Unit Safety Manager 1

Sodexo•Houston, TX

About The Position

Sodexo Energy & Resource is seeking a qualified Unit Safety Manager 1 to drive a safety culture for a Commercial Real Estate and Facilities Management client in Houston, TX. This position is responsible for ensuring the implementation and compliance with North American and client safety guidelines. Sodexo provides our corporate service partners with a diverse range of food services and integrated facilities management possibilities.

Requirements

Experience leading safety programs in a construction environment is preferred
Knowledge of site-specific and OSHA 30 requirements and ability to measure the effectiveness of Operational Excellence/HS&E strategies and programs in a fact-based and objective manner
Experience overseeing project work, proactive evaluation of potential hazards, thorough reporting and safety communications
Unit-specific knowledge of policies and procedures for controlling occupational health, safety, and environmental hazards that come under Federal, State, and local regulations (e.g., Control of Hazardous Energy; Permit Required Confined Space Identification and Entry, Asbestos, Lead, Right to Know (GHS), Fall Prevention, Slips/Trips/Falls, Storm Water, etc.)
Complete Occupational Health, Safety, and Environmental audits
Recommend, justify, implement, and manage safety devices, equipment, and/or products that help protect employees and customers and mitigate losses
Minimum Education Requirement - Associate’s Degree or equivalent experience
Minimum Management Experience - 2 years
Minimum Functional Experience - 1 year of related experience

Responsibilities

Ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations for occupational health, safety, and environmental hazards (e.g., Hazardous Energy, Confined Space, Asbestos, Lead, Fall Prevention, etc.), and review unit-specific policies and procedures.
Train staff, oversee work, evaluate potential hazards proactively, and implement safety communications and reporting protocols.
Conduct audits, recommend and manage safety devices and equipment to protect employees and mitigate risks, and analyze chemical exposure to improve sustainability.
Measure the effectiveness of HS&E strategies, track accident trends, and produce progress reports to meet division objectives.
Serve as a liaison to external regulatory bodies, guide safety management and accident prevention, and support HS&E inspections and investigations.
Hazardous material manifest, reporting, and management.
Conduct team safety training to increase overall work permit compliance, quality assurance, and jobsite safety levels