Environmental Health & Safety Site Manager

MEI Rigging & Crating LLC•Sparks, NV

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About The Position

The Environmental Health & Safety Site Manager’s primary responsibility will be to promote and support MEI’s accident and injury-free safety initiatives, programs, and policies for an assigned regional office or geographical area. Will proactively work to minimize risk of personal injury, mitigate the impact on resources and equipment, complete required reporting, and investigate near-misses, accidents, or injuries, as necessary.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in occupational safety, industrial relations, construction management, or related field. Safety related professional certification helpful, but not required.
Five (5) years’ verifiable EH & S experience in management or role with progressive responsibilities; experience with a multi-site and multi-state organization highly preferred.
Have a detailed understanding of related laws and regulations (OSHA, workers comp., etc.) and site-specific (customer or MEI) safety guidelines and Best Known Methods; must have the ability to advise others on applicable regulations.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written), with the ability to disseminate information across all levels of staff.
Must be self-directed, possess good time management skills, and perform safety-related tasks with required levels of urgency.
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint), proficiency with Excel or similar software necessary; able to learn new software quickly.
Ability to think critically and have sound judgement and decision-making skills; able to make a determination or problem-solve when information is insufficient.

Nice To Haves

Safety related professional certification helpful, but not required.
experience with a multi-site and multi-state organization highly preferred.
Bilingual in English / Spanish helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

Proactively identifies, develops, executes, and maintains all EHS policies, guidelines, procedures, and programs related to and in support of MEI’s safety initiatives, culture, regulatory changes, and business growth.
Supports MEI sites with all MEI, customer, and OSHA required training (Site Specific, Protocol, OSHA, Forklift, Etc.).
Provide program technical and administrative support in areas such as design-in-safety, risk assessment, job safety analysis, investigation and resolution, development and programming of EHS systems, and integrating EHS practices into operations processes.
Work collectively with Incident Review Board (IRB) and Site management to manage all incidents and accident cases thru investigations and root cause analysis, including working directly with Occupational Health clinics and Insurance carriers.
Manage site incident prevention program (SIPPS), Hot-work permits, Confined Space, HAZCOM, Material Safety Data Sheets (SDS’s), and other applicable safety regulations.
Conduct routine site audits of all Equipment, Materials, Work practices, and Procedures.
As needed develop and prepare safety work instructions, procedures and job hazard analyses (JHA’s).
Conduct daily audits and approval of Pre-task plans and job hazard analyses (JHA’s).
Conduct routine inspections and evaluate the environment, equipment and processes in working areas to ensure compliance with government safety regulations and industry standards.
Follow On-The-Job-Injury (OJI) protocol to include full injury claims management processes from initial and on-going communications with Workers Comp carrier, injured employee, occupational medicine facility and treatment specialist i.e. physical therapy, thru to closure of claim.
Prepares and maintains all administrative record keeping and other administrative tasks as needed, such as EHS meetings, Reports, OSHA logs, Incident Review Board (IRB) reports and Audits.
Address and document all Safety violations by MEI personnel immediately.
Provides ongoing safety and health related training and required certifications for existing employees and new hires.
Reduce or eliminate occupational injuries, illnesses, deaths, and financial losses.
Identify and assess conditions which could produce accidents and financial losses and evaluating the potential extent of resulting injuries.
Educate team members on accident-prevention and loss-control systems and programs for incorporation into operational policies of the organization.
Develops and maintains relationships with outside firms and organizations such as vendors, OSHA, fire/police departments, etc.