Safety and Health Manager

Responsibilities

• Conducting plant safety, health, record keeping and housekeeping audits at predetermined intervals; summarizes report results to Plant Manager and follow up on remediation if necessary.
• Administering the Company’s Safety & Health Program and other related programs designed for and by the plant in a timely and proactive manner.
• Attending plant meetings as required and participating in job planning to implement needed safety factors.
• Congducting, along with department manager or supervisor, post-accident investigations to discover root causes of accidents and injuries and making recommendations for eliminating or reducing exposure potentials.
• Reviewing all newly enacted and proposed regulations; summarizing potential impact to the plant and proposing programs to comply with new regulations.
• Developing, administering, and distributing monthly and year-end summary safety reports with year-to-date comparisons to measure overall plant performance.
• Participating in regulatory inspections (MSHA) and reviewing all citations.
• Developing arguments for contesting citations when needed.
• Administering ALL training programs conducted at the plant and off-site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Safety Engineering or Health
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in the safety field, in an industrial setting
• Good communication and language skills
• Good organization, human relations and decision-making abilities
• Knowledge of safety and health codes and regulations required (MSHA and OSHA)
• Ability to build consensus, particularly in analyzing and solving problems related to employee safety and health
• Knowledge of Worker’s Compensation laws
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel