BU Safety Manager - ES
About The Position
The BU Safety Manager supports multiple business units within an area by helping develop and implement loss-prevention programs, safety objectives, policies, procedures, and training. The role provides technical expertise and consultation to business-unit leadership, promotes proactive safety behaviors, and monitors program implementation and compliance with applicable safety requirements. The manager supports safety training and employee safety meetings, oversees return-to-duty and modified/light-duty programs in partnership with Human Resources and division management, and participates in investigations of serious accidents and injuries. The role also participates in OSHA and DOT inspections and audits and performs other job-related duties as assigned or apparent.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience as a safety professional.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Effective interpersonal communication skills across organizational levels and with external customers and agencies.
- Ability to write reports and correspondence with minimal direction.
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks in a high-volume, fast-paced environment, maintain attention to detail, and meet deadlines.
- Strong customer-service orientation.
- Knowledge of DOT, OSHA, and other applicable health and safety standards.
- Professional safety certification through a nationally recognized safety organization, such as the National Safety Council, or a college degree in Safety Management.
- Successful completion of a 40-hour OSHA compliance course.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical expertise and consultation to business-unit leadership to promote and implement safety training programs that encourage sustainable, proactive safety-conscious behaviors.
- Ensure business-unit loss-prevention programs are in place to comply with applicable federal, state, and local safety regulations governing the solid-waste industry.
- Assess division and business-unit loss-control program activities, including efforts to communicate, train, and develop critical skills.
- Monitor division and business-unit implementation of safety and loss-prevention programs, including Focus 6 programs, and redirect activity when performance falls short of targets.
- Ensure continued compliance with applicable OSHA safety regulations across assigned divisions and business units.
- Ensure continued compliance with Federal and State Department of Transportation regulations across assigned divisions and business units, including recordkeeping requirements.
- Provide technical expertise and support the preparation of training materials.
- Support monthly employee safety meetings by ensuring leadership consistently communicates the organization’s values and beliefs regarding a safe working environment.
- Oversee return-to-duty and modified/light-duty programs; partner with HR and division management to minimize time away from work due to work-related injuries and incidents.
- Participate in investigations of serious accidents and injuries and monitor supervisors’ investigations of minor accidents and injuries.
- Participate in division OSHA or DOT compliance inspections and audits.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned or apparent.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits coverage
- Dental plans
- Vision coverage
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts
- Short- and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee discount programs
- 401(k) plan with a company match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Annual incentive plan target bonus of 15%
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
