Safety & Compliance Manager

gategroup•New York, NY

5d•$75,000 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better. Reporting to Senior Manager, Hub Operations Compliance, the Manager, Ops, Safety and Compliance will be responsible for managing the Environmental, Health and Safety program for the unit with focus on prevention and control of occupational injury and illnesses and environmental compliance. Annual Hiring Range: • $75,000-$80,000 Benefits • Paid time off • 401k, with company match • Company sponsored life insurance • Medical, dental, vision plans • Voluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance • Voluntary life, accident, and hospital plans • Employee Assistance Program • Commuter benefits • Employee Discounts • Free hot healthy meals for unit operations roles

Requirements

Bachelor degree in related field required
Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the field of EHS and demonstrated career progression
Previous direct line management experience / responsibility
Proven leadership skills
Ability to lead teams by distance
Hands-on, naturally involved in execution, not just planning
A passion for continuous improvement in all fields of responsibilities
Ability to set agenda, stay on course and develop solutions with a high degree of independence
Analytical mind, drive and enthusiasm
Credibility to lead change
High standard of personal and professional integrity
Excellent presentation and training skills.
Proven experience in working with teams by distance

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in Spanish would be a plus

Responsibilities

Develops, implements, and conducts safety training programs in conjunction with the Director of Operations Compliance and the Senior Manager, Hub Operations Compliance in the respective business unit.
Training programs target all employees and ensures compliance with company new-hire, as-needed, and annual refresher requirements.
Special focus on Transportation Department Recurrent Training and Safety Training in each the unit.
Controls and manages training matrix for the unit.
Supports the Unit Directors as well as reviews transportation training and manuals on an ongoing basis to ensure all requirements are current.
Reviews all transportation documentation and works to bring documentation and bools into compliance.
Ensures all accidents and injuries are investigated and documented to determine root causes and assists unit and regional management with developing corrective action plans to prevent reoccurrence.
Communicates required prevention steps by providing Safety Alerts, Safety Acknowledgement Forms, and Shift Briefings to unit management.
Liaises with clients in cases on safety related issues
Ensures compliance with company safety policies and procedures, annual written safety business plans, and company developed safety best practices through audits, support to other unit and the compliance team.
Maintains a current aircraft hit and incident report and provides region and corporate with relevant information that can lead to prevention of new issues or allows for root cause analysis.
Supports and aircraft incident investigations and final reporting.
Provides guidance, direction, and leadership in developing, maintaining, and improving individual unit safety teams (P.R.I.D.E. and SQUAD teams).
Promotes PRIDE and SQUAD teams within unit and region to enhance Safety awareness among all staff.
Reviews changes to safety laws and to airline safety requirements in order to recommend appropriate actions to ensure company compliance.
Reviews and researches new safety developments including new technology that would improve catering operations and reduce losses.
Makes appropriate recommendations to management.
Investigates and provides company response to all governmental agency complaints/inquiries.
Ensures appropriate action/corrective action is identified and completed in a timely manner.
Works with unit to secure full compliance with governmental standards and regulations
Provides EHS related assistance during introduction of new business opportunities
Oversees and ensure environmental compliance within the unit.
Participates in regulatory agency inspections/audits, and develops and implements corrective actions.
Maintains all records pertaining to regulatory and GGI requirements with regard to these inspections.
Monitors, controls and drives improved compliance with Core 5 requirements.
Develops leadership skills and professional abilities of direct reports.
Performs periodic performance reviews.