SAFETY MANAGER

Compass Group•Gaines, MI

7d•$80,000 - $84,000

About The Position

The Safety Manager is responsible for reducing claims and lost-time injuries by providing safety and workers’ compensation support to local units. Support includes training, site visits and inspections, policy and procedure implementation, measurement, communication, and compliance with client requirements. This work is conducted through routine meetings, conference calls, and on-site visits. The role helps ensure company facilities comply with OSHA and other applicable state and federal standards, supports effective safety awareness and loss-prevention programs, and monitors workplace hazards. The Safety Manager also supports incident investigations, OSHA recordkeeping and reporting, workers’ compensation claim trend analysis, and coordination of injured workers’ return to work.

Requirements

Ability to conduct investigations and evaluations and evaluate cost and risk factors.
Ability to interpret and apply a variety of laws, rules, and regulations.
Excellent presentation skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work well in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
Ability and willingness to travel 5%–10%.
Ability to work well with internal and external business partners.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Experience implementing a variety of occupational health and safety programs.

Responsibilities

Inspect facilities to help ensure compliance with OSHA and other state and federal standards, as well as company safety and workers’ compensation procedures.
Ensure local units maintain ongoing safety awareness programs that promote a safe work environment.
Comply with client administrative requirements and incident investigation programs.
Assist local unit teams in developing and administering effective loss-prevention and control programs.
Train managers in safe work practices and maintaining a safe working environment through training, presentations, conference calls, and safety materials.
Ensure local management receives monthly status reports.
Follow OSHA, DOT, and EPA regulations and applicable federal, state, and local laws, along with Compass Support Services and client policies and procedures.
Monitor and inspect workplaces for hazards and take appropriate action to correct hazards found.
Participate in resolving safety issues when required.
Review injury data, identify injury locations, and recommend ways to eliminate hazards.
Train local management in investigations, inspection formats, safety-law compliance, fire evacuation, CPR, and self-inspections as required by the client.
Conduct safety inspections and walk-through visits at local facilities.
Maintain OSHA records, determine reportable illnesses and injuries with assistance from corporate Risk Management, and prepare regular campus-site reports and annual reports.
Monitor and report workers’ compensation claim trends and develop strategies to address injury management.
Coordinate and implement activities to support injured workers’ successful return to work and minimize time away from work.