Director of Safety

Stewart & Tate Inc•York, PA

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About The Position

The Director of Safety is responsible for working with the company’s business leaders to create, review, and implement various policies, programs, and processes that foster a commonsense safety culture, minimize risks to the organization, and ensure compliance with the agencies that regulate the company’s business operations. These agencies include MSHA, OSHA, and the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the key areas of responsibility include Environmental, Health, Safety, and Workers’ Compensation and General Liability claim administration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Health and Safety, Safety Engineering, Environmental Health, or a related field required
Minimum of 10 years of progressively higher-level experience in the safety function, preferably in the construction industry.
Experience managing DOT requirements and regulations required, and MSHA and/or OSHA experience a plus
Experience with both Worker’s Compensation and General Liabilities claims administration a plus
Must have a strong drive for results and an ability to collaboratively work with and through both internal and external partners to achieve desired outcomes
Must be able to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize critical work across varied businesses
Must be able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, both verbally and in written form
Must have strong presentation skills in order to effectively conduct training
Must be able to travel periodically to visit company operations in Pennsylvania and Maryland, as well as to attend events held by the company’s insurance captive.

Responsibilities

Manages the safety team and environment, ensuring roles and responsibilities are clear and expectations are met.
Acts as the company’s in-house expert on environmental, health, and safety risk control topics and stays abreast of changes to laws and regulations that impact the organization. Consults with operating leaders to mitigate risks, address challenges, and make decisions on the timing and appropriateness of implementing changes.
Ensure that all essential and mandatory industry regulations are in place, that employees are trained in those regulations where necessary, and that ongoing compliance is being followed. When non-compliance is identified, work with operating leaders to develop an appropriate remediation plan.
Works with management to ensure development of key metrics and indicators that reflect the Company’s safety performance and develops strategies to address deficiencies.
Develops relevant safety and health training and educational materials for new hires and ongoing training needs.
Leads the organization’s internal review process to ensure compliance with regulations and that areas of improvement are identified. Works with operating leaders to ensure that corresponding action plans are developed and executed effectively and in a timely manner.
Works with external regulatory agencies during both routine and unscheduled audits and coordinates appropriate internal resources to support the audit requests and subsequent corrective measures, if applicable.
Chairs the company’s Employee Safety Committee to ensure alignment of key policies across the company’s operating businesses and facilitates the sharing of best practices.
Coordinates all risk control activities with the company’s insurance partners and with both external and internal legal teams.
Represents the company in industry risk control groups and meetings, including various committees established by the company’s insurance captive.
Oversee the administration of the company’s workers’ compensation, general liability, and automobile liability claims.
Is the owner of the organization’s safety-related systems, ensures employees are properly trained to use these systems, stays abreast of new safety and risk control technologies, and implements new systems as agreed with the business leaders.
Ensures the completion of all required reporting with external safety-related agencies and risk control agencies, including MSHA, OSHA, DOT, ISN, and insurance/claims companies.
Assists the Company’s Safety Manager in performing regular jobsite visits/audits to ensure jobsite safety compliance.