Sr Loss Control Consultant

Introduction Zenith is a team of Workers' Compensation Specialists committed to helping businesses succeed by protecting against the financial and human consequences of workplace injuries, providing for the needs of injured employees and making the workplace safer. To distinguish ourselves as the desired provider of Workers' Compensation Insurance, values such as collaboration, work-life balance, and integrity are placed at the center of all our operations.

In addition, Zenith supports career advancement through a dedication to ongoing learning and development. An individual coming to Zenith will not only receive competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, but continuous opportunities to grow as a professional. Overview

This is a field-based role. The ideal candidate would reside in the Orange County or Inland Empire area. However, the consultant's servicing territory will include throughout the Southern California area.

The Sr Safety & Health Consultant works under general supervision and guidance within specific limits and authority. The Sr. S&H Consultant identifies employee injury/illness exposures and provides workers' compensation cost control services. The position consults with policyholders and internal partners to reduce policyholder loss potential. Supports effective workers' compensation underwriting with timely and accurate policy rating and risk information. All tasks are to be performed with the goal of achieving an underwriting profit and demonstrating Zenith's superior workers' compensation expertise.

• Conduct assigned underwriting surveys at prospect and policyholder locations to define business operations, key employee injury/illness exposures and controls.
• Identify and evaluate the following workplace safety & health exposures: manual material handling and ergonomics; machinery and equipment; falls; motor vehicles; and occupational disease.
• Evaluate effectiveness of prospect and policyholder safety and health programs.
• Identify complex engineering and/or administrative controls to reduce workers’ compensation loss potential.
• Use evidence-based safety and health service approach to identify key trends and prioritize policyholder service needs.
• Develop safety and health service plans and perform ongoing consultation to assigned service accounts.
• Develop and submit recommendations to reduce policyholder employee injury/illness potential and workers’ compensation costs.
• Influence key policyholder decision-makers to implement safety and health recommendations.
• Build and maintain productive policyholder and agency work relationships.
• Prepare effective reports for policyholders and internal partners.
• Conduct effective investigation of serious workers’ compensation incidents.
• Coordinate safety and health services for single and multi-region policyholders.
• Develop and conduct policyholder training.
• Market Zenith and the Safety & Health department.
• Meet department standards for individual work quality, productivity, and time service.
• Apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Work productively and harmoniously with others on a consistent basis.
• Respond positively to direction and feedback on performance.
• Consistently maintain professional and appropriate demeanor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor’s degree with preferred field of study in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, science, or engineering; OR equivalent work experience. For work experience to be qualifying, experience must have been obtained in an industry of interest, providing progressively responsible insurance risk control or job-related safety services required
• Achieved or significant work towards achieving a safety or health related master’s degree or at least one recognized professional designation such as CSP, ARM or CIH required

• 3+ years' safety and health experience with proven track record of results required
• Familiarity with P&C insurance agent and broker operations preferred

• Knowledge of workers’ compensation…