Safety Assistant

American Woodmark is one of the nation's largest cabinet manufacturers. By partnering with major home centers, builders, and dealers, we spark the imagination of homeowners and designer and bring their vision to life. Across our service and distribution centers, our corporate office and manufacturing facilities, you'll always find the same commitment to customer satisfaction, integrity, teamwork, and excellence.

We are on a journey to encourage an inclusive Woodmark, and are taking meaningful actions to promote diverse representation across every part of the business. Together, every team member contributes to making American Woodmark a place where people can express who they are through what they do.

Primary Purpose:

Assist in the administration of the plant environmental, health, and safety policies to help ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations and to meet or exceed established goals.

Essential Functions:

• Assist in the training of plant safety practices, and document as directed, to help create a safe working environment.
• File Worker's Compensation claims as needed and maintain document files.
• Accompany employees on initial physicians visits and/or drug screens as needed. On occasion, attend follow\-up visits as well.
• Work with Safety Manager on various projects and initiatives.
• Assist in conducting ongoing safety inspections and audits of facilities, operations, and equipment to ensure a safe working environment for all AWC employees.
• Assist in the maintenance of SDS Programs.
• Actively participate on assigned teams and/or projects.
• Role model CITE and Working in Teams principles.
• Perform other tasks as directed by Safety Manager.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required.

Education, Experience, and Skills:

• Experience in Occupational Safety \& Health, Safety Engineering or related discipline preferred.
• 0 to 2 years experience; manufacturing experience preferred.

Good personal computer skills; Microsoft products experience preferred \-Outlook\-Word\-Excel\-PowerPoint.*

• Must be able to maintain a high level of confidentiality and demonstrate understanding of PHI.
• Must have experience in working in a team environment, to meet/exceed goals.
• Strong planning/organization \& time management skills.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills.
• CPR and First Aide certified preferred
• Must be bilingual Spanish \& English

*Communications Skills:*

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common business and technical journals and financial reports. Ability to listen and communicate effectively with customers/clients in an effort to respond to common inquires or complaints from customers/clients, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community and public. Ability to develop presentations to be delivered to production team, plant level team, or public groups.

*Mathematical Skills:*

Ability to apply basic mathematical concepts like addition, subtraction, multiplication or division to basic manufacturing performance recording or financial performance recording. Ability to read and use a tape measure.

*Reasoning Ability:*

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds.

Working Environment:

Typical indoor manufacturing environment. The noise level is usually moderate to high and hearing protection may be required on the production floor. Safety glasses are required on the production floor. Off shift work and occasional weekend work is required.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The American Woodmark Corporation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, military and veteran status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, pregnancy, or any other legally\-protected characteristic; and it will comply with all applicable state discrimination laws. No person shall be denied employment solely because of any disability which is unrelated to the ability to engage in the essential functions involved in the position for which application has been made either with or without reasonable accommodations.