Health Safety Manager

Element has an opportunity for aregional Health & Safety Manager who will be primarily responsible for all of the policies practices and operations for the Safety Health and Environmental functions within Company operations.

Salary: $70000 $90000 DOE

Act as safety resource to lab team members
Assist lab management with loss control activities
Coordinate and assist developing facility risk assessments
Establish and implement the Safety Health and Environmental company program ensuring regulatory compliance
Coordinate Safety Health and Environmental audits inspections and evaluations
Review and monitor subcontractor controls
Ensure corrective management action when required
Conduct lab loss control data/documentation collection
Assist with new hire orientation and training programs
Communicate with all levels of personnel
Promote employee participation in the Safety Health and Environmental program(s)
Formulate and conduct safety training sessions/demonstrations
Lead the facility safety committee team
Assist in major incident investigations and appropriate documentation
Exhibit operational knowledge of pertinent safety standards
Responsible for the reporting on the performance of the SHE management system ensuring twoway communication to management colleagues and any other interested parties
Distribute new and changing safety related information
Ensure safety equipment is part of operational maintenance plans
Coordinate return to work/modified duty program with the assistance of the Human Resources Department.

A core part of the role will be to deliver the following on a monthly basis:

1. Ensure all SHE equipment is part of operational maintenance plans ordered available distributed inspected (as required) and replaced when necessary (PPE fire extinguishers AEDs safety showers etc.
2. Assist and ensure all thirdparty equipment inspections occur cranes fume hoods tanks compressors vessels etc.
3. Facilitate monthly SHE inspection(s)
4. Ensure monthly safety committee meeting occurs support development of the agenda and recording & tracking of improvement actions
5. Ensure timely closure of local improvement actions within SHE Incident Mgt. System
6. Measure and communicate location SHE KPIs lagging incident rates event occurrence and lessons learned closeout of actions
7. Coordinate and deliver monthly all hands SHE training and record & track attendance
8. Deliver toolbox talk training
9. Review and monitor subcontractor controls
10. Ensure implementation of Company SHE Business Practices such as local risk assessments (area and task) emergency/contingency planning
11. Assist management with loss control activities
12. Assist and facilitate with new hire orientation/on boarding and defined training programs
13. Utilize the SHE Incident Management System to effectively manage local training audits meeting minutes assigned actions and SHE events
14. Promote colleague participation in SHE program through monthly communications (newsletter site presentations etc.

Strong understanding of governmental safety and health regulations/legislation. Suitable certification to be held (NEBOSH General Certificate OSHA 132hr / IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent as minimum)
General knowledge and experience on laboratory testing practices and technology
Implement HSE Policies and associated management systems
Provide detailed audit reports with relevant required preventive and corrective actions
Minimum experience level: 35 years of experience in a safety support role and/or leadership position with interest and/or experience in organization development and working in a challenging setting.

At Element we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming the worlds most trusted testing partner.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age disability ethnic origin gender marital status race religion responsibility of dependents sexual orientation or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.