Safety Supervisor/Sr Safety Supervisor

Ameren • Mattoon, IL

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Safety Supervisor supervises, monitors, coaches and advises operating personnel and other management personnel regarding company safety policies, procedures, and programs to safeguard employees and property of the Company. The Senior Safety Supervisor works a standard work week in an office and field environment. This position requires occasional overtime (evenings, week ends) that may involve overnight travel. This position will also be expected to provide support during outages, storms, or other emergencies as required which may require working extended hours, weekends and holidays.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Safety or a related field.
• Five or more years of safety related experience required.
• Five or more years of experience in safety or a related field required along with a thorough knowledge of regulatory safety standards is required.
• Ability to prioritize and self direct work activities with little direct supervision and participate in a geographically dispersed team environment.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and human relations skills.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or other safety related certification preferred.
• Sr. Safety Supervisor: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with five or more years of experience or master's degree in Safety or related field with three or more years of experience required.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification is preferred.
• Advance degree in Safety is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership to improve safety performance of the company and act as a standards bearer to help drive safety to top decile performance levels.
• Help drive personal accountability for safety across the business segment.
• Assist operating groups in the planning, conducting and evaluation of safety meetings.
• Work to assist employee safety committees in effectively supporting the safety efforts.
• Assist in the interpretation of federal and state safety regulations and recommend appropriate methods of compliance to affected operating groups.
• Conduct field safety observations aimed at identifying potential risks with follow-up communications with the appropriate operating workgroup.
• Provide effective positive and constructive safety coaching to all members of business segment.
• Assist the operating groups in the analysis of safety related incidents to prevent future recurrences.
• Develop, maintain and analyze statistical data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Assist in the development and administration of injury and illness prevention programs and hazard recognition programs.
• Assist in the administration of the safety recognition programs.
• Spearhead various safety projects and initiatives established to address areas of high risk or actual injury experience.
• Collaborate with other Customer Operations safety personnel to ensure the collective knowledge of the department is represented in products provided to the operating groups.
• Support major storm response activities involving long hours over multiple days, plus travel out of supported territory.

Benefits

• Medical coverage on date of hire
• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan
• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire
• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level