Safety Manager

JOB SUMMARY: This position develops, implements, and oversees EHS (Environmental, Health, & Safety) programs to ensure OSHA compliance, reduce workplace risks, and foster a safety culture by conducting training, inspections, risk assessments, accident investigations, and managing safety data and emergency plans for the plant. Has wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. Frequently contributes to the development of new theories and methods. Considered expert in field within the organization. Develops resolutions to complex problems that require the frequent use of creativity. Responsibilities · Reviews and interprets federal and state safety standards, manuals, reports and other formal written communications and develops institutional and/or local requirements and guidance. Identify and inform management of compliance issues, safety risks, and improvement opportunities through the conduct of daily, weekly, and monthly audits. · Evaluates safety program effectiveness and the achievement of safety objectives. · Ensure adherence to OSHA, state, and local regulations through regular inspections, audits, and maintaining required documentation (like logs). Serve as a technical resource to operations regarding all safety and environmental affairs. Develop and communicate safety and environmental metrics to operations. · Identifies safety deficiencies, recommends corrective measures and assists with the development of implementation plans. · Performs safety analyses of complex data to identify trends and hazard reduction requirements and actions. · Leads the investigation of events to determine causation factors and/or unsafe behavioral practices. · Works independently to develop, maintain, implement and supervise safety programs and services. · Evaluates and interprets current regulations and assists line management in compliance. · Develops hazardous materials communications. · Keeps current on existing and proposed changes in safety regulations. · Provides leadership to less experienced safety professionals and safety technicians. · Evaluates work activities and recommends safety and health protective equipment and risk mitigation or abatement controls. · Coordinates and leads monthly Safety Committee Meetings. · Creates monthly safety topics and communicates to plant employees. · Manages the planning, development, production, and presentation of safety training programs. · Serve as technical advisor and coordinator on safety and occupational health issues. · Act as a subject matter expert for the development, maintenance, and implementation of safety programs and services including: biosafety, chemical management, confined space, electrical safety, ergonomics, safety equipment, fall protection, forklifts, indoor air quality, injury/illness recordkeeping, lockout/tag out, machine shop safety, noise, personal protective equipment, pressure safety, reproductive health hazards, respiratory protection, vehicle/pedestrian safety, ventilation, and other programs, as assigned. · Assess and determine related training requirements based on regulatory requirements and best practices. · Provides on-the-job training to peers in support of the safety qualification program. · Serves as the project leader for safety and health issues, providing advice and guidance to support resolution of safety and health issues. Required Qualifications: · Bachelor degree in safety or equivalent experience. · 5+ years work experience and or/training in Safety. · Advanced knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements. Pay: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year Benefits: 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Work Location: In person