Safety Manager I

About This Role

Manage plant Health and Safety programs to provide a safe and accident-free work environment. Lead and support the development and implementation of a facility-wide safety culture through technical support, program development, and relationship building. Plan and deliver programs to train managers and employees in work site safety.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of health and safety programs
• Promote an accident-free work environment by developing programs that routinely train, monitor and assure a safe workplace
• Plan and deliver programs to train managers and employees in workplace safety practices
• Assist in accident investigations and prepare accident reports required by regulatory agencies
• Conduct inspections and audits in plant and at other facilities to detect existing or potential accident hazards and determine corrective or preventative measures
• Facilitate the Central Safety Committee process by active participation in the subcommittee process and acting as a resource for each group
• Administer initial Workers Compensation functions
• Guide and direct plant toward compliance of State, Federal and local Safety regulations
• Determine and direct necessary compliance training for all individuals to assure OSHA, TOSHA, and company training requirements

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• 5 years’ industrial safety experience
• Strong PC skills (Microsoft Office applications)
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Experience building and leading teams
• Thorough understanding of OSHA regulations
• Ability to interpret State and Federal regulations and applicability to facility to ensure compliance
• Ability to write regulatory reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals
• Experience performing risk assessments and audits
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required, Bachelor’s degree from a four-year university in Industrial Hygiene, Safety Management preferred
• 5 years’ industrial safety experience required

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year university in Industrial Hygiene, Safety Management
• CSP certification

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

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