Safety Manager

Hermanson Company is a standout Mechanical company that has been doing business in the Puget Sound area since 1979. Over the last four decades we have grown from a family owned sheet metal contractor to a partner led full service mechanical construction, design and maintenance provider playing a significant role in the U.S. national construction industry.

By design, Hermanson is a special place to work. Our belief is that people do business with people they like. In keeping with that belief, we strive to hire and retain highly motivated people who are professional, ethically unwavering, and unrelenting in delivering quality results. We are focused on providing a workplace where high performance individuals come together to build dedicated teams driven to accomplish great things for our customers.

People love working at Hermanson, because we all share the same Core Values:

• Clients First – Caring, win-win, value, quality and service attitude
• Family Matters - Safety, wellness, stability, enjoyment and balance
• Character Matters – Integrity, accountability, passionate, and caring
• Team - Trust, honesty, respect, reliable and inclusive
• Appreciate – Each other, our successes, and enjoy the journey
• Learn, Grow, Innovate – Challenge the status quo and always compete

At Hermanson Company, Safety is not just a “requirement.” It is an integral part of our culture. Safety is about the most precious resource our company has; our people and their families.

We believe that safety is of the utmost importance in the daily operations of all personnel - including subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors. Everybody has the responsibility to make the safety of themselves and their co-workers of paramount concern and action. This objective is fundamental to the wellbeing of all personnel in our company, as well as to the efficient execution of our work.

Hermanson is committed to the practice and belief that Safety is An Attitude for Life.

Safety plays a major role in successful completion of our activities. With this commitment in mind, we strive to assure that no person will work in surroundings or under conditions that are unsafe or dangerous to their health. We pursue an active, comprehensive accident prevention policy in all our operations. Collaborating with our General Contractor partners to achieve the goal of Zero Incident worksites is a high priority.

• Responsible to see that every leader and every individual employed by Hermanson asks themselves and their teams, daily: “Who did I inspire or motivate today to have a “Safety Attitude for Life”?
• Manage Hermanson Company’s safety and health programs and see yearly continuous improvement of the company EMR and RIR within set yearly budgets.
• Responsible for the scheduling and managing of Hermanson safety professionals and maintain an accurate utilization schedule.
• With assistance of the Director of Labor establish yearly safety budgets for all safety training, education, PPE, equipment, etc., and manage to those set budgets.
• Responsible for the management of open injury claims, back-to-work program for light duty and “kept on salary” employees. Coordinate efforts with assistance from the Director of Labor and Approach retro group manager.
• Make necessary updates and additions in accordance with Washington State laws and regulations. These programs will relate to worker safety, property protection, motor vehicle safety, and general public and customer safety. Requires obtaining and maintaining a working knowledge of Hermanson Company operations and jobs, so that exposures may be identified, addressed and mitigated.
• Manage the process so that all accidents, incidents, and “near misses” are investigated.
• Assist Foremen and provide monthly feedback to Hermanson management on activities and results related to accidents, their root causes, costs and how not to repeat them.
• Responsible for putting together site‑specific safety manuals, job hazard analyses, maintaining and updating the company’s accident prevention program and, with assistance of third‑party sources, review all material regularly to assure compliance with changing laws and regulations, and adopt…