Employee Safety Manager

Mt. Baker Ski Area, Inc. • Glacier, WA

6h • $40 - $50 • Onsite

About The Position

Mt. Baker Ski Area is seeking an Employee Safety Manager to join its leadership team. The role implements and maintains comprehensive employee safety programs, ensures compliance with WISHA/OSHA and DOSH regulations, and supports continuous improvement and a culture of safety excellence. It requires a strong field presence to provide real-time guidance, mentorship, and oversight to teams across departments and locations.

The manager oversees safety policies, procedures, programs, audits, inspections, investigations, risk assessments, safety training, and compliance reporting. The role maintains and develops the company’s Accident Prevention Plan in collaboration with department managers and senior management, including drafting proposed updates for senior management review and approval. It also supports workers’ compensation case management, project startups, regulatory relationships, and the development of managers and supervisors in building a preventative safety culture.

This is a full-time, year-round, on-site position at Mt. Baker Ski Area. The wage range is $40.00–$50.00, depending on experience. Work takes place in a physically demanding mountain environment, including outdoor work in extreme temperatures and inclement weather and potentially hazardous conditions.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of progressive experience in safety management, with a broad focus on safety-related areas including training and development, WISHA/OSHA and DOSH, safety recruitment, and policy and procedure development and implementation.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills, including timely responses to managers and employees and communication of personal needs.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to multitask and manage time effectively in a busy environment with multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Ability to communicate tasks and system adjustments efficiently and positively to a team.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong leadership and motivational skills; highly motivated.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate by email, text, and in person with employees and vendors.
• Ability to complete and pass Mt. Baker Ski Area On Road Vehicle Training.
• Willingness to advance systems and bring forward new ideas.
• Ability to demonstrate resiliency, hardiness, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and self-regulation.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to pass pre-employment requirements, including a Motor Vehicle Record check, background check, and Sex Offender Registry Search.
• Good health and physical condition to perform physically demanding work, including bending, twisting, lifting, and moving items; working outdoors in extreme heat and cold and inclement weather; lifting and moving 40 pounds or more depending on the task; standing or sitting for extended periods; climbing and descending stairs; shoveling and moving snow; walking on compact snow and ice; performing repetitive tasks; and working in potentially hazardous conditions.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Safety, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Experience coaching employees, supervisors, and managers through underperformance, interpersonal conflict, and other issues.
• CSP, ASP, GSP, CHST, ARM, or NATE certification.
• WISHA/OSHA and DOSH 500 or 510 training.
• CPR/First Aid/AED certification.
• Extensive knowledge of WISHA/OSHA and DOSH, DOT, NFPA, and NESC regulations, labor laws, and telecommunications/construction industry safety standards.
• Experience developing new systems and procedures.
• Ability to ski or snowboard and complete and pass Mt. Baker Ski Area Ski On-Snow Training.
• Experience with de-escalation techniques or training.
• Ability to complete Mt. Baker Ski Area Snowmobile Training.
• Ability to thrive in an ever-changing and challenging dynamic work environment.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain corporate safety policies, procedures, and programs in accordance with organizational standards, WISHA/OSHA and DOSH regulations, and industry best practices.
• Conduct and oversee safety audits, inspections, and investigations across multiple sites.
• Oversee and maintain the company’s Accident Prevention Plan (APP), working with department managers and senior management to ensure requirements are understood, communicated, trained, and implemented.
• Develop practical, compliant improvements to the APP, draft proposed updates, and present them to senior management for review and approval before implementation.
• Respond to and investigate incidents, near-misses, and accidents, and implement immediate corrective actions.
• Conduct risk assessments and hazard analyses of ski area operations.
• Document safety observations, violations, and next steps in the internal safety management system.
• Identify safety training needs, including updates to Safe Operating Procedures for programs such as LOTO, HazCom, emergency response, confined space entry, working at heights, ladder safety, and environmental compliance.
• Develop safety training programs in coordination with the Director of Mountain Operations.
• Coordinate and/or conduct safety training and coordinate delivery of training programs to employees at all levels.
• Ensure compliance with location-specific safety regulations and state and federal requirements.
• In consultation with the General Manager, act as a liaison with regulatory agencies as directed during inspections and maintain relationships with WA Labor & Industries/WISHA/OSHA and DOSH representatives.
• Participate in workers’ compensation case management, including incident investigations and return-to-work programs.
• Support new project startups with safety orientation and site-specific safety planning.
• Ensure compliance with safety reporting requirements and standards.
• Supervise, mentor, and support department managers and supervisors in developing the organization’s preventative safety culture.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Employee skiing/snowboarding privileges.
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits after the eligibility period, subject to program policy.
• Mt. Baker Profit Sharing/401k after eligibility requirements are met.
• Retail and food discounts.
• Paid time off once eligibility requirements are met.
• Holiday pay.
• Employee Assistance Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed