Manager, Safety (EHS)

Sea World•Philadelphia, PA

20h

About The Position

The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager coordinates and supervises health care delivery for Sesame Place guests and employees. The manager assists park departments in understanding and resolving guest and team member injuries through root cause analysis and ensures compliance with company, local, state, and federal requirements covering environmental programs, general liability, and workers’ compensation. The position manages Health Services staffing and training, sets objectives for team members, evaluates medical care, and oversees safety programs, injury and illness trend reporting, accident investigations, and workers’ compensation and general liability claims. It works with corporate teams and other parks to establish protocols, reduce losses through prevention and education, communicate safety initiatives, and audit compliance. The manager oversees environmental regulatory and company programs, including compliance related to water, pesticides, hazardous chemicals and waste, medical waste, air quality, energy conservation, spill response, storage tanks, solid waste, and transportation-related requirements. The role also maintains environmental records, supports inspections and data collection, conducts facility tours, and directs safety-awareness training and department audits. Additional duties include coordinating team member wellness programs with Human Resources and administering the company’s random drug-testing collection process. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Five years of related experience and/or training in environmental, health, and/or safety, or equivalent training.
At least three years of medical service experience; occupational health, emergency medicine, or a school environment is preferred.
Knowledge of environmental and safety laws, or the ability to research new information and laws.
Consistently practice and promote safe work habits, including personal protective equipment use, safe lifting, and reporting unsafe situations.
Ability to meet strict deadlines and lead others in a fast-paced work environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
Ability to create tangible goals and execute activities to achieve them.
Willingness to work a flexible schedule including weekdays, weekends, evenings, and holidays, and travel as needed.
Ability to stand, walk, and work for prolonged periods in extreme weather conditions.
Excellent multitasking and time-management skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Active listening skills and ability to anticipate guests’ needs.
Flexibility to perform varied duties.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and a high aptitude for computer software programs.

Nice To Haves

Experience in public liability and workers’ compensation, including claims and litigation management.
Medical service experience in occupational health, emergency medicine, or a school environment.

Responsibilities

Hire Health Services staff to meet daily operational needs and company response-time goals.
Train team members on applicable policies, procedures, and guidelines; correct deficiencies and recognize performance.
Establish objectives and evaluate team members to support excellent guest and employee service and care.
Manage Sesame Place and SEA safety programs by evaluating and reporting injury, accident, and illness trends.
Evaluate medical care and pursue improvements to care and the guest experience.
Work with corporate teams and other parks to establish and implement protocols and procedures.
Minimize losses through prevention, liability reduction, and educational programs.
Oversee accident investigations, ensure timely completion of accident interviews, and facilitate investigations of employee and guest incidents.
Oversee workers’ compensation and general liability claims processing and management.
Evaluate EHS statistical data for incident trend analysis and communicate injury targets, trends, and root-cause analyses.
Manage safety compliance, including OSHA regulations, inspections, training, accident investigations, workers’ compensation, and general liability.
Oversee environmental regulatory and company programs and maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Participate in and assist with inspections, inventory, and data collection concerning water, pesticides, hazardous chemicals and waste, universal and medical waste, air quality, storage tanks, solid waste and recyclables, spill control, fire suppression systems, and other requested areas.
Maintain environmental records and meet ongoing regulatory deadlines.
Inspect and tour park facilities to ensure regulatory and corporate compliance.
Direct safety-awareness training programs and audit department compliance.
Develop and communicate local strategic safety initiatives.
Coordinate park wellness programs for team members with Human Resources.
Administer collection for the company random drug-testing program.
Perform other duties as assigned.