Safety & Compliance Manager

Sentry•Watertown, SD

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Safety & Compliance Manager serves as the voice of safety across Sentry, championing employees by developing programs, training, and processes that create a strong safety culture, ensure compliance, and support an exceptional employee experience. This role involves developing safety culture in both factory and field settings through effective training and mentoring. The manager will build strong relationships with employees, lead incident investigations, and partner with Operations leaders to proactively identify and mitigate safety risks. Maintaining OSHA compliance and readiness for inspections, establishing safety training programs, and managing the safety and compliance portion of employee orientation are key responsibilities. The role also involves ensuring critical processes are Followed By All (FBA) through training and accountability, conducting safety audits, and tracking safety performance metrics. Compliance with customer, contractor, insurance, and regulatory safety requirements is also essential.

Requirements

Degree or 6+ years of equivalent experience in Safety/Compliance, Business or a related role.
Solid written and verbal communication skills.
Experience conducting OSHA incident investigations and root cause analysis.
Experience in construction, manufacturing, industrial, or field-service environments.
Ability to influence and coach leaders at all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

Safety is viewed as a core value, not a requirement.
Employees actively identify and address risks before incidents occur.
Leaders consistently model and reinforce safe behaviors.
Injury rates consistently outperform industry benchmarks.
Operations teams view Safety as a trusted partner and resource.
Make operations lives easy
Next level personable
Measure à Manage à Improve

Responsibilities

Develop safety culture both in the factory and in the field through effective training and mentoring programs.
Build strong relationships with all employees.
Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
Develop and partner with Operations leaders to proactively identify and mitigate safety risks.
Maintain OSHA compliance and readiness for inspections or audits.
Establish and administer Sentry safety training programs to maintain great culture and talent throughout Sentry.
Manage the safety and compliance portion of employee orientation to ensure our great employees are set up to succeed at Sentry and understand our culture, core values, and core focus.
Partner with leaders to ensure critical processes are FBA (Followed By All) through training, accountability, measurement, and continuous improvement.
Conduct jobsite and facility safety audits and observations.
Track, analyze, and report safety performance metrics and trends.
Maintain compliance with customer, contractor, insurance, and regulatory safety requirements.
Other duties as assigned.