Region Safety Manager
About The Position
The Region Safety Manager leads safety and health efforts across three regional locations, developing and maintaining a safety culture and improving safety performance. The role develops regional and division safety policies, interprets regulatory requirements, supports OSHA compliance, and provides advice on employee protection. It also coordinates third-party safety services and consultation, conducts audits, and implements improvements to reduce workplace accidents and illnesses. The position develops safety capabilities among management and safety committee leaders, provides training to employees at all levels, oversees incident investigations, maintains required safety and incident records, and analyzes incident data to develop prevention programs. It may oversee workers’ compensation claims management, modified-duty programs, and early return-to-work efforts. The manager prepares and communicates safety reports and results, supports management in meeting safety performance measures, and builds working relationships with regional and plant management, safety professionals, supervisors, and employees. Working independently with minimal direction, the manager identifies compliance issues, determines root causes, develops and implements action plans, and may advise mill personnel on best practices and maintenance issues, develop standard operating procedures, and conduct training. The position reviews and approves safety training and documents, including permit-required reports, management plans, and operating and maintenance manuals. The role reports to the Region Manager or Region HR Manager and partners with regional management, Plant Managers, location HR professionals, safety committees, and Safety Coordinators. Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Able to work independently on various projects.
- Able to work with diverse groups of people on a variety of issues.
- Able to work independently with minimal direction.
Nice To Haves
- Degree in safety, industrial hygiene, or a related science preferred.
- More than five years of experience in a related job function preferred.
- Certification by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals or the American Society of Safety Engineers preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead efforts to develop and maintain a safety culture across three regional locations.
- Define processes for continuous improvement in safety performance.
- Develop the safety skills of management and safety committee leaders to support division and regional safety initiatives.
- Work with other safety leaders and professionals to develop and share best practices.
- Develop and communicate division and regional safety policies.
- Interpret regulatory standards and foster compliance, ensuring employees and management understand their OSHA requirements.
- Coordinate with third parties providing safety improvement services or consultation.
- Advise on safety and employee protection and conduct audits to ensure organizational and government standards are met.
- Implement business improvements to reduce workplace accidents and illnesses.
- Maintain knowledge of federal and state safety laws and regulations.
- Assist management in meeting division and regional safety performance measures.
- Prepare reports and communicate safety results.
- Develop and provide safety training for all employee levels.
- Oversee the incident investigation process.
- Maintain safety and incident records required by the employer and state and federal governments.
- Analyze incident data and develop prevention programs to positively affect incident trends.
- Provide oversight, as necessary, of workers’ compensation claims management, modified-duty programs, and early return to work for injured employees.
- Maintain working relationships with regional and plant management, safety professionals, supervisors, and employees.
- Identify compliance issues, determine root causes, and develop and implement action plans.
- Advise mill personnel on best management practices and maintenance issues, develop SOPs, and conduct training sessions as needed.
- Review and approve safety training and document creation, including permit-required reports, management plans, and operating and maintenance manuals.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
