Health & Safety Area Manager

Carmeuse • Strasburg, VA

23h

About The Position

The Health & Safety Area Manager manages and develops programs to reduce accidents, occupational illnesses, and exposure to long-term health hazards. The role provides regular field support and guidance to salaried and hourly employees, promotes safe behaviors, maintains compliance with governmental regulations and company policies, and leads the region’s execution of Carmeuse’s Health & Safety strategy of achieving zero losses.

The manager oversees the regional Health & Safety management system, drives change and continuous improvement, and provides coaching and subject matter expertise on health and safety and potential losses. The role supports investigations and corrective actions for accidents, incidents, and near misses, and leads loss mitigation efforts, including workers’ compensation claims, property damage, business interruption, and property protection.

The position requires travel and the ability to develop and conduct training programs. Work may involve moving mechanical parts, heights, outdoor weather, and exposure to various environmental and industrial hazards. The employee must be able to perform the listed physical demands, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Safety Management, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, or a related subject, or equivalent experience and training.
• Minimum five years of progressive health and safety experience, preferably in mining, manufacturing, or construction.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and set priorities appropriately.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Ability to support a continuous-improvement environment and change-management initiatives.
• Ability to travel.
• Ability to develop and conduct training programs.
• Excellent conflict-resolution, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of mine safety and health principles, practices, techniques, procedures, regulations, and standards for inspections and investigations, identifying and evaluating unsafe conditions, and recommending corrective methods.
• Knowledge of people-management skills and the continuous manufacturing business sector.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication, listening, collaboration across organizational boundaries, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to set clear goals that align health and safety objectives with organizational goals and strategies; lead, facilitate, and coach employees to attain those goals.
• Ability to manage difficult situations and resolve conflicts, work autonomously without direct supervision, and apply conceptual and strategic thinking.
• Strong coaching and training skills to build employees’ safety-system knowledge and skills and address performance problems and behavior.
• Ability to identify events and environmental impacts that could adversely affect tasks, initiatives, or program outcomes and manage the associated risks.
• Ability to facilitate organizational change and communicate effectively about its effects on employees.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certification such as Certified Mine Safety Specialist, Certified Industrial Hygienist, or Certified Safety Professional.
• MSHA experience.
• OSHA and DOT experience.
• Technical credibility in the industry, preferably in mining and lime kilns.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop programs to reduce accidents, occupational illnesses, and exposure to long-term health hazards.
• Provide safety training, planned inspections, skill training, first-aid care, emergency preparedness, new employee and contractor indoctrination, physical protection, planned job observation, rules and practices, job analysis and procedures, and protective equipment programs.
• Provide regular field support and guidance to salaried and hourly employees to maintain a safe work environment consistent with company policies and state and federal regulations.
• Engage employees at all levels to ensure desired safety behaviors are demonstrated.
• Maintain compliance with governmental regulatory agencies.
• Assist with root cause analysis for accidents, incidents, and near-miss events and help develop and implement corrective actions.
• Coach and provide subject matter expertise to regional management and hourly employees on health, safety, and potential losses.
• Lead the region’s execution of Carmeuse’s Health & Safety strategy to achieve zero losses.
• Oversee the region’s Health & Safety management system.
• Drive change as an active change agent for the region’s health and safety program.
• Promote a health and safety continuous-improvement culture across cross-functional teams.
• Oversee processes and programs to ensure regulatory and company compliance.
• Lead loss mitigation efforts, including management of workers’ compensation claims, property damage, and business interruption.
• Promote operational risk management, including property protection.
• Develop and conduct training programs.
• Facilitate organizational change initiatives, communicating how change affects employees and reducing fear and confusion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager