Safety Manager

Description

Who We Are

Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative, integrated partner with a national footprint in marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication, and marine services.

With four shipyards, six dry docks, and more than 20,000 feet of pier space on or near U.S. Naval bases and at historic shipyards, our 2,500 dedicated employees across four states - from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to Norfolk - personify the values of our company. Vigor Marine Group takes pride in being the employer of choice for our employees, who in turn take great pride in their contributions to the communities where they live and work, and to their nation - through their living wage jobs supporting their local economies, and through the world-class maritime and industrial services they provide to further our defense readiness and national security.

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Pay Range: $81,

Position Summary:

The Safety Manager provides leadership in the assigned location and across disciplines for creation and compliance with safety practices supporting the company's commitment to safety. Solutions-based assessment and leadership of work in progress to identify the smartest way to safely accomplish the work. The Safety Manager provides direct leadership to shipyard personnel to ensure that daily work activities are accomplished consistent with our safety vision and applicable regulations.

Responsible for emergency preparedness, evacuation procedures and development, implementation and compliance with work safety and ergonomic standards. Responsible for creating, maintaining and issuing reports to operations that provide visibility into safety outcomes. Responsible for leading the efforts during regulatory inspections and investigations. Must also represent company interests with customers as necessary.

Essential Functions and Major Responsibilities:

(This list is not intended to detail all aspects of the assigned work but is representative of the job's overall responsibilities)

• Guides and promotes safe work performance by developing safety systems, policies and procedures; develops safety campaigns and communications that are consistent with our safety objectives.
• Reinforces safety policies by conducting audits, reporting statistics and counseling managers and employees.
• Identifies and anticipates safety, health concerns and hazards by surveying operational and occupational conditions, rendering opinions on new equipment and procedures, investigating violations and recommending preventative programs.
• Provides critical support to project management and fabrication teams with regard to customers with unique safety requirements.
• Daily interaction with facility medical center to ensure Vigor and subcontractor employees receive appropriate care and follow-up.
• Promotes a safe environment by coordinating and cooperating with local, state, and regional safety groups and agencies, acts as liaison with Port of Portland, Coast Guard, OSHA and other regulatory agencies.
• Supports company-wide and project objectives. Rewrites and updates procedures and process memorandums as necessary.
• Manages the Marine Chemist and Shipyard Competent Person Programs.
• Oversees and coordinates the OSHA required Safety Committee.
• Identifies the need for, supervises and conducts safety training programs.
• Provides by direct intervention, and skilled leadership, accident investigation and follow up including root cause analysis and prevention.
• Facilitates health and safety ownership by the line organization through integration of the Health and Safety Management System.

Job Scope: This position is the safety leader for our Portland facility and as such, is expected to exercise judgment and a level of credibility consistent with that role. Will directly supervise the work activities of safety staff and coordinate thoughtful solutions with project management teams while maintaining regulatory compliance. Must have a good command of regulatory requirements and experience in creating policies consistent with that knowledge and sound production processes.

Supervisory Responsibility: The Safety Manager directly supervises the location-based Shipyard Competent Person team. The position determines the direction and priorities for all safety activities and employees in the Portland facility. While not directly responsible for managing employees outside of the Safety unit, the necessity for effective influencing across functions is a significant requirement for the Safety Manager.

Interpersonal Contacts: This position interfaces with employees at all levels of the company. The Safety Manager is required to clearly articulate at the strategic level with business unit managers while communicating at the detailed level with employees conducting the work. Must also interface with all levels of regulators.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of safety principles, methods and techniques needed to define, control and eliminate unsafe physical conditions, equipment…