Safety Manager
Wharton-Smith, Inc. · Jacksonville, FL · 2 wk ago
ManufacturingFull-time
Primary Responsibilities
- Partner with Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and project teams to enforce site compliance with company, EH&S programs, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements on multiple construction projects within business unit’s geographic area.
- Lead training of safe work practices to educate and inform and guide project teams on management of environmental and hazardous materials reports and conditions.
- Lead, direct, and enforce Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) on single construction project, based on safety staffing requirements as defined by Headquarters (HQ) EH&S policy.
- Manage time and resource allocation and provide safety leadership to assigned project.
- Assess project Safety practices and known and potential safety related exposures, develop and implement action plans to mitigate risks, and drive changes to improve project team safety awareness and activities.
- Communicate requirements for improving performance to project leadership and team for adoption and adherence to changes, using project specific-safety standards, best management practices, and EH&S policies and procedures.
- Understand site safety trends and participate in reducing Project Incident Rates by meeting or exceeding established Business Unit (BU) goals and manage regulatory exposures to zero citations.
- Develop training for project site-specific needs to educate project management, employees, subcontractors, and trade employees on Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs, policies, and procedures and provide training on safe work practices to encourage and enforce adoption and adherence.
- Promote safe work practices and safe working conditions in accordance with company and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and owner contractual requirements.
- Maintain and enhance working relationships with project staff and subcontractor Safety Representatives.
- Develop and enforce project Safety Program and related policies and procedures.
- Identify unsafe actions and conditions and engage with project team to implement immediate corrective actions in accordance with Federal, State and Local regulations and owner requirements.
- Develop accountability model for project team to ensure pre-planning for activities and tasks for subcontractors and trades.
- Review subcontractor safety programs for completeness and compliance with company and EH&S policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and owner contractual requirements.
- Review quality of Safety Task Assessment (STA) for project subcontractors and Trades based on contractual requirements.
- Hold Preconstruction planning meetings with subcontractors to review site safety program and job hazard analysis for their scope of work and to establish and review risk mitigation plans.
- Develop safety action items for Preconstruction meetings and verify subcontractors conduct training as per OSHA standards.
- Conduct effective worker orientation program for new employees; administer and record participation.
- Collaborate with project leadership to create project specific safety reports, assess metrics, and make recommendations for improvement over baseline.
- Conduct and review project team’s safety audits, assess recommended corrective actions, and issue reports of violations and/or unsafe practices for immediate resolution.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or related field of study preferred or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Current First Aid/CPR and AED certification.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish strongly preferred.