Occupational Health Trainer
Dyersburg, TN 
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Posted 24 days ago
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Description

You consider it a good day at work if you are able to help someone. You're looking to help people outside your traditional job setting by providing creative solutions. If that sounds like you, bring your passion to Dot Foods!

Dot cares about the wellbeing of our employees. We've created an interprofessional healthcare environment to keep our employees as safe and healthy as possible. As a Dot occupational health trainer, you'll impact the lives of warehouse workers, drivers, and other personnel across our locations.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Conducts injury management consultations on current employees.
  • Attends work-related doctor visits with the employees to assist with appropriate treatment plan.
  • Facilitate the action plan for injury severity reduction at the facility.
  • Performs physical ability testing on post job-offer applicants.
  • Establishes and maintains professional relationships with local physicians.
  • Provides injury prevention activities such as functional movement testing, safe lifting observations and employee education through 1-1 interaction and driver safety meetings.
  • Supports wellness and safety initiatives at the facility.
  • Responds to after hour calls for assistance with employee injuries.
  • Applies lean thinking and tools to identify and eliminate waste in all areas of the position.

YOU MUST HAVE

  • Bachelor's degree in athletic training, exercise science, or kinesiology
  • Ability to resolve complex problems and make independent decisions
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills
  • Solid knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Word

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE

  • Ability to interact well with employees in multiple work areas and locations
  • Strong motivation for personal learning

ROLE SPECIFICS

  • Work weekend hours in rare instances.
  • Occasional overnight travel (3-5 times per year) to company locations or to attend seminars and meetings to develop professional expertise. Must have ability to travel independently as needed, without restriction, by all modes of transportation, including car, plane, or train.

WHO WE ARE

Dot Foods makes products more accessible and affordable to the food industry. We add efficiency to the supply chain and build strong partnerships with distributors, suppliers, and operators. Our company was created on a foundation of respect and dependability. People who are open to input, ask questions, embrace diversity, and seek innovative solutions thrive here.

WHAT DOT CAN OFFER YOU

As a family-owned and -operated company since 1960, Dot Foods has created a strong family culture. We make everyone feel included and respected. In addition to an inclusive working environment, we will provide you with:

  • Competitive compensation package, including bonuses for successful performance
  • Extensive benefits including medical, dental, 401k, and profit-sharing
  • Significant advancement opportunities

Safety: This position assumes responsibility for the workplace safety of self and co-workers, and for the safety conditions of the work locations, exercise and promotes safe behaviors and show unyielding support of programs, rules, and policies regarding safety.

EOE/AA Employer: Dot believes all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities. Dot will not discriminate against its employees or applicants for employment because of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status or other basic classes protected by applicable federal or state law provided they are qualified for employment or for existing positions.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelors of Exercise Science (required)


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)

EOE/AA Employer- We will not discriminate in our employment practices due to applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran or disability status

 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
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