Description
The Director of Health & Safety provides enterprise leadership for Intrepids Health & Safety function and is accountable for developing standardizing and executing safety programs across all operating sites. Reporting to the Vice President of Operations this role leads the design implementation and continuous improvement of safety systems that protect employees support operational excellence and ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
This position requires a visible engaged leader with a strong field presence who partners closely with site leadership corporate teams and senior management to drive consistent safety expectations reinforce a proactive safety culture and manage risk across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Standardized Safety Programs & Compliance
- Provide strategic leadership and direction for Health & Safety programs across all operations.
- Design implement and monitor standardized safety systems and protocols using data trends to drive continuous improvement.
- Ensure compliance with all legal regulatory and internal safety requirements including MSHA OSHA DOT and ATF.
- Lead safety system audits and partner with operations to develop sustainable corrective actions.
- Maintain accurate confidential and compliant safety records and documentation.
Leadership Culture & Workforce Engagement
- Promote a proactive enterprise-wide safety culture through consistent leadership presence and communication.
- Partner with senior leaders legal and operational teams to identify and manage safety risks.
- Develop and deliver executive-level safety performance updates.
- Respond to employee safety inquiries and regulatory complaints.
Incident Management & Field Execution
- Lead complex and high-severity incident investigations and root cause analyses.
- Serve as a key advisor during crises and emergency response situations.
- Maintain frequent hands-on engagement with field leadership and frontline teams to ensure consistent execution of safety programs.
Training & Capability Development
- Oversee standardized safety training programs including new-hire task-based and annual refresher training.
- Ensure required MSHA OSHA DOT and fall protection training is consistently deployed and documented across all sites.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree required; Masters degree preferred.
- 1015 years of experience in safety compliance operations or audit roles.
- Expert knowledge of federal and state safety regulations.
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence at all organizational levels.
- Excellent analytical communication and presentation skills.
- High degree of integrity and ethical leadership.
Work Environment & Travel
Work is typically performed indoors in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Incumbents must be able to perform work that requires typing reading communicating sitting for prolonged periods of time standing and walking.
The employee:
- Is regularly required to use hands to type touch handle or feel
- Is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms
- Is occasionally required to walk and climb or balance
- May occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds
When the incumbent visits an operations worksite personal protective equipment including but not limited to head protection hearing protection safety glasses safety shoes and flame-resistant clothing may be required.
Travel is expected approximately 35%50% to operating locations in Utah and New Mexico.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Targeted salary range for this position is $180K to $205K annually. Salary commensurate with experience and skill set. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental and vision plans with generous employer premium contributions as well as 401(k) with employer match bonus programs PTO tuition reimbursement and wellness details can be found at above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.
Intrepid Potash Inc. is an equal and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability race color religion gendernational origin age genetic information military or veteran status sexual orientation marital status or any other protected Federal State or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.