Safety Manager
About The Position
The Safety Manager is responsible for leading the agency's safety program by fostering a culture where safety is a shared responsibility and an integral part of every employee's daily work. This role ensures the timely identification, assessment, and mitigation of safety risks through proactive planning, policy development, training, and continuous improvement. The Safety Manager responds promptly to workplace incidents, conducts thorough root cause analyses, implements corrective and preventive actions, and collaborates with leaders across the agency to reduce risk and prevent recurrence. Through cross-functional partnership, employee education, safety inspections, incident investigations, regulatory compliance, and ongoing communication, the Safety Manager promotes accountability, empowers staff to prioritize safety in every decision, and strengthens an agency-wide culture of prevention, preparedness, and continuous safety improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in safety management OR a combination of education and experience that is similarly equivalent.
- Effectively handling confidential information and risk assessment.
- Knowledge of common public and workplace safety regulations and requirements.
- Strong conflict management and problem-solving skills.
- Good knowledge of data analysis and risk assessment paying attention to detail.
- Confidently establish workflows, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet required deadlines.
- Strong organizational and strategic planning skills with the ability to adapt style to a variety of situations.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Highly experienced in using internet applications and programs, including Google technology and Microsoft Office Word and Excel.
- The ability to quickly learn and utilize the necessary software for this position.
- Ability to provide services for those persons facing economic, social, health, age, and educational barriers.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Ability to take decisive action.
- Ability to de-escalate highly emotional crises.
- Strong interpersonal and professional skills including but not limited to professional appearance, tact, punctuality, and dependability.
- Perform work in a manner that upholds Wayne Metro policies and procedures.
- Valid identification and reliable transportation.
- Ability to travel to various sites.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute workplace and public safety plans for the Agency.
- Prepare, implement, and enforce safety policies, procedures, and protocols that establish and sustain a culture of health, safety, and compliance.
- Evaluate agency practices, procedures, programs, and facilities to assess risk and identify opportunities for continuous improvement, organizational alignment, and regulatory compliance.
- Conduct comprehensive safety, compliance, and security risk assessments of agency facilities, operations, and programs, and develop corrective action recommendations to mitigate identified risks.
- Ensure the agency's safety-related documentation, manuals, records, postings, and procedures remain compliant with applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and accreditation requirements.
- Produce and present compliance assessment reports, security risk assessments, safety audits, and corrective action plans to leadership, including tracking progress toward resolution.
- Coordinate and deliver workplace and public safety training, drills, and presentations for a multi-location, multi-functional, hybrid work environment.
- Recommend and implement solutions to safety concerns, compliance issues, operational risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Collect, analyze, and report agency safety data, incident trends, compliance metrics, and performance indicators to inform leadership decision-making and drive continuous improvement.
- Lead the Agency Safety Advisory Committee by facilitating meetings, establishing annual priorities, coordinating committee initiatives, and reporting outcomes and recommendations to executive leadership.
- Manage the agency's Behavioral Risk Management Process and ensure organization-wide awareness and consistent implementation.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for agency safety-related incident reporting, investigation, case management, root cause analysis, and follow-up corrective actions.
- Collaborate with agency leadership, Human Resources, Facilities, Information Technology, and program leadership to promote a proactive safety culture and reduce organizational risk.
- Perform work in a manner that upholds Wayne Metro policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
