Health & Safety Manager

DSV•Spring Valley, NV

4d•$107,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Safety Manager functions as a subject matter expert and consultant to manage highly technical HSE subject matters with site management teams, corporate HSE, external regulatory agencies, talent development, and provides strategic leadership for site-level staff to build sustainable loss improvement processes and to ensure program effectiveness. This role supports and promotes safe practices and environmental commitments in alignment with company commitments, policies, and compliance requirements. The position requires working knowledge of basic HSE regulations and practices such as Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT), Hazard Communication, Emergency Action Plans (EAP), Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Machine Guarding, Fire Prevention, and Electrical Safety. The manager will conduct pre-operational risk assessments on new sites, design, propose and implement risk mitigation measures within the region. They will also provide training and coaching to local Health & Safety Managers to ensure technical competence and leadership development across the region. This role creates a positive partnership with Facility Leadership and serves as the point of contact for safety-related matters. The Health & Safety Manager will conduct HSE audits and assessments of ongoing operations to measure compliance with regulatory requirements and conformance to company policies. They will plan, administer, and manage organization safety policies, programs, procedures, and systems for the assigned region and ensure all employees receive HSE inductions within the region. The role serves as the DSV representative for OSHA, EPA, FDA, or other State and Federal regulatory agencies and addresses any issues that may arise on a site level for the applicable region. The manager fosters teamwork and pride in the company safety program, publishes monthly safety topics and training for site-level use, and ensures compliance with federal, state, and local Health, Safety & Environmental regulations & Life Safety Code, as well as customer-specific requirements. They monitor HSE controllers & Site Managers in executing safe work practices and adherence to standards. The position assists in the investigation of the root cause from HSE complaints put forward by employees, customers, clients, and contractors, and follows up to ensure that corrective actions are implemented where necessary and that any certification requirements are complied with. The role also assists in the coordination of the investigation and analysis of accidents and near misses, recommending corrective action(s) working with site safety designees. The manager coordinates with site safety managers/representatives on Health, Safety, & Environment plans and ensures they are in line with Quality Management Systems policies and procedures. They ensure the implementation of emergency procedures (EAP, ERP, BCP & EDP) and coordinate and deliver HSE training regionally. The role assists in providing information on HSE for RFP submissions and ensures that all sites' risk registers within the region are up to date, including routine/non-routine risks and job hazard analysis. The manager assists in the publication of the year-end OSHA 300 log and completion of OSHA surveys for the applicable regions. They also assist in the administration of Workers’ Compensation claims, including Return to Work (RTW). The position prepares and maintains documents outlining the procedures for proper storage and handling of Hazardous Materials at all applicable facilities. A working knowledge of current EPA and DOT regulations, including HAZWOPER and Hazard Communication, is required. The manager will oversee the transportation of hazardous materials in compliance with EPA & DOT/IMDG/IATA regulations and develop and implement a proper training regimen for employees as required by law for shipping, handling, and storage of Hazardous Materials. The role requires availability for after-hours calls and/or responses.

Requirements

Working knowledge of basic HSE regulations and practices such as Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT), Hazard Communication, Emergency Action Plans (EAP), Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Machine Guarding, Fire Prevention, and Electrical Safety.
Working knowledge of current EPA and DOT regulations including HAZWOPER and Hazard Communication.

Responsibilities

Functions as a subject matter expert and consultant to manage highly technical HSE subject matters with site management teams, corporate HSE, external regulatory agencies, talent development, and provides strategic leadership for site-level staff to build sustainable loss improvement processes and to ensure program effectiveness.
Supports and promotes safe practices and environmental commitments in alignment with company commitments, policies, and compliance requirements.
Conducts pre-operational risk assessments on new sites, design, propose and implement risk mitigation measures within the region.
Provide training and coaching to local Health & Safety Managers to ensure technical competence and leadership development within across the region.
Creates a positive partnership with Facility Leadership and serves as point of contact for safety related matters.
Conduct HSE audits and assessments of on-going operations to measure compliance with regulatory requirements and conformance to company policies.
Plans, administers, and manages organization safety polices, programs, procedures, and systems for assigned region and ensures all employees receive HSE inductions within the region.
DSV representative for OSHA, EPA, FDA, or other State and Federal regulatory agencies and address any issues that may arise on a site level for the applicable region.
Fosters teamwork and pride in the company safety program.
Publishes Monthly Safety topics and training for Site level use.
Ensures compliance with federal, state and local Health, Safety & Environmental regulations & Life Safety Code as well as customer specific requirements.
Monitors HSE controllers & Site Managers in executing safe work practices and adherence to standards.
Assists in the investigation of the root cause from HSE complaints put forward by employees, customers, clients, and contractors.
Follows up to ensure that corrective actions are implemented where necessary and ensures that any certification requirements are complied with.
Assists in the coordination in the investigation and analysis of accidents and near misses; Recommend corrective action(s) working together with site safety designees.
Coordinate with site safety managers/representatives on Health, Safety, & Environment plans and ensure are in line with Quality Management Systems policies and procedures.
Ensures implementation of emergency procedures (EAP, ERP, BCP & EDP).
Coordinates and delivers HSE training regionally (where and when required).
Assists in providing information on HSE for RFP submissions.
Ensures that all sites risk registers within the region are up to date and that the following are current and on file: Routine / Non-routine risks, Job hazard analysis.
Assists in the publication of the year-end OSHA 300 log for the applicable regions.
Assists in the completion of OSHA surveys.
Assisting in the administration of the Workers’ Compensation claims including Return to Work (RTW).
Prepare and maintain documents outlining the procedures for proper storage and handling of Hazardous Materials at all applicable facilities.
Oversee transportation of hazardous materials in compliance with EPA & DOT/IMDG/IATA regulations.
Develop and implement a proper training regimen for employees as required by law for shipping, handling, and storage of Hazardous Materials.
Must be available for after-hours calls and/or responses.