Area Manager Health & Safety Compliance - Environmental Solutions

Board of Certified Safety Professionals; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Board of Certified Safety Professionals is seeking an Area Safety Manager in Boise, ID to lead loss prevention efforts and drive safety objectives across the assigned Area. You will coach a team, investigate serious incidents, and ensure compliance with OSHA and DOT regulations while delivering ongoing safety training.

You will partner with HR to implement effective safety programs, monitor performance, and report trends to leadership for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Effective interpersonal communication across organizational levels.
• Ability to write reports and correspondence with minimal direction.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent organizational skills for high-volume, fast-paced environments.
• Advanced customer service orientation.
• Knowledge of DOT, OSHA, and health and safety standards.
• Professional safety certification through a nationally recognized organization or degree in Safety Management.
• Successful completion of a 40-hour OSHA compliance course.

Responsibilities

• Coaches and develops a team to lift performance and meet service standards.
• Investigates serious accidents and monitors investigations of minor incidents.
• Ensures area loss prevention programs comply with OSHA/DOT regulations.
• Monitors implementation of safety programs and redirects activities when targets are missed.
• Partners with HR to implement safety training and communications.
• Provides technical safety consultation to area leadership and promotes proactive safety behaviors.
• Manages return-to-duty programs in collaboration with HR and management.
• Provides timely accident/injury trends and compliance reports.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Report writing

Microsoft Office

Organizational skills

Customer service

Safety standards knowledge

Professional safety certification

OSHA 40-hour course

Education

College degree in Safety Management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Area Safety Manager provides strategic support to an Area in the development and implementation of loss prevention programs and safety objectives, policies, procedures and training programs within the assigned Area.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coaches and develops a team of professionals to assist in their development and attainment of the necessary skills to lift performance. Monitors staff performance and drives performance improvement initiatives, and ensures that service levels meet or exceed agreed-upon standards.

• Participates in the investigation of serious accidents/injuries and monitors supervisor investigations of all minor accidents and injuries.

• Ensures that Area loss prevention programs are in place to maintain compliance with applicable federal, state and local safety regulations that govern the solid waste industry. Assesses Division and Business Unit loss control program activities efforts to communicate, train and develop critical skills.

• Monitors Division and Business Unit implementation of safety and loss prevention programs, including Focus 6 programs; takes action to redirect activity where performance falls short of targets.

• Ensures that continuous compliance with applicable OSHA safety regulations, Federal and State Department of Transportation, and all record-keeping requirements are met throughout all Divisions and Business Units.

• Partners with Human Resources leaders to ensure that safety-sensitive messages are in place and effectively communicated in new hire orientation training programs; collaborates to develop overall effective safety programs; provides ongoing safety training.

• Provides technical expertise and consultation to Area leadership to promote and implement safety-related training programs that drive sustainable, proactive safety-conscious behaviors.

• Ensures ongoing management of return to duty (modified / light duty) programs. Partners with HR and Division management to minimize time away from work due to work-related injuries and incidents.

• Provides Area leadership with timely accident/injury trending and other compliance reports. Interprets data and makes recommendations where appropriate to address negative trends.

• Participates in division OSHA or DOT compliance inspections as well as audits that may occur.

• Other non-essential duties as assigned or may be necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Effective interpersonal communication skills across various levels of the organization, external customers, and agencies.

• Ability to write reports and correspondence with minimal direction.

• Intermediate Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills.

• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks in a high-volume, fast-paced environment, maintaining attention to detail, while meeting deadlines.

• Advanced customer service orientation skills.

• Knowledge of DOT, OSHA, and other applicable health and safety standards.

• Professional safety certification through a nationally recognized safety organization, such as the National Safety Council or a college degree in Safety Management.

• Successful completion of 40-hour OSHA compliance course.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• 7 - 10 years of overall relevant work experience

• Experience as a safety professional.

• Valid driver’s license.