Safety Manager
About The Position
The Safety Manager will establish and promote a healthy and safe work environment. This role oversees the implementation and maintenance of environmental health and safety management systems, emphasizing accountability around safety policies and decisions. The Safety Manager will aid in the development and implementation of divisional and corporate safety strategy across multiple locations, ensuring accurate and timely record keeping and document management. This position leads the development, review, and implementation of site emergency programs, interfaces with regulatory and public sector agencies, and leads, supports, and guides facility safety committees. The role involves conducting regular reviews with site leadership, prioritizing issues, and participating in industry and professional interest groups to stay current on best practices. The Safety Manager will ensure all personnel are properly trained in both OSHA and Company required safety programs, assist line and staff management in understanding OSHA regulations and standards, and conduct regular plant safety audits. This role requires spending time on the production floor to observe workforce behaviors, investigate injuries, review accident statistics, and establish accident prevention and cost-control objectives. The Safety Manager will stay apprised of developments in safety laws and regulations and act as a plant liaison with government agencies on safety and health matters. Bilingual in Spanish is required for this position.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in safety engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field required.
- 6 - 8 years’ professional safety experience in manufacturing industry or construction required.
- Demonstrated ability to work with external regulators and support multiple teams in order to consistently meet safety and production goals is required.
- Knowledge and experience with OSHA regulations and safety protocols required.
- Demonstrated ability to support and encourage staff, demonstrate empathy for others, to be trained, and take direction is required.
- Experienced with Microsoft Office programs – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required.
- Strong verbal, written, analytical, and persuasive skills.
- Ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees and management.
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.
- Flexible to work in a fast paced, changing environment.
- Not afraid to get dirty and handle tools/equipment daily.
- Must be bilingual in Spanish.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) status preferred.
Responsibilities
- Establishes and promotes a healthy and safe work environment.
- Oversees the implementation and maintenance of environmental health and safety management systems.
- Emphasizes accountability around safety policies and decisions.
- Aids in the development and implementation of divisional and corporate safety strategy across multiple locations.
- Ensures accurate and timely record keeping and document management.
- Leads the development, review and implementation of site emergency programs.
- Interfaces with regulatory and public sector agencies as appropriate.
- Leads, supports and guides facility safety committees.
- Conducts regular reviews with site leadership and prioritizes issues.
- Participates in industry and professional interest groups to stay current on best practices.
- Ensure all personnel are properly trained in both OSHA and Company required safety programs.
- Assists line and staff management to understand OSHA regulations and standards, including guidance on handling OSHA compliance, inspections, and citation follow-up.
- Conduct regular plant safety audits, document all deviations and follow-up to ensure all required corrective actions are completed in a timely manner.
- Assist line management by spending appropriate time on production floor to observe workforce for safe behaviors and immediately correct any deficiencies.
- Investigate all injuries in conjunction with line and staff personnel, identify root cause(s) to prevent recurrence, and notify plant management and corporate safety team of pertinent details.
- Review plant accident statistics and make recommendations for performance improvement.
- Establishes target areas and long-range accident prevention and cost-control objectives.
- Keeps apprised of developments in federal and state safety laws and regulations likely to affect the plant.
- Acts as plant liaison in dealing with government agencies on safety and health matters affecting the plant.
- May be assigned other duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
