Cherokee Millwright, Inc. Safety Director

Cherokee Millwright, Inc.; Maryville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Cherokee Millwright, Inc. is seeking a Safety Manager to lead technical safety and health programs across production and corporate teams. You will develop, implement, and monitor safety policies to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.

The role requires strong leadership, regulatory knowledge, and the ability to coordinate training and safety initiatives across multiple departments. A bachelor’s degree in safety-related field and five years of experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in safety science, engineering or equivalent is required.
• At least five years of experience in a safety manager role or higher.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with staff across engineering, HR, legal, operations, and R&D.
• Provides technical safety and health support to production and corporate personnel.
• Prepares written safety and health programs and policies.
• Updates safety databases (ISN, Avetta) and intracompany systems.
• Identifies safety training needs and coordinates programs.
• Organizes annual safety training day.
• Develops annual safety and health goals.
• Supports product/process reviews with hazard analyses and operator training.
• Implements engineering controls to minimize hazards.
• Assists in selecting appropriate PPE.
• Maintains corporate safety library.
• Promotes safety awareness via memos and training programs.
• Advises regulatory changes to plants with advance notice.
• Audits practices/records for compliance.
• Monitors injuries and workers' comp claims.
• Reviews safety inspections and investigation reports.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a safety science, engineering or equivalent

At least five years of previous experience in safety manager position or higher

Job description

Our capabilities cover a full suite of millwrighting services, including installing, setting, aligning, and leveling machinery and equipment, as well as dismantling, refurbishing, reassembling, and moving. Additionally, our expertise covers close tolerance and precision alignment, as well as fabrication, concrete construction, and industrial HVAC solutions.

Job Summary

The safety manager provides technical safety and health support to production and corporate personnel. Develops safety and health programs and objectives and coordinates safety training programs. Monitors safety and health regulations and provides technical support to plant and personnel to ensure compliance with federal and state safety and health regulations.

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Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Works closely with staff in engineering, human resources, legal, operations, and research and development.
• Provides technical safety and health support and information to production and corporate personnel.
• Prepares written safety and health programs and policies.
• Complies and updates safety databases, including ISN and Avetta, and all intracompany databases.
• Identifies company safety training needs and develops and coordinates safety training programs.
• Organizes, develops, and creates agenda for companywide annual training day.
• Develops annual company safety and health goals.
• Participates in new product/process reviews, including process hazard analyses, operator training, etc.
• Supports corporate/plant engineering to implement engineering controls to minimize safety and occupational health hazards.
• Supports plant personnel in selection of appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Maintains corporate safety library (e.g., videos, regulations, reference manuals).
• Promotes safety and health awareness through internal company memoranda, newsletters and specific trainingprograms.
• Assists as necessary in implementation of a hazard communication program and preparation of reports.
• Reviews process-operating procedures/records and provides input for safety and health considerations.
• Understands federal and state occupational safety and health regulations and monitors regulatory changes as they occur.
• Provides technical support to corporate and plant personnel to ensure compliance with applicable occupational safety and health regulations.
• Advises manufacturing plants and corporate staff of regulatory changes with which the plants must comply. Sufficient advance notice should be provided so that compliance on the effective date of new regulations is ensured.
• Audits practices and records of manufacturing plants to ensure compliance with company programs and federal/state occupational safety and health regulations.
• Monitors lost-time injuries/illnesses and worker’s compensation claims.
• Reviews safety inspection reports and follows up as necessary.
• Reviews injury/illness and noninjury incident investigation reports and follows up as necessary.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has direct supervisory responsibilities and management of the safety program includes directing safety related activities. Also serves as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.

Qualifications

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Education And/Or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a safety science, engineering or equivalent; and
• At least five years of previous experience in safety manager position or higher.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits

We offer our employees a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package and are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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