Safety Manager

Principal Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead all safety & security efforts for the manufacturing complex and affiliated field operations.
• Manage live production and garage safety in conjunction with the non-collocated safety director, safety for live production and garage/transportation operations non-manufacturing facilities located within the vicinity of the primary assignment.
• Directly lead & manage daily activities and personnel matters of the facility and its safety department personnel to ensure resources are effectively and consistently employed in the organization.
• Lead facility security team/guard force in managing security processes to include developing/ administering site security practices and policies, supporting and tracking required key performance indicators including training objectives, and timely completion of site surveys and audits.
• Provide technical expertise for cross functional teams to ensure safe operational processes and capital/engineering projects.
• Collaborate with functional experts in vehicle safety, corporate security, environmental, PSM, and other areas to align facility activities and objectives.
• Provide interpretations for OSHA, NFPA, DHS, DOT, and other pertinent regulations to ensure processes and policies comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• Continuously interact with the hourly work force to promote safety awareness, drive associate engagement, and ensure a world-class safety culture exists within the operations supported.
• Work aggressively to resolve safety issues and concerns.
• Lead site safety business plan development by analyzing relevant data and tracking/reporting facility and corporate KPIs/metrics.
• Validate plan’s actions through internal safety and security auditing tracking findings through closure.
• Provide training support to the organization and ensure that all required safety and security training is effectively completed on time.
• Ensure effective investigations into all safety and security incidents are completed, participating actively during complex and high impact investigations.
• Ensure root cause is determined and appropriate corrective actions developed, tracking recommendations to closure.
• Utilize incident data to develop action plans to address hazards and emerging trends.
• Lead/member of the incident command team and required to respond and or direct emergency response activities.
• Liaison for 3rd party assessments, audits, & inspections, i.e. insurance carrier, local fire department, risk engineering firms, OSHA, DHS, etc.
• Maintain working relationships with permanent and temporary contractors to validate their safe work practices and support their activities to maintain a superior safety environment at the facility.
• Build relationship with occupational health/medical; to improve worker safety, associate wellness, and case management for supported sites.
• Actively involved in worker’s compensation, assisting the occupational health nurse/third party administrator in effectively managing all open claims.
• Keep the management team informed of any safety, health, and security related issues and/or concerns identified within scope of responsibility.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in safety, science, technical, or business field.
• 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing safety management.
• Demonstrated experience leading a world-class safety program which has achieved
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Industrial and food safety health knowledge.
• Thorough knowledge of OSHA requirements.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent grammar and writing skills.
• Strong supervisory skills, particularly supervising off-site personnel.
• Proven ability to lead and influence others.
• Ability to establish positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Communication and interpersonal skills to effectively manage and motivate employees and communicate objectives and action plans.
• Ability to research pertinent facts, data and other information from internal and external sources.
• Proficient use of computer and corresponding programs – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OHM, SAP.
• Ability to implement behavioral-based safety techniques to improve/maintain safety performance.
• 40-hour HAZWOPER certification and current annual 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher.
• CPR/First Aid certification or willingness to obtain.
• Ability to speak English, plus Spanish and/or French.