Health & Safety Area Manager

Location: Strasburg

Responsibilities

* Manages/develops programs to reduce accidents, occupational illnesses, and exposure to long-term health hazards through:

* Safety-training of all employees

* Planned inspections

* Skill training

* First-aid care

* Emergency preparedness

* New employee and contractor indoctrination

* Physical protection

* Planned job observation

* Rules and practices

* Job analysis/procedures

* Protective equipment

* Consistently active within the field providing regular support and guidance to salary and hourly employees to maintain a safe work environment that is consistent with the company's policies and state/federal regulations

* Continually engages salary and hourly employees to ensure the desired safety behaviours are being demonstrated at all levels of the organization

* Maintains compliance with governmental regulatory agencies

* Assist with root cause analysis for accidents, incidents and near miss events; assist in development and implementation of corrective actions

* Provides coaching and subject matter expertise to the region's management and hourly employees in all matters related to health and safety including all potential losses

* Leads the region in the execution of Carmeuse's Health & Safety strategy of achieving zero losses

* Oversees the regions Health & Safety management system

* Drives change by actively being a change agent for the region's health and safety program

* Promotes health & safety continuous improvement culture across cross functional teams

* Oversight of processes and programs to ensure regulatory and company compliance

* Minimizes losses by leading mitigation efforts including, but not limited to, managing workers compensation claims, property damage and business interruption.

* Promotes the concepts of operational risk management including property protection

Basic requirements: (Education, Level of Experience, Language)

* Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Safety Management, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene or related subject or equivalent experience and training

* Professional certification such as Certified Mine Safety Specialist, Certified Industrial Hygienist, or Certified Safety Professional, is preferred.

* Minimum five years of progressive health and safety experience, preferably in a mining, manufacturing or construction environment

* MSHA experience is desired, with OSHA/DOT experience a strong plus

* Proficient with Microsoft Office software including Excel, Word, and Power Point

* Ability to manage multiple tasks and set priorities appropriately

* Fluency in spoken and written English

* Must be able to support a continuous improvement environment as well as change management initiatives

* Able to travel

* Able to develop and conduct training programs

* Excellent conflict resolution, communication and interpersonal skills

Knowledge

* Knowledge of mine safety and health principles and practices, techniques and procedures, regulations, and standards as they apply to conducting inspections/investigations, identifying and evaluating unsafe conditions, and recommending methods to correct unsafe conditions.

* Knowledge of people management skills

* Knowledge of continuous manufacturing business sector

* Technical creditability as it relates to industry, with a preference on mining and lime kilns

Skills

* Demonstrates a strong verbal and written communication skill effectively conveys the intended message to all levels within and outside the organization and effectively listens to concerns and issues of others

* Demonstrates the ability to work across organizational boundaries and all levels of the organization to create interpersonal and team working relationships

* Implements clear goal assessment strategies to align health and safety goals to the organization's goals and strategies

* Creates team relationships by leading, facilitating, and coaching regional employees in the safety management system ensuring goals are attained

* Deals effectively with difficult situations and resolves conflicts to ensure the best solutions to problems are identified and issues resolved in the best interest of all parties

* Demonstrates the ability to work autonomously to accomplish work without direct supervision

* Applies conceptual and strategic thinking skills to know and understand the big picture within the context of the wider organization's strategy

* Builds strong interpersonal relationships and understands the region's employees to help them realize their potential to achieve a safe working environment

* Possesses strong coaching skills ensuring the management team and hourly employees are skilled and knowledgeable of the safety management system and processes; and able to recognize performance problems and effectively modify behavior and attitudes

* Exhibits the ability to train and facilitate learning to ensure appropriate safety skills, knowledge, and behaviors are instituted throughout the region

* Possess the ability to identify events and environmental impact that can adversely affect a task, an initiative,…