Safety Manager

The Safety Manager reports directly to the VP – HR, Safety and Health. Responsible for leadership and coordination of plant safety and
assists in environmental compliance.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Plant safety duties:

• Identify, implement or recommend for implementation, and maintain plant safety processes to help keep employees injury free.
• Build a safety culture and hold employees at all levels accountable for demonstrating behaviors that embrace the safety culture.
• Perform Job Safety Analyses and BSP audits and implement changes accordingly.
• Maintain recordkeeping to comply with all OSHA guidelines.
• Immediately rectifies unsafe acts, as well as recognizes safe behaviors to reinforcing their repetition.
• Build goals that complement the overall safety goals that protect employees from harm and our company from liability issues.
• Manage plant workers comp. cases, including guidance and assistance to get employees back to work after a work related injury.
• Provide reporting of accident goals and trends to all levels of management.
• Complete accident investigations to drive out root cause and eliminate from future occurrences.
• Work with OSHA inspectors as needed to comply with voluntary programs as well as non-scheduled inspections.
• Build safety procedures into our normal processes to reduce company liability and risk, and audit all processes to ensure compliance.
• Evaluate PPE and plant related safety equipment (e.g., rigging, saws, ladders, etc.) and make changes as needed.
• Work with local safety committee to ensure positive change is happening and progress is monitored.
• Monitors, performs and/or schedules all testing at respective location. Examples include annual hearing tests, sound levels, etc.
• Help with MSDS files and update on the electronic log as needed. Also provide information for Project Bid packages
• Administer DOT Vehicle Inspection certifications. Schedule and enroll Vehicle Inspectors for certification and re-certification classes.
• Order Annual Vehicle Inspection stickers. Maintain DOT Driver Qualification Files. Administer DOT Random Drug Testing and Random Pool selection.
• Provide reporting of accident goals and trends to all levels of management.
• Acts in professional manner that demonstrates the individual has good character and can be trusted by all employees.

Plant environmental duties

• Conduct storm water sampling and monthly inspections.
• Ensures site compliance with Air Permit requirements and may maintain rolling 12-month reporting to state PCA.
• Maintains Hazardous Waste Permits.
• Executes Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan.
• Conducts monthly inspections and ensures reporting of spills to the respective state PCA. Order and maintain inventory of absorbents for spill prevention and clean up.
• Administer Tier II Reporting (Community Right to Know).
• Acts in professional manner that demonstrates the individual has good character and can be trusted by all employees.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Must have interpersonal communication skills to interact with co-workers, supervisors, and managers.
• Must be able to lead a team with respect and dignity.
• Ability to lead, train, and coach employees.
• Must be able to solve problems quickly and efficiently.
• Ability to work with others to get the project completed efficiently.
• Must be motivated and self driven to complete a task.
• Knowledge of products the company uses and which products would work best.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management or Industrial Hygiene preferred. As an equivalent to the bachelor’s degree, 5 years’ experience in plant safety at a heavy manufacturing facility including environmental compliance and reporting
• In addition to the degree or equivalent, a minimum of 5 years’ experience in plant safety at a heavy manufacturing facility including environmental compliance and reporting.
• CPS (Certified Safety Professional) preferred but not required.
• OSHA 10 and 30 hour cards are preferred but not required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Moderate to high risk of exposure to unusual elements.
• Moderate to high risk of safety precautions.
• Moderate to high exposure to production environment.
• Travel as needed to local jobsites and around the plant.
• See attached Essential Functions worksheet

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks
that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job related instructions and perform job
related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.