Amsted Rail is the world’s leading manufacturer of undercarriage and end of car rail components for heavy haul freight railcars and locomotives. Our company focus for more than a century has been on providing the most innovative products and integrated systems to meet the needs of the global heavy haul freight rail industry.

AGM (Amsted Graphite Materials) is a manufacturer of specialty graphite products including wheel molds and electrodes for electric arc furnaces. They are located in Anmoore, West Virginia.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Develops, coordinates and supports the safety program and activities through safety contacts, observations, inspections, JSA reviews and revisions, housekeeping audits, incident investigations and participation in Safety Audits. Recognizes and reinforces safe work practices.
• Assists in tracking and maintaining safety program, policies and procedures.
• Trains or assists in training of personnel on assigned safety subjects such as personal protective equipment, fall protection, etc. Conducts safety orientations for new or existing employees placed in new working environments.
• Communicates with department personnel, both management and hourly, to address safety concerns, investigates, reviews and responds to employee safety and health issues and prepares/develops detailed reports of findings and recommendations.
• Assists in achieving facility compliance with OSHA and other applicable regulations. Applies Federal, State and Local safety and health standards. Maintains knowledge of current OSHA and other applicable standards.
• Inspects equipment and work areas for proper operation and safety requirements. Converses with operating and maintenance crews to check for unsafe conditions and notifies proper personnel when deficiencies are found or reported by other personnel.
• Assists in the gathering and preparation of information for safety meetings and ensures adherence to monthly topics for reporting. Assists in the preparation and production of various safety materials used in safety training.
• Attends Safety Committee meetings. Addresses safety items and consults with managers for solutions and elimination of safety hazards through the development of JSA’s and elimination of safety hazards.
• Audits facility chemicals and reviews SDS documents to ensure all new products are included and training completed.
• Perform other duties as assigned

JOB KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma, advanced education a plus.
• Previous safety experience preferred.

• Demonstrates strong leadership, problem-solving and analytical skills and attention to detail, proficiency in computer skills to include, MS Office and database management.
• Communicates details of safety procedures clearly to employees.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)