Safety Manager

Description

The Safety Manager is responsible for leading and advancing STARC's enterprise-wide safety strategy, ensuring a safe, healthy, and compliant workplace across all operations. This role partners closely with leaders throughout the organization to develop proactive safety programs, strengthen a culture of safety, reduce workplace risk, and ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

Reporting to the SVP of Manufacturing and Operations, with a close collaborative relationship and dotted-line partnership with Human Resources, the Safety Manager serves as the organization's subject matter expert on workplace safety, regulatory compliance, injury prevention, and safety culture.

The successful candidate is a highly visible, hands-on leader who balances strategic planning with operational execution. They are equally comfortable developing enterprise safety strategy, influencing senior leaders, and working directly on the manufacturing floor to identify hazards, coach employees, investigate incidents, and implement practical, sustainable solutions that strengthen STARC's safety culture.

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve STARC's enterprise-wide safety management program, systems, policies, and procedures.
• Establish annual safety goals, initiatives, key performance indicators (KPIs), and performance metrics aligned with organizational objectives.
• Leads the company wide and sub-safety committees in alignment with company goals.
• Foster a proactive safety culture by engaging leaders and employees at all levels to promote accountability and ownership.
• Champion continuous improvement through safety observations, audits, inspections, and corrective action programs.
• Partner with leadership to integrate safety into operational planning, process improvements, and business decision-making.
• Monitor and communicate safety performance, trends, and recommendations to executive leadership.

• Ensure organizational compliance with OSHA and all applicable federal, state, and local safety regulations.
• Manage OSHA recordkeeping, reporting requirements, regulatory inspections, and agency correspondence, in partnership with HR.
• Develop, maintain, and audit required safety programs, policies, permits, and documentation.
• Monitor regulatory changes and implement updates to ensure ongoing compliance.

• Lead safety initiatives across manufacturing and operations, , office environments.
• Conduct hazard assessments for machinery, powered hand tools, production equipment, material handling systems, powered industrial trucks, and manufacturing processes.
• Develop, implement, and maintain critical safety programs including machine guarding, lockout/tagout (LOTO), confined space, electrical safety, fall protection, personal protective equipment (PPE), hazard communication, and emergency preparedness.
• Support new equipment installations, facility expansions, capital projects, and process improvements to ensure safety is incorporated into design and implementation.
• Develop and maintain safety procedures, inspection requirements, and employee training for company equipment and vehicles, including the box truck, to promote safe operation and regulatory compliance.

• Lead incident investigations utilizing root cause analysis methodologies and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Conduct routine workplace inspections, job hazard analyses, and risk assessments to proactively identify and mitigate hazards.
• Monitor safety metrics, injury trends, near misses, and corrective action completion to drive continuous improvement.
• Develop action plans that reduce workplace injuries and improve overall safety performance.

• Lead ergonomic assessments for manufacturing and office environments.
• Recommend engineering, administrative, and behavioral improvements that reduce ergonomic risk and improve employee well-being.
• Partner with leaders to implement injury prevention initiatives and safe work practices throughout the organization.

• Design, develop, and deliver engaging safety training programs for new hires, existing employees, supervisors, and managers.
• Facilitate safety meetings, toolbox talks, emergency response training, annual compliance training, and safety awareness initiatives.
• Coach leaders on safety expectations, accountability, and best practices.
• Promote employee engagement through safety committees, recognition programs, and continuous feedback.

• Build strong partnerships with Operations, Human Resources, Engineering, Facilities, and leadership teams to support organizational objectives.
• Partner with Human Resources on Workers' Compensation administration, return-to-work programs, safety-related accommodations, and injury prevention initiatives.
• Support internal and external audits,…