Health & Safety Area Manager

About the role

Carmine is seeking a proactive and experienced Safety Manager to lead our Health & Safety initiatives. This individual will be responsible for managing and developing programs to reduce accidents, occupational illnesses, and exposure to long-term health hazards.

Responsibilities

• Manages/develops programs to reduce accidents, occupational illnesses, and exposure to long-term health hazards through: Safety-training of all employees, planned inspections, skill training, first-aid care, emergency preparedness, new employee and contractor indoctrination, physical protection, planned job observation, rules and practices, job analysis/procedures, protective equipment.
• Consistently active within the field providing regular support and guidance to salary and hourly employees to maintain a safe work environment that is consistent with the company’s policies and state/federal regulations.
• Engages salary and hourly employees to ensure the desired safety behaviors are being demonstrated at all levels of the organization.
• Aid with root cause analysis for accidents, incidents, and near miss events; assist in development and implementation of corrective actions.
• Provides coaching and subject matter expertise to the region's management and hourly employees in all matters related to health and safety including all potential losses.
• Leads the region in the execution of Carmeuse's Health & Safety strategy of achieving zero losses.
• Oversees the regions Health & Safety management system.
• Drives change by actively being a change agent for the region's health and safety program.
• Promotes health & safety continuous improvement culture across cross-functional teams.
• Oversight of processes and programs to ensure regulatory and company compliance.
• Minimizes losses by leading mitigation efforts including, but not limited to, managing workers compensation claims, property damage and business interruption.
• Promotes the concepts of operational risk management including property protection.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Safety Management, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene or related subject or equivalent experience and training.
• Professional certification such as Certified Mine Safety Specialist, Certified Industrial Hygienist, or Certified Safety Professional, is preferred.
• Minimum five years of progressive health and safety experience, preferably in a mining, manufacturing or construction environment.
• MSHA experience is desired, with OSHA/DOT experience a strong plus.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Able to manage multiple tasks and set priorities appropriately.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Able to support a continuous improvement environment as well as change management initiatives.
• Able to travel.
• Able to develop and conduct training programs.
• Excellent conflict resolution, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of mine safety and health principles and practices, techniques and procedures, regulations, and standards as they apply to conducting inspections/investigations, identifying and evaluating unsafe conditions, and recommending methods to correct unsafe conditions.
• Knowledge of people management skills.
• Technical creditability as it relates to industry, with a preference on mining and lime kilns.

Skills

• Demonstrates a strong verbal and written communication skill effectively conveys the intended message to all levels within and outside the organization and effectively listens to concerns and issues of others.
• Implements clear goal assessment strategies to align health and safety goals to the organization’s goals and strategies.
• Creates team relationships by leading, facilitating, and coaching regional employees in the safety management system ensuring goals are attained.
• Deals effectively with difficult situations and resolves conflicts to ensure the best solutions to problems are identified and issues resolved in the best interest of all parties.
• Applies conceptual and strategic thinking skills to know and understand the big picture within the context of the wider organization’s strategy.
• Builds strong interpersonal relationships and understands the region’s employees to help them realize their potential to achieve a safe working environment.
• Possesses strong coaching skills ensuring the management team and hourly employees are skilled and knowledgeable of the safety management system and processes; and able to recognize performance problems and effectively modify behavior and attitudes.
• Possesses the ability to identify events and environmental impact that can adversely affect a task, an initiative, or a program outcome and manage the risk appropriately.
• Facilitates organizational change initiatives within the region; understands how change affects employees, communicates to reduce fear and confusion with initiatives.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and more.

Pay

Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible hours to accommodate the needs of the role.

About Us

Carmeuse started out as a small family-run business in Belgium. Today it’s a leading global producer of lime, high calcium limestone and dolomitic stone. Its products are essential to energy producers, environmental services, construction and manufacturing. With over 90 production facilities spread across almost every continent, and over 4,500 employees working at Carmeuse every day, the company’s most treasured resources are its people. Carmeuse is dedicated to maintaining a workplace that fosters equal opportunity and creates a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity.