Site Safety Manager

Job Description

The Site Safety Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing a comprehensive safety program to protect employees, contractors, and visitors within our MiTek facilities. This role will ensure compliance with all applicable safety regulations, reduce workplace accidents and injuries, and foster a strong safety culture

Job Responsibilities & Requirements

Duties/Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the Sr. Plant Manager, with a dotted line to the EHS Manager, the Site Safety Manager will be responsible for the following, but are not limited to:

• Inspects manufacturing facilities to identify safety risks.

• Provides management team with guidance and leadership on EHS regulatory compliance and confirms plant meets or exceeds industry, local, state, and federal guidelines, and regulations.

• Prepares, schedules and conducts safety trainings, new hire safety orientations.

• Attend and assist plant supervisors with safety meetings.

• Supervises and coordinates all safety training programs, and media that will promote safety awareness, teaches safety practices and develops tools for tracking required training.

• Motivate, coach, and mentor Managers, supervisors, leads, and employees.

• Provides management team with guidance and leadership on EH&S systems and confirms plant meets or exceeds industry, local, state, and federal guidelines, and regulations.

• Reviews and investigates all safety incidents (injuries, near misses, property damage, etc.)

• Works with front line supervisors to develop corrective actions arising from incident investigations.

• Works with Human Resources representative on all matters relating to Worker’s Compensation, Drug and Alcohol testing program, and disciplinary actions relating to safety violations.

• Spends a significant amount of time (70%
  -80%) on the manufacturing floor evaluating hazardous conditions and practices.

• Audit in pro-active stance to include training, retraining and new hire files, documentation of records and standardization.

• Ensures deficiencies arising from facility inspection are completed in a timely manner.

• Works closely with engineering department to develop hazard control practices and procedures.

• Works with 3rd party environmental consultants to ensure plant compliance (air, water, and waste permitting).

• Manages online inspection platform (Safety Culture/iAuditor) for assigned facilities.

• Oversees chemical management program (SDSs)

• Maintains all safety and training records.

• Works with 3rd party safety vendors including Environmental services.

• Manages hearing conservation program, air monitoring, respiratory protection program, and any other Industrial Hygiene needs.

• Performs other related duties assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• MUST be able to lead and manage teams, motivate employees to adhere to safety protocols, and implement new policies and procedures effectively.

• Extensive knowledge Health and Safety Policies, procedures, and regulations.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent knowledge of technology.

• Strong scientific and mathematical skills.

• Strong relationship building skills.

• Excellent computer skills and knowledge of MS Office, Share Point, Audio/Visual software.

• Ability to conducts trends analysis and reporting of results against key EHS metrics.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors’ Degree in Occupational Safety and Health or related topic preferred. (Specific experience may be substituted).

• OHST, ASP, SMS Safety certifications, preferred but not required.

• Track record of leading EHS audit programs, awareness, and engagement programs.

• Extensive experience developing and conducting trainings for all levels of personnel.

• Five plus years practical experience in a manufacturing/fabrication environment REQUIRED.

• REQUIRED experience writing policies and standard operating procedures.

• REQUIRED experience of different manufacturing and fabrication trades such as welding, machining, assembly, painting, warehousing.

• REQUIRED experience of manufacturing and fabrication equipment such as overhead cranes, rigging equipment, powered…