate employees regarding safe work practices.
• Working knowledge of all relevant MIOSHA and Federal Safety Legislation and compliance.
  
  

NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this position. The above statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required. All staff may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities as needed.

Michigan Sugar Company offers competitive salary, opportunity for professional growth, and provides excellent medical insurance 100% company paid. A comprehensive benefits package includes: dental and life insurances, 401k match, paid holidays, vacation, sick leave and more. To learn more visit www.michigansugar.com .

Michigan Sugar Company was founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged their operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar Company became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.

Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City and has sugar beet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing, Michigan. Its nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest up to 160,000 acres of sugar beets each year in 20 Michigan counties, as well as Ontario, Canada. Those beets are sliced at the factories and turned into about 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually.

That sugar is sold to industrial, commercial and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief brands.

Michigan Sugar Company has 930 year-round employees and an additional 1,100 seasonal workers. It is the No. 1 employer in Huron County, the No. 2 employer in Bay and Sanilac counties and the No. 3 employer in Tuscola County. The company’s annual payroll is more than $65 million and its annual local economic impact is about $500 million.

Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest of eight sugar beet processing companies in the United States and Michigan is one of 11 states where sugar beets are grown in the country.

Michigan Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer