Manager, Occupational Safety
About The Position
This role is a leadership position for Ford Land construction safety. This person will lead industrial and greenfield construction safety programs, supervise the Ford Land Safety Team, and works closely with Project Managers and global Regional Directors to implement and align the Construction Safety Process (per FAS08-075) across projects. They serve as the go-to construction safety subject matter expert—interpreting Ford and OSHA requirements, conducting on-site contractor safety audits, sitting on standards and review committees (like the Technical Review Committee and National Joint Committee on Health and Safety), and owning key specifications like the 01100 Global Construction Safety Specification. A major part of the job involves data and reporting duties, including tracking incidents through GERT/OHSIM, ensuring contractor 8D reports are completed, and compiling/presenting weekly, monthly, and quarterly safety metrics for various leadership audiences. The role also has significant coordination responsibilities, from running the NA Construction Safety Council and annual contractor summit to supporting UAW-Ford negotiations and conferences. In addition to cross-functional calibration with Manufacturing Engineering and Plant Safety teams. Finally, it requires specialized risk oversight for high-hazard construction activities such as demolition, roofing, steel erection, crane operations, hazardous material handling (ACM, silica, lead), and other elevated-risk tasks, ensuring contractor safety plans and practices meet rigorous standards before and during execution.
Requirements
- Leadership experience in construction safety.
- Experience with industrial and greenfield construction safety programs.
- Supervisory experience.
- Familiarity with Ford and OSHA requirements.
- Experience conducting contractor safety audits.
- Experience with standards and review committees.
- Knowledge of global construction safety specifications.
- Experience with incident tracking systems (GERT/OHSIM).
- Experience with contractor reporting (8D reports).
- Experience compiling and presenting safety metrics.
- Experience running councils and summits.
- Experience supporting labor negotiations and conferences.
- Experience with cross-functional calibration.
- Experience with risk oversight for high-hazard construction activities.
- Knowledge of hazardous material handling (ACM, silica, lead).
Responsibilities
- Lead industrial and greenfield construction safety programs.
- Supervise the Ford Land Safety Team.
- Implement and align the Construction Safety Process across projects.
- Interpret Ford and OSHA requirements.
- Conduct on-site contractor safety audits.
- Sit on standards and review committees.
- Own key specifications like the 01100 Global Construction Safety Specification.
- Track incidents through GERT/OHSIM.
- Ensure contractor 8D reports are completed.
- Compile and present weekly, monthly, and quarterly safety metrics.
- Run the NA Construction Safety Council and annual contractor summit.
- Support UAW-Ford negotiations and conferences.
- Calibrate with Manufacturing Engineering and Plant Safety teams.
- Provide specialized risk oversight for high-hazard construction activities (demolition, roofing, steel erection, crane operations, hazardous material handling, etc.).
- Ensure contractor safety plans and practices meet rigorous standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
