Director, Safety & Health (West Territory)

Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.•Washington, NV

13d•$146,880 - $201,960•Onsite

About The Position

The West Territory Safety, & Health Director is responsible for mitigating the organization’s exposure to risk by leading the safety function through loss analysis and loss prevention within their areas of responsibility. This person is responsible for assisting the West Territory, and its Senior Vice President, Regional Vice Presidents and District Managers, at implementing initiatives and managing performance to those initiatives as they relate to the organizational targets.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience plus 10+ years of safety experience
Strong leadership skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Knowledge of Safety regulations and compliance
ASP, CSP or CIH required

Responsibilities

Leads and directs department staff to successfully execute all Safety and Health initiatives.
Ensures continual safety improvements and sets annual objectives and targets.
Monitors Safety and Health audit schedules and results.
Manage Early Career Professionals (ECPs) or recent college grads within the Territory
Assist RSMs and Branch Managers to ensure incident investigations are completed within a timely manner according to Sunbelt Rentals Polices. Assist in developing and tracking the appropriate corrective actions.
Analysis of all incidents to identify frequency and severity trends and develop the appropriate loss control treatment.
Assist the EVP of Safety and Health in Policy and Procedure review/revisions.
Assist SVP in adoption of Engage for Life Principles across the Territory.
Interface with Sunbelt University, RSMs as it relates to safety training.
Establish a Territory S&H Committee.
Hold monthly Safety Coordinator call with Territory coordinators.
Provide weekly report to Territory SVP, SR VPs, RVPs, and DMs summarizing weekly activity.
Ensure that Supervisor Training is being conducted in a timely and efficient manner within the Territory.
Ensures that a consistent Near Miss Reporting Program is used in the territory and branches are provided feedback on a weekly basis regarding the quality and severity of reported near misses.
Ensures appropriate pre-task planning program in used in the territory. Job Safety Analysis and Take 10 for Safety Cards are being used prior to tasks taking place and employees are trained on their use.
Assist RSMs in developing their training and audit schedule of the territory based on leading and lagging metrics of the group.
Assist Territory leadership in addressing tolerance and identifying gaps/strengths within the territory.