Safety Manager

About the role

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that's constantly evolving.

Responsibilities

• Interpret regulatory requirements and apply them appropriately.
• Apply broad working knowledge of OSHA's federal, state regulations as well as local safety, health, environmental, and worker's compensation laws and regulations.
• Identify hazards and analyze risks associated with new and existing facilities and equipment and partner with engineering, management, and employees to develop and implement control measures.
• Develop, introduce, implement, and monitor adherence to the DC's safety programs, practices, policies, and procedures that cover a wide range of Company & regulatory agency required activity.
• Act as primary interface with groups such as government agencies or insurance companies.
• Represent the Company's interests as directed and approved through written correspondence with regulatory agencies and by attending regulatory agency proceedings on behalf of the Company.
• Implement corporate directives related to and including ergonomic observations, hazard assessments, approved practices, data analysis, and metrics analyses.
• Develop, facilitate, coordinate and monitor safety and compliance training programs.
• Handle OSHA reporting and recordkeeping.
• Audit implementation of programs and ensure strategy for sustainable compliance.
• Communicate effectively and establish credibility with employees and management and handle multiple tasks and priorities.
• Train and support operations to ensure quality injury and accident investigation techniques are utilized.
• Identify and analyze factors that may create injuries, accidents, accident conditions, or enable multiple accidents and implement control strategies.
• Develop, request and review accident statistical reports to focus efforts on injury trends and corrective actions.
• Communicate Safety and safety issues and objectives to distribution associates.
• Demonstrate proficiency in program development, incident investigation, root-cause analysis, and driving continuous improvement.
• Promote safety awareness, accident prevention and employee involvement in regard to a safe work environment.
• Ensure employees have an understanding of the safety expectations of the organization.
• Work diligently to prevent exposure to future risks, and manage costs associated with workers' compensation claims that are in progress.
• Develop, introduce, implement, and monitor programs and practices designed to minimize exposure to risk and the associated expense with workers' compensation injuries.
• Work closely with 3rd party worker's compensation claims administrator interacting on a frequent basis to provide assistance in managing claims.
• Collaborate with claims administrator to provide claim settlement advice.
• Manage the employee return-to-work programs, modified duty programs, and medical case management programs through coordination with the claims adjuster, claims oversight manager and Director of Managed Care.
• Ensure compliance and routinely audit Handling of Hazardous Material compliance to follow DOT regulations.
• Participate in staff meetings and other emergency action and response teams as necessary.
• Assume other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• Four year degree or equivalent experience required.
• Professional certification, such as GSP, ASP, CSP and/or ARM preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management and provide superior customer service.
• Broad working knowledge of federal, state, and local safety, health, environmental, and worker's compensation laws and regulations.
• Position requires strict adherence to health and safety procedures, attention to detail, good work ethic, and a passion for high quality workmanship.
• Knowledge of industrial best practices and procedures preferred.
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule.
• Proficient PC skills required.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Excellent organizational and follow-up skills.
• Public speaking to groups of various sizes.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay)
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve