Market Area Safety Specialist

Waste Management, Inc. (WM)•West Boylston, MA

3d•$80,000 - $90,000•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 with site managers and/or front-line drivers.
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 appropriate data into the EH&S portal. Conducts/reviews root cause analysis, ensures follow-up action plans are established, and works with site leadership to disseminate lessons learned. Works with the People team on the application of safety policies and procedures.
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. May conduct training and coaching with site personnel on relevant topics.
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 to ensure adherence to all required standards and regulations.
Works with site leadership to ensure site/safety management systems (e.g., fire protection/detection/alarms-burglar, CNG, etc.) 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 to ensure implementation. Communicates changes in regulation requirements that may impact contractor/vendor safety programs.
Works with Site Leadership on monitoring the physical environment for potential issues covered/not covered by the Industrial Hygiene Program. 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 to verify PPE is being used correctly. Communicates changes and updates of PPE requirements to Site Leadership. Works with Site Leadership to implement the site-specific PPE Program based on the corporate template.
When called upon, attends employee coaching conversations. Consults on intervention plans set up by frontline managers. Verifies program status, including feedback sessions with employees and their managers. Audits training records for make-up training. Coaches Site Leadership on delivery of safety training materials. Verifies/audits that OJT/Onboarding activities are being followed as scheduled. Trains Site/District resources on the OJT program and safety-specific onboarding activities.
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.