Safety Manager – Austin Industrial Decatur, IL (PER DIEM)

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance construction and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil gas chemical food agriculture power and manufacturing industries.

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Responsibilitiesfordevelopingandimplementingsafetypoliciesconductingtrainingandensuringcompliancewithhealthandsafetyregulationstocreateasafeworkplaceenvironment. Other duties may be assigned. Construction:With high-risk tasks like working at heights heavy machinery operation and handling hazardous materials construction companies require rigorous safety oversight.Manufacturing: Factories and production facilities have complex machinery and operational hazards. Safety managers ensure that production lines are not only efficient but also safe.Oil and Gas: In an industry known for its high risks safety managers implement strict protocols to prevent accidents and environmental hazards. Transportation and Utilities:These sectors face challenges such as hazardous materials extreme weather conditions and evolving regulatory standards that require vigilant safety management.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Select and assign staff to different roles ensuring equal opportunities in
  hiring and in promotion
• Prepare and maintain records reports and formulate correspondence
  relative to the job
• Monitor and organize special studies and/or analysis of safety programs
  and policies/procedures
• Organize and also take part in assessing already existing safety
  programs and policies; assessing accident/injury reports and arranging
  accident/injury-related statistics
• Establish procedures and recommend changes in policies if the need
  arises. Recommend solutions to issues prevention measures and other
  avenues for improvement
• Identify the training and development needs of company staff and also
  ensure that the needs are met
• Coordinate various activities like scheduling of work assignments
  monitoring the work of junior employees and setting of clear priorities
• Inspect machinery used in the workplace in a bid to find out possible
  unsafe conditions
• Work hand-in-hand with company medical services unit to provide and
  organize emergency services for injured and/or sick staff
• Establish target areas and long-term accident prevention and cost control goals
• Be regularly aware of new developments in safety laws that are bound
  to have effect on the organization
• Act as a representative of the company when it comes to society or
  industry safety programs
• Regularly provide training and coaching across all staff levels as required
  by the governments safety rules and regulations
• Make sure that new employees are well-informed as regards safety
  instructions before they start work and also emphasize and explain any
  form of possible environmental hazard including applicable precautions
• Provide leadership during safety threatening crisis situation at workplace
  that ensures calmness.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position

Safety Manager Requirements Skills Knowledge and Abilities

• A good safety manager must be someone who pays attention to the
  smallest of details so as to prevent accidents and/or injuries
• Good communication and interpersonal skills are required. This is to
  enable relevant information about different situations to be processed
  properly and necessary actions to be taken
• He/she must be able to work as a team member or even a team leader
  when needed to do so
• Must possess and display a high level of organizational and coordinating
  abilities at all times
• Must have good leadership skills and also exhibit an exceptional level of
  motivational abilities
• He/she must be someone that is able to prioritize tasks (especially in the
  case of putting safety first at all times)
• A good manager in charge of safety must be proactive at all times.
  He/she must be willing and able to tackle issues head-on.
• Must possess the power of persuasion. Most times it isnt enough to be
  able to communicate but to also do so in an effective the
  process of explaining safety policies good persuasion skills are needed
  to pass the message across properly
• Possess BS or BA in safety management or in any other related field of
  study while an MS will be an added advantage
• A certified safety professional status is required
• Recognized certification(s) in risk management and safety/health
  management

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Education A bachelors degree in environmental health and safety or a related -depth knowledge of OSHA and EPA standards.

Experience 8 years of Safety and Supervisory experience preferred.

Certification/License: A valid Drivers License NCCER and the Construction Site Safety Orientation (CSSO)Construction Site Safety Supervisor (CSSS)
Construction Site Safety Technician (CSST). Certifications such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Safety Management Professional (SMP) are highly valued and OSHA 30-hour training.

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical dental life and disability insurance and a matching 401K plan.We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)!To learn more about our employee-ownership structure please go to Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance construction and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil gas chemical food agriculture power and manufacturing industries.

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This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies search firms or third-party recruiters in response to a posted Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e. payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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Required Experience:

Manager