Safety Manager

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for establishing, developing, and managing all site safety programs. Identifies and mitigates safety related risks in support of business performance and reliability goals. Establishes and manages company safety culture. Integrates safety driven objectives into all plant functions. Provides regulatory expertise to strategize and maximize company position within the various safety related programs and provides interaction with regulatory officials. Coordinates safety related programs with an emphasis placed on identification and communication of all state and federal regulatory requirements.

Provides support to the Operations Department as well as other company departments on an as needed basis. Interacts with contractors in a safety management function.

• Advise senior and plant management on specific and overall safety concerns and recommend corrective/preventative actions
• Plan and coordinate specific safety training for all plant employees
• Assist, plan and implement plant safety policies and procedures in compliance with East Energy, local, state and federal rules and regulations – primarily OSHA but also DOT and others as required
• Responsible for drug and alcohol testing (fitness for duty) of operating employees
• Responsible for overseeing employee health and wellness initiatives as part of the overall safety culture
• Assist in the development, evaluation and upgrading of new or revised safety related SOP’s, programs and contractor safety orientation
• Assist in developing and managing the safety department budget
• Maintain thorough and organized database of safety files and records
• Incident and Injury Investigations – conduct post-incident investigations, coordinate Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process, and prepare reports identifying possible accident causes and hazards along with recommendations to prevent recurrence
• Act as site safety resident expert, and ensure that all incidents are entered into the proper data systems
• Workers Compensation and Return to Work – liaise with corporate senior management

• Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO)
• Confined Space/Permit Required Confined Space Entry and Rescue
• Hot Work
• Fall Prevention, including Walkways, Ladders, Scaffolds, Aerial Lifts, PFPE
• Emergency Action Plan, Fire Safety, and Drills
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Hazard Assessments
• Hazard Communications (Haz Com) and Chemical Safety, and SDS compliance
• Hearing Conservation and annual audiometric exams, if required
• Respiratory Protection and annual fit testing and medical clearance, if required
• Powered Industrial Trucks
• Electrical Safety and NFPA 70E Energized Electrical Work Permits
• Heat Stress
• Cranes and Hoists
• OSHA Injury Logs (300 Logs)
• First Aid, AEDs
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Visitor and Contractor Safety

• Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and Mental Safety Assessment (MSA)
• Safety Observation
• Safety Improvement
• Corporate Safety Incentive Program metrics for the site
• Schedule and maintain site First Aid Cabinets and AED’s
• Ensure weekly Emergency Eyewash and Safety Showers inspections and testing are conducted
• Ensure monthly Fire Extinguishers inspections and annual testing are conducted
• Coordinate site weekly security checks IAW site program
• Walk down each facility a minimum of once per week
• Attend a minimum of four operations shift pre-shift safety briefs per month
• Act as employee liaison at monthly safety committee meetings, and ensure that safety issues are properly communicated, tracked, and acted upon
• Act as liaison with senior management and attend EHS All Hands Calls
• Act as Outage Safety Coordinator for all facilities

• RCRA Hazardous Waste, classification, accumulation, labeling, manifests, training, recordkeeping
• Universal Waste program, accumulation, labeling, training
• Solid waste and recycling accumulation management and disposal for non-hazardous/universal wastes

Education and Training: Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety or health & safety, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology or equivalence in power generation work experience

Experience:

Must have experience with safety and environmental…