Safety Manager

PRIDE Industries•Fort Worth, TX

2d•$72,000 - $81,000•Onsite

About The Position

PRIDE Industries is a fast-paced company with a mission: To Create Jobs for People with Disabilities while providing high quality, value-added solutions to our nationwide customers. We are currently recruiting to fill the following position: Under limited supervision, the Site Safety Manager ensures safety and environmental programs and procedures are followed at a particular worksite. This job class requires knowledge of general and construction safety, health and environmental practices, policies and procedures with the ability to resolve routine to complex safety/health and environmental issues. Employees in this job class must have general knowledge of applicable site-specific operations as well as occupational safety, health and environmental regulations and hazardous materials.

Requirements

Five or more years of recent safety, health and environmental experience in the applicable site specific operations
Depending on the worksite, bi-lingual English and Spanish required
Ability to interpret and implement applicable laws, regulations and policies
Knowledge of the Workers’ Compensation system
Ability to read and understand Insurance Carrier Loss Run information
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; to make presentations and respond to inquiries by management, team, vendors and/or customers
Human relation skills to build effective relationships with team and internal customers
Intermediate to advanced computer literacy including knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software
Knowledge of business English including vocabulary, spelling, and correct grammatical usage and punctuation
Mathematical skills to include the ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
Ability to establish priorities and solve a wide range of business problems
Demonstrated customer service, common sense, problem solving and analytical skills
Flexibility to respond to changing work priorities and handle numerous projects at the same time
Bachelors in Environmental Science or related field
A comparable combination of formal education and work experience will be considered
CPR/First Aid
Customer Clearances
OSHA 10 Certification
Valid Driver's License

Nice To Haves

OSHA 10, CPR/First Aid, forklift trainer and HAZWOPPER certifications desired

Responsibilities

Inspect and evaluate workplace environments, equipment and work practices to ensure compliance with safety, health and environmental standards
Develop and provide training in safe work practices, ergonomics, health and environmental practices
Supervises employees; ensures a competent, motivated team through hiring, training, development, counseling and reviewing the performance of employees.
Maintain professional relationships with customers, assuring support is provided to PRIDE staff in accordance with contracts and resolving safety issues that may inhibit contract performance
Create, evaluate and educate employees on Job Safety Analysis (JSA’s); Must ensure JSA’s are current and effectively identify potential hazards
Interact with employees and conduct employee safety, behavior and ergonomic observations and corrective actions to prevent injuries and illness
Evaluate and educate employees in the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), shelf stocking equipment and cleaning tool use
Provide reports and advice to the Site Safety Director regarding accidents and employee injuries
Conduct investigations to determine root causes of violations, injuries and incidents to determine corrective action and prevent recurrence, to be reviewed by the Site Safety Director for accuracy
Maintain safety program records and compile data for use in reports
Transport and accompany injured employee’s to a medical facility for treatment
Conduct, participate and attend regularly scheduled staff, leadership, committee and offsite meetings. Prepare agendas, roster and presentation materials for various meetings
Establish a leadership role by assisting department Managers and Supervisors to achieve their safety goals by providing direction and technical support.
Assist the Site Safety Director in conducting periodic reviews of the safety process.
Conduct Personal Protective Equipment Inspections.
Bring safety discrepancies to the attention of the Site Safety Director and follow up on actions.
Assist in accident investigations.
Participate in safety recognition activities.
Conduct department inspections to ensure sufficient first aid supplies and equipment are available.
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned