Corporate Safety Manager

GATX; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

GATX Corporation is seeking a safety risk management and compliance professional to support the Rail North America network. The role focuses on proactive safety risk reduction through cross-functional collaboration, RCMS alignment, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include safety program leadership, injury management, and on-site EHS support across facilities. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in safety within production or corporate environments, experience delivering safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Engineering, Operations or related field or associate’s degree with equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a production or corporate environment with safety responsibility and demonstrated results.
• Rail or railcar maintenance experience is a plus.
• Proven ability to execute assigned projects or tasks independently.
• Proven experience delivering safety training.
• Familiarity with US/Canada safety regulations and workers compensation procedures.
• RCMS, SafeStart or ETQ experience is a plus.
• Union experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive day-to-day safety program with metrics, SWI development, compliance tasks and corrective actions.
• Lead injury management, incident investigations and corrective actions across the network.
• Provide on-site support for EHS audits, projects, initiatives, training and resource onboarding.
• Maintain and improve GATX safety programs, policies and training content.
• Evaluate site adherence to GATX programs and analyze data for proactive risk management opportunities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Independent project execution

Safety training delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Engineering, Operations or related field

Associate’s degree with equivalent experience

Tools

RCMS

SafeStart

ETQ

Job description

Founded in 1898 and headquartered in Chicago, IL, GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX) is an industry leader with 125+ years of success—success that is powered by our people. We are proud of our high-performance culture, hard-working and enthusiastic management team, and beautiful office space in the Willis Tower.

At GATX, we hire the best and offer our employees a dynamic, energetic, collaborative environment to enable them to make an impact from day one. Enjoy the perks and benefits of a global company with the close-knit culture and community of a much smaller one. In the same way we strive to empower our customers to propel the world forward, we are dedicated to providing our people with the tools and resources they need to advance in their careers.

This role is responsible for supporting safety risk management and compliance within the Rail North America rail car and locomotive maintenance network. The position contributes to the safety of our employees, contractors, visitors and the surrounding community in practice with our Responsible Care Management System (RCMS) and GATX Rail North American EHS objectives, targets and goals. The position will support the strategic reduction of safety risk via a proactive, cross-functional and continuous improvement approach. The position also supports safety compliance and training within our facilities and for supporting EHS resources throughout the network.

Responsibilities:

• Drive day-to-day safety program, including completion and review of monthly/quarterly metrics, standard work instruction (SWI) development, compliance tasks, correction action closures. Lead annual safety initiatives, oversight of capital project risks, and collaboration in standardization projects.
• Lead and support injury management process, incident investigations and corrective actions throughout the network. Ensure implemented initiatives are completed timely and sustained.
• Provide on-site support within our maintenance facilities for internal EHS audits, projects, initiatives, training and EHS resource onboarding & development.
• Maintain and continuously improve GATX safety programs, policies, and training content to achieve safety risk and compliance objectives. Monitor regulations and industry advances to improve safety performance and compliance within our network.
• Evaluate site adherence to GATX Programs (e.g., observations and inspections). Analyze site data to facilitate proactive risk management opportunities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with concentration in Occupational Safety, Engineering, Operations or related field, or associate’s degree with equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a production or corporate environment with safety responsibility (or equivalent in safety consulting role) with demonstrated results.
• Rail or railcar maintenance experience a plus.
• Proven ability to execute assigned projects or tasks independently.
• Proven experience effectively delivering safety training.
• Working knowledge of US and/or Canadian safety regulations, typical safety metrics and Workers Compensation procedures.
• Responsible Care Management System (RCMS), SafeStart or ETQ experience is a plus.
• Union experience is a plus.
• Effective interpersonal and communications skills - able to prepare and present recommendations and decisions in a professional, clear and concise manner.

This is a hybrid position which will require the employee to work in the office at least 3 days a week throughout the year. Chicago hybrid preferred, but open to other candidates.

Salary range:

As of the post date, the salary range for this position is:

$111,800.00 USD - $138,000.00 USD

This range is a reasonable estimate and takes into account several factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to, geographic location, skill set, experience, education, training, internal equity, and other business needs.

This role may be eligible to participate in the Company’s short-term incentive plan, the details of which will be provided to the applicant upon hire.

Posting Duration:

This posting will remain open until the role is filled.