Safety Manager

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of the organizations strategic plans and objectives.
• Drive division H&S strategy by creating an H&S plan to meet organizations objectives.
• Act as a strategic business partner change agent and member of the line management staff.
• Oversee company division-wide H&S programs and initiatives
• Develop implement and maintain all written H&S programs and policies in accordance with OSHA Cal-OSHA USEPA and/or corporate standards and in compliance with applicable laws.
• Monitor effectiveness of all H&S policies practices and processes to determine efficiency and effectiveness. Recommend improvements to achieve and deliver improved results.
• Facilitate organization and leadership development efforts to address root causes of H&S related issues. Coach Managers and employees at all levels within client groups on a variety of health and safety topics.
• Influence senior management across the company to clarify and to resolve divisional H&S issues and improve overall H&S program effectiveness.
• Provide leadership in the development and implementation of HS strategic plans to support the companys objectives.
• Participate with other senior division / client group management staff to establish corporate policy. Work with our senior H&S staff to set priorities and direction of H&S initiatives that link to business objectives.
• Develop implement coordinate and perform H&S training.
• Provide technical H&S support and information to required personnel.
• Participate in process reviews (such job hazard analyses etc.)
• Support corporate/plant engineering to implement engineering controls to minimize safety and occupational health hazards.
• Manage and maintain PPE (personal protective equipment) requirements.
• Promote safety and health awareness through internal company memoranda newsletters and/or specific training programs.
• Lead and serve on various H&S related committees.
• Develop implement and manage OSHA CAL OSHA required reports (OSHA logs etc)
• Understand Federal and State (California) occupational safety and health regulations and monitor regulatory changes as they occur. Advise manufacturing plants and corporate staff of regulatory changes to ensure compliance in a timely manner.
• Periodically audit practices and records of facilities to ensure compliance with company programs and Federal/State occupational safety and health regulations.
• Manage near-miss incidents lost-time injuries or illnesses and work with injured workers TPA and clinic to manage Workers Compensation Claims.
• Review injury/illness and non-injury incident investigation reports and follow-up as necessary.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors degree required (Masters preferred) in safety science industrial engineering or industrial hygiene or Bachelors degree in related field
• 8 years of progressively complex H&S experience required preferably in an industrial environment.
• 5 years of experience in management level role.
• Understands general business metrics and how each metric influences each department and its employees.
• Experience fostering employee communication and team work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Extensive knowledge of H&S policies and practices compensation and benefits organization change and effectiveness
• Strong leadership skills and experience influencing at senior levels in an organization.
• Ability to work as and be viewed as a trusted business partner to the organization.
• Clear and concise interpersonal communication.
• Ability to work at both strategic and tactical levels within managerial/leadership and non-managerial employee groups.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Ability to read analyze and interpret common financial reports and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers regulatory agencies or members of the business community.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management public groups and/or boards of directors.
• 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.
• Skill in auditing/inspecting operations and company procedures.