Safety Lead

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The Waxahachie Plant Safety Lead is responsible for building a plant and/or department culture with an unconditional stance on safety. The Safety Lead will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of SIF programs, critical safety, health and Environmental processes/programs/procedures to achieve a zero-injury environment. The successful candidate will provide leadership and apply technical abilities to engage employees at all levels of the organization to develop and sustain world-class safety and environmental process.

This position reports to the EHS Leader.

Reports to :
Environmental Health & Safety Leader

The Safety Lead will establish and accomplish aggressive personal, and facility goals that align with division and Owens Corning corporate goals. These goals will reflect a total commitment to developing a strong safety culture, achieving a world-class safety process and the environmentally responsible operation of the facility.

The Safety Lead will develop skills and grow capabilities in the assigned facility, including:

• Develop and update our Critical Six, Safety Foundations and SIF Programs at the plant as main activity for this role.
• Develop, implement and/or monitor EHS action plans and programs to ensure a high level of safety and environmental awareness within the facility.
• Coach, mentor and re-direct personnel in the plant to develop Extraordinary Leaders.
• Translates safety and health strategies into results.
• Maintain, collaborate and update EHS information (charts, and graphs) and communicate metrics.
• Develop and implement training programs in a coordinated effort with NLT, EHS Leader and appropriate plant personnel.
• Maintain all EHS training documentation as required by corporate and federal/state standards.
• Coordinate necessary EHS audits and inspections as required and ensures follow-up items are completed.
• Continually reinforce the company’s stand on safety and always recognize employee accomplishments and contributions.
• Empowers employees to prevent or stop and correct unsafe acts or work conditions.
• Builds organizational capabilities through people, technology, and process management
• Assist in recordable injury, first-aid and near-miss investigations and in the development and implementation of action plans.
• Achievement of personal, department and facility goals.
• Continuously educate employees on EHS standards and procedures.
• Perform safety orientations and monthly safety training.
• Co
  - Lead and actively participate in the implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) efforts and implementing Autonomous Maintenance (AM) practices and visual metrics for EHS Pillar Team.
• Drive ergonomics initiatives to reduce MSD illnesses/ injuries.
• Collaborate and implement wellness programs to meet site needs.
• Continually reinforce the company’s stand on safety and environmental stewardship and always recognize employee accomplishments and contributions.
• 100% Completion of training plan and certified competence of all employees trained.
• Perform other functions related to sustaining the Site Safety and Environmental Programs as directed by the EHS Leader.

• Recordable incident rate (RIR)
• % Score of SIF Programs, C6 Programs and Safety Foundations
• Deficiencies in internal H&S Audits

• Bachelor’s degree in any field related to EH&S, such as industrial hygiene, engineering, science or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience leading EHS efforts in an industrial manufacturing setting. Floor experience is highly desired.
• Hands-on safety leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• ASP or CSP certification preferred.

• Demonstrate sound leadership on the job through safety performance, communication skills and teamwork
• Good organizational skills
• Strong working Knowledge and technically adept in implementation of OSHA, industrial hygiene and other general industry EHS standards.
• Comfortable in identification and coaching of unsafe acts or behaviors for both salary and hourly employees
• Ability to establish agreement and consensus with management
• Ability to effectively engage primary employees is critical
• Ability to promote a team environment and must be able to initiate, lead and drive cross-functional team projects to successful completion
• Adept in developing and delivering safety training
• Highly ethical:
  Can be trusted to do only the "right thing" for the employees, shareholders and others. Follows a balanced…