Health & Safety Manager
About The Position
The Health and Safety Manager leads and promotes the health, safety, and well-being of all creative werks employees. The role oversees the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of safety programs across all facilities, ensuring risks are identified and mitigated in alignment with company objectives. The manager ensures that leaders and employees are trained, equipped, and accountable for maintaining a safe and healthy workplace. The position manages site safety activities, training, and programs; advises site leadership on safety and risk mitigation; and partners with Human Resources on safety orientation for new hires, temporary employees, vendors, and visitors. It also oversees incident reporting and analysis, regulatory compliance, emergency and crisis plans, fire-system inspections, and follow-up to ensure identified hazards are mitigated.
Requirements
- Knowledge of current OSHA regulations and federal, state, and local workplace safety laws.
- OSHA 30 Hour Certification.
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical or related business field.
- At least 5 years of workplace safety experience.
Nice To Haves
- Workplace safety experience in manufacturing.
- Certified First Aid Responder; CPR and/or EMT preferred.
- Bilingual in Spanish.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to develop and conduct training.
- Proficiency in MS Office programs.
- Ability to perform internal and external audits.
Responsibilities
- Lead and promote proactive safety processes across all facilities to achieve companywide safety goals and effective employee engagement.
- Lead risk assessments and conduct internal audits, including safety observations and monthly meetings; develop a floor-monitoring or coaching system.
- Achieve safety KPIs, including TRIR goals, reduced workers’ compensation claims, and improved ergonomics.
- Ensure compliance with relevant federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
- Deploy programs modeled after ISO 14001 standards.
- Maintain and develop loss-related and risk-related metrics, and advise on systemizing data collection.
- Ensure accidents, near-miss incidents, and security issues are communicated, reported, and measured for regulatory compliance; conduct trend analysis and industry comparisons, and lead case management with Human Resources.
- Develop a system for returning employees to work quickly and safely after injury or illness.
- Manage safety observations and related data, document actionable items, and assign them to appropriate departments.
- Follow up on actionable items to ensure hazards are mitigated.
- Manage the facility Emergency Response Plan and Crisis Management Plan with other department leads.
- Schedule and maintain fire-system inspections; direct evacuation plans and drills for each facility.
- Monitor Maintenance, Facilities, and Production Teams’ compliance with OSHA requirements for SDS sheets and chemical lists.
- Advise and counsel site leadership teams on safety, risk mitigation, and improvement efforts.
- Manage all site safety activities, trainings, and programs.
- Partner with HR on new-hire safety orientation, including temporary employees, and on vendor and visitor safety training.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Management.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
