Health and Safety Manager

Reworld Waste•La Porte, TX

3d•$99,000 - $141,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Health and Safety Manager directs and supports all aspects of health and safety across five Houston-area facilities. The role develops the workforce, delivers safety training, and ensures compliance with state and federal laws and regulations. It identifies, eliminates, and controls hazardous conditions that could cause injury, property damage, or other negative impacts, using safety standards, best management practices, and analytical techniques. The position is expected to be on-site regularly and may require occasional after-hours and weekend emergency calls. It also supports environmental compliance programs related to hazardous waste, air permitting, and water pollution control, and takes on additional projects as needed.

Requirements

3–5 years of health and safety management experience as a leader in a manufacturing environment.
Working knowledge of OSHA 1910 and 1926, or related state safety and health regulations.
Working knowledge of Title 33 Maritime Security regulations.
Ability to travel as required.
Experience managing and mentoring company teams.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including training, presentations, and report writing.
Skills in standards, concepts, practices, and procedures in health, safety, environmental, and DOT fields.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to handle confidential information with strict confidence and sensitivity.
Computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Thorough knowledge of federal and state employment laws, rules, regulations, and best practices.
Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and follow through with minimal supervision.
Effective communication with all levels of management, employees, and outside personnel.
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and move drums and other containers within OSHA limits.
Ability to work independently and wear required personal protective equipment.
Ability to don and wear a negative-pressure respirator in accordance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.134.
Ability to regularly stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, and kneel; use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard; and climb ladders and structures.
Ability to tolerate heights, high temperatures, and outdoor working conditions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree, ideally in safety and health or a science-related field.
Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification.

Responsibilities

Keep current with reporting requirements of regulatory agencies and report to OSHA and relevant state and local agencies.
Implement, motivate, educate, and enforce Reworld health and safety policies.
Maintain compliance with Maritime Security regulations.
Update health and safety procedures and documents and provide training to affected personnel as required.
Develop specialized training programs and procedures to communicate hazard-control information to personnel.
Develop Job Hazard Analyses for non-routine tasks and establish PPE requirements for locations.
Educate, motivate, and train personnel in housekeeping practices and safe work procedures.
Ensure personnel receive required training and certifications, including First Aid, CPR, respirator fit testing, forklift operation, fall protection, respiratory protection, and Lockout/Tagout.
Analyze work and establish safe work procedures.
Conduct daily safety inspections, document findings, and implement corrective actions.
Maintain site safety documentation, including accident and inspection reports, training logs, and agency notifications.
Maintain site posting boards, crew posting binders, and crew management equipment.
Conduct accident investigations and facilitate the return-to-work program.
Manage daily injury-management and workers' compensation activities.
Maintain records required by policy and regulation.
Schedule and manage employee medical surveillance and industrial hygiene activities.
Facilitate timely, effective communication across all levels of plant personnel.
Manage annual audit and inspection procedures and meet with compliance audit personnel.
Maintain and enter health and safety data in reporting software, including Ideagen, ISN Networld, and GPI Learn Plus.
Manage insurance claims reporting.
Maintain knowledge of hazardous-waste regulations, including 40 and 49 CFR, and applicable state and federal environmental regulations.
Assist with environmental compliance programs involving hazardous waste, air permitting, water pollution control, and related areas.
Perform additional projects and responsibilities as needed.