Market Area Safety Specialist

Waste Management, Inc. (WM)•Kansas City, KS

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Implements and coordinates business unit safety programs required for compliance with OSHA regulatory requirements, company safety policies, and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (accredited), or in lieu of degree High School Diploma or GED (accredited)
4 years of relevant work experience.
3 years of relevant work experience (in addition to education requirement)

Nice To Haves

Administrative Services\Certified Safety Professional (CSP)

Responsibilities

Manages and consults with Market Area and Site leaders on Drive Cam System Management, including analysis, reporting, coaching, and interventions, potentially including ride-alongs.
Aligns Job Safety Briefing to support Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) protocols. Manages, trains, and advises Site Leadership on the implementation of Corrective/Preventative action (CAPA) items and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) action items.
Works with Area Safety Manager/Director to gather and collate data into the EH&S portal, conducts/reviews root cause analysis, ensures follow-up action plans are established, and disseminates lessons learned. Works with the People team on safety policy application.
Works with Safety and District leadership to analyze incident trends and ensures the District Specific Safety Plan (DSSP) is in place and operational.
Facilitates site-level compliance with the Hazardous Energy Control Program (HECP) and protocols, potentially conducting training and coaching.
Works closely with Corporate and Site level leadership to ensure compliance with Federal, State/Provincial DOT/OSHA regulations. Collaborates with internal and external Subject Matter Experts.
Works with site leadership to ensure site/safety management systems are in working order, may conduct reviews of new equipment installs, ensures inclement weather / natural disaster preparedness plans are in place, conducts Safety Audits / Inspections, and assists with commercial insurance management issues.
Monitors contractors/vendor safety programs for implementation and communicates regulatory changes impacting these programs.
Works with Site Leadership on monitoring the physical environment for potential issues, monitors and interprets Industrial Hygiene Program results, and confers with Site Leadership on Action Plans.
Reviews and revises PPE needs based on job risk assessments, audits processes for correct PPE usage, communicates changes in PPE requirements, and works with Site Leadership to implement site-specific PPE Programs.
Attends employee coaching conversations, consults on intervention plans, verifies program status, audits training records, coaches Site Leadership on safety training delivery, verifies/audits OJT/Onboarding activities, and trains Site/District resources on OJT and safety-specific onboarding.
Coaches/trains market area leaders on safety trends from EH&S Portal, DriveCam, and SIF data for effective employee observations and coaching conversations.
Participates in corporate and site-level safety committees.