Safety Manager
Company: Ethical Search Professionals, Ltd.
Location: Boston
Posted on: October 20, 2024
Job Description:
Safety (EHS) Manager directs the development, implementation,
and maintenance of comprehensive environmental, safety and health
programs for the facility. The Safety Manager provides the
leadership, direction and support necessary to ensure compliance
with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations
and standards to meet or exceed relevant internal and external
safety & environmental standards in a manner consistent with sound
business practice. The Safety Manager must possess the ability to
develop and maintain relationships with all levels within the
organization to include all employees at both the corporate and
plant level. The Safety Manager needs to be able to indirectly lead
change across all departments.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIESEstablishes strategic safety programs for the
plant, designs and implements critical programs to achieve that
strategic direction, develops safety program performance objectives
and measures safety performance with KPI's and communicates
status/needs to plant employees and management. Provides leadership
and direction in the development, administration and maintenance of
EHS compliance. Main focus will be in the areas of compliance and
reporting, safety training and safety program management.Compliance
and Reporting
- Develops, issues and maintains safety standards/directives and
procedures to coincide with corporate and regulatory compliance
requirements to reduce workplace injury/illness risks and minimize
overall liability.
- Works with Corporate Safety Manger to develops and implements
safety policies and procedures to ensure that safety compliance is
maintained
- LOTO, confined space, spill response, arc flash, OSHA Report,
Hearing tests, Ergonomics
- Assist management with accident investigations and reporting,
- Provide recommendations for corrective or preventive
measures,
- Ensure that accurate environmental and injury/illness records
are maintained.
- Maintain a current working knowledge of EHS regulations and
laws to provide expertise for EHS assessments, capital projects,
work orders, and general EHS related problem solving at the site
and corporate level as needed.
- Develop and administer the facility EHS Management Systems:
- e. Hazard analyses, safe operating procedures, risk management,
loss control, waste water management, spill prevention, hazardous
waste, DOT hazardous materials, emissions, emergency planning and
all other key system elements.
- Facilitate compliance with facility, regional, corporate and
regulatory environmental & safety standards and guidelines through
audits, inspections, recordkeeping and data documentation
- Serve as liaison with applicable external regulatory agencies
and ensure all required reporting is completed and submitted
accurately and on time.
- OSHA including the 300 log
- Workers Compensation
- Safety reporting to insurance carriers
- Claims review
- KPI's and Safety number reporting
- Near miss reporting
- Routinely conducts inspections and audits of all operations for
work conditions, work practices and operational behaviors to ensure
that safety-related policies and procedures are being enforced and
that compliance with Company and government requirements are being
maintained.Safety Training
- Ensures a proactive approach to accident prevention through
employee training directly and through preparation of materials for
others to use.
- Maintain training records and appropriate documentation
- Coordinate, conduct or outsource safety training as applicable.
Including but not limited to:
- OSHA required training-
- Safety Orientation - for new hires
- Chemical safety
- Fire extinguishers maintenance and training
- Coordinate safety culture trainingContractor and Vendor
Compliance
- Coordinate and review vendor's safety training
- Coordination with temp agencies to insure compliance of safety
programs.
- First Aid supply's, Boot trucksProgram Oversight
- Main point of contact for Plant Safety Committee and site
Cultural project efforts
- Influences and direct a culture change across the
organization.
- Oversee the Emergency response program, security program, fire
protection assets and inspections.
- Administers plant respiratory protection and hearing
conservation programs
- Commitment to safety begins with management. Managers and
frontline supervisors are accountable for creating and maintaining
a culture of Safety and assuring a safe work environment.Other
Duties as AssignedREQUIRED SKILLS
- Detailed knowledge of OSHA, EPA and other applicable industry
environmental, health and safety standards
- Strong analytical skills to evaluate performance metrics and
outcomes.
- Superior communication skills - verbal and written
- Strong problem solving and decision making skills with the
ability to develop multiple solutions to an issue and make valid
recommendations for resolution
- Able to understand and execute processes including: recognizing
customer needs, communicating process changes, measuring and
assessing success and identifying areas of improvement
- Ability to develop and implement environmental and safety
policies, programs, and training
- Knowledge of manufacturing practices and processes, preferably
in the food industry
- Ability to adjust work hours as needed
- Demonstrated ability to move between tasks and projects on
short notice and to quickly change priorities based on customer and
department needs, while still meeting project deadlines
-(Flexibility is key in this role as priorities change
quickly)
- Able to work well in a team environment or
independentlyEDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's degree in Occupational / Industrial Safety,
Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, -Environmental Science, or other
EHS related field preferred; other four year degrees will be
considered. -
- Certification in an EHS related discipline and/or further
education is a plus.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
related to EHS program management. -
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