Safety Supervisor

Overview

The Safety Supervisor is responsible for supporting the safety and health processes within the local organization. This individual will assist the safety manager in leading the safety and health efforts within the plant, which includes the implementation and maintenance of a safety management system.

Essential Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field from an accredited university or college.

Detailed Roles & Responsibilities

• Act as primary backup for the EHS Manager in their absence.
• Maintain compliance with federal & state OSHA requirements and applicable consensus standards.
• Support the development and implementation of facility policies and practices towards achieving ISO 45001 certification.
• Provide relevant content and subject matter expertise to support:
• Creation and delivery of safety related training
• Effective implementation of compliance and safety management system programs
• Facility assessments for hazard reduction and accident prevention
• Achieve annual plant safety goals.
• Work in a team environment to continuously improve safety performance.
• Improve safety awareness and responsibility across the organization.
• Engage employees through oversight of safety committees and behavioral assessment processes.
• Participate in corporate safety network committee meetings and travel to other company locations as needed.
• Manage workers' compensation and return-to-work programs.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• 2 to 4 years of occupational safety and health experience in industrial operations.
• Knowledgeable of federal, state, and local regulations as well as relevant consensus standards (e.g., ANSI, NFPA).
• Knowledge of Behavioral Safety Auditing techniques.
• Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis education or experience.
• Ability to coach and train employees.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong organization skills, including attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and prioritize projects.
• Interpersonal skills with the ability to resolve conflict and reach agreement with others.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions, and make recommendations.
• Proactive, highly organized, and committed to continuous improvement.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters.
• Excellent communication skills with all stakeholders and audiences.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (PPT, Excel, Word).

Competencies & Personal Attributes

• Managing Complexity - Keeps focused on key objectives and results when addressing the details of a situation. Makes timely decisions using available facts in ambiguous situations.
• Process Improvement - Ability to reduce waste, inefficiency; standardize or simplify activities to the benefit of the customer.
• Project Management - Manages resources, time, money, and scope in the completion of a set of activities, which lead to the achievement of an objective(s).
• Systematic Thinking/Action - Understands how things influence one another as a whole. Ability to manage inter-connections in a way that creates better processes.
• Adaptability/Flexibility - Maintains effectiveness in varying environments and with different tasks, responsibilities, and people. Ability to adjust to changes in context.
• Building Strong Work Relationships - Seeks, listens to and acts on the input of people at all levels.
• Continuous Learning - Actively identifies new areas for learning; regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities; uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learns through their application.
• Dependability/Reliability/Responsibility - Takes responsibility for one’s actions. Being known as someone that will deliver on their areas of responsibility and can be counted on, even under difficult circumstances.
• Focusing on Results - Persists to overcome obstacles; challenges people at all levels to exceed current levels of performance; move peoples focus from analysis to action.
• Initiative - Self-starting rather than accepting passively; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive; asserting one's influence over events to achieve goals.
• Teamwork - Works effectively with team/workgroups or those outside the formal line of authority (e.g., peers, senior managers, etc.).

Location of Role

Baltimore

Travel

Travel will be infrequent and based on the needs of the business (likely less than 5% annually)

Salary Pay Range

$62,500 - $115,500 plus bonus

The pay rate for the successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s qualifications and prior experience.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs) available the first of the month following 30 days of employment
• 401(k) with match
• Life insurance
• AD&D
• Short-term disability
• Vacation
• Holiday and sick time

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.