Safety Hazards Manager

About the role

Join Indiana Women’s Prison, a maximum-security facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving diverse incarcerated adult females. The position involves ensuring compliance with safety regulations, supervising staff, and training employees.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and accrediting organization rules, regulations, and standards regarding fire, health, and safety.
• Inspect fire, health, and safety equipment for defects and damage, and monitor preventative maintenance schedules.
• Conduct routine inspections of buildings and grounds to ensure compliance with fire, health, and safety standards.
• Chair the Environment of Care Committee.
• Supervise employee and contract safety and security personnel to maintain a safe environment.
• Maintain all supporting documentation required by statute or regulation for compliance with OSHA, IOSHA, etc.
• Maintain the Environment of Care manual and documentation of safety procedures and practices.
• Maintain ongoing fire/safety orientation of all new facility personnel, and develop and implement continuing education for facility personnel in safety areas and fire safety practices.
• Cook up and coordinate fire and disaster drills.
• Recruit, select, onboard, and train employees to ensure role responsibilities and expectations are clearly understood.
• Evaluate the performance of employees and provide ongoing feedback.
• Ensure work adheres to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or High School Equivalent (HSE) with experience, or Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college preferred.
• Seven (7) years full-time professional experience in the development and/or enforcement of construction and/or industrial programs in the areas of Environmental, Fire, or Occupational Health and Safety regulations.
• Thorough knowledge of and ability to apply federal and state occupational safety, fire, and health laws, rules, regulations, and policy guidelines.
• Specialized knowledge of Federal, State and Local Safety/fire/sanitation administrative structures.
• Considerable knowledge of the laws, regulations, and court decisions affecting the offender population within Department of Correction.
• Ability to establish and monitor preventative maintenance schedules as they pertain to health, fire, and safety equipment issues.
• Ability to train the staff/offender population on complex theories and principles pertaining to life-health-safety.
• Ability to maintain and promote cooperative work relationships for the development of safety/sanitation/fire standards.
• Ability to cope with routine, unexpected, and unforeseen difficulties that periodically arise in a correctional facility.
• Ability to delegate work, set clear direction, and manage workflow.
• Ability to effectively give feedback, provide guidance or corrective action, coach, and develop employee skillsets.

Qualifications

• Able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports: This role may provide direct supervision for one or more staff members.

Benefits

• Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans.
• Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards.
• Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution.
• Deferred compensation 457(b) account (similar to 401(k) plan) with employer match.
• Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options.
• A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs.
• Group life insurance.
• Free Parking for most positions.
• Free LinkedIn Learning access.

Pay

The salary for this position traditionally starts at $47,320.00 but may be commensurate with education and work experience. Use our Compensation Calculator to view the total compensation package.

Schedule

This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours which may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work.