Health & Safety Manager

About the Role

This position is responsible for leading the Health and Safety (HS) initiatives within the company, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and fostering a high-standard HS culture.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, and ensure compliance with legal safety requirements and other relevant regulations for the company’s activities.
• Report to local authorities on relevant HS matters.
• Assess company activities' risks and implement safety measures and emergency plans.
• Support, implement, and maintain the company’s global HS standards, programs, policies, and procedures.
• Lead HS initiatives, plans, and actions to promote and create a high-standard HS culture.
• Establish and maintain HS priorities, metrics, objectives, and requirements.
• Check the effectiveness of the Management System, identify non-conformities and improvement opportunities, and propose actions to attain company objectives.
• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve the HSQE Management systems following ISO 45001 requirements.
• Manage HS training and orientation to ensure worker competencies, covering topics such as OSHA mandatory training, Emergency Action Plan, hazard communication, lockout/tagout, respiratory protection, PIV, cranes, and more. Establish training effectiveness guidelines.
• Control and manage safety equipment and workers' PPE.
• Plan and conduct HS audits and inspections.
• Ensure correct reporting and incident investigation, determine corrective or preventive measures, and ensure their implementation. Identify incident trends and design methodologies to reduce existing or potential incidents and health hazards.
• Identify, assess, and comply with relevant HS client requirements to ensure client satisfaction.
• Assess and monitor contractors' HS performance and compliance.
• Create and maintain communication channels with interested parties (workers, managers, directors, clients, contractors, suppliers, etc.) to manage HS matters.
• Support tendering and contract revision related to HS aspects.
• Ensure all projects and company activities are performed according to organizational HS requirements, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Update and maintain the HS Company Portals.
• Lead the advancement of accident-prevention and loss control systems and monitor their effectiveness.
• Maintain all OSHA 300, 300A, and 301 Forms.
• Act as liaison with outside agencies (e.g., City of Milwaukee, WDNR, Fire Department, Menomonee Valley Partners).
• Establish a safety committee, lead meetings, and follow up to ensure safety.