Director - Health & Safety

5 Star Recruitment; Town of Gouverneur (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Mine Health & Safety Director for an underground Zinc operation in Gouverneur, New York. The ideal candidate must have a minimum of 5 years in the health and safety field, specifically in underground mining, and experience in developing and maintaining a strong safety culture. Responsibilities include leading safety audits, conducting risk assessments, and being the point of contact for MSHA inspections. This role offers opportunities to improve safety protocols and ensure compliance with regulations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in health and safety field, specific to underground mining.
• Experience in leading the development and maintaining a strong safety culture.
• Experience in training techniques of hazard recognition and control.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of a strong safety culture.
• Analyze indicators of health and safety performance.
• Lead audits to ensure compliance with safety procedures.
• Advise management on performance improvements.
• Conduct risk management evaluations and corrective actions.
• Assist in incident investigations and root cause evaluations.
• Point of contact for MSHA inspections and documentation.
• Communicate health and safety information effectively.

Skills

Critical thinking

Data analysis

Verbal communication

Written communication

Job description

About the job Director - Health & Safety

We arecurrently seeking a professional to fill the role of Mine Health & Safety Director at its underground Zinc operation. Located within 2-hour drive of The Thousand Islands, Lake Ontario shoreline, the Adirondack Mountains and world class skiing at Lake Placid. Explore Canada with Montreal and Ottawa only 2-3 hours away.

Responsibilities:

• Lead development of strong safety culture.
• Analyze indicators of Companys health and safety performance.
• Lead audits of processes and facilities within the underground and surface to ensure not only compliance with Empire State Mines safety procedures, but also local, state, and federal requirements.
• Advise management team members on need and opportunity for performance improvements.
• Assist all team members in developing plans, policies, or procedures necessary to accomplish performance improvements.
• Conducts and leads risk management by performing hazard evaluations, risk assessments, and initiates corrective actions and controls for correction.
• Assist in completing incident investigations, determines risk levels, and evaluated root cause.
• Point of contact for MSHA and manages MSHA mine inspector visits and required documentation.
• Uses knowledge and experience of federal, state, and local laws and regulations of the industry to evaluate Company rules, policies, and procedures for adherence and to support a safe work environment.
• Communicate health and safety information and use knowledge and experience to address questions and concerns from employees, managers, and other stakeholders.
• Other reasonable duties as needed.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in health and safety field, specific to underground mining preferred.
• Experience in leading the development of and maintaining a strong safety culture.
• Experience in training of techniques and systems of hazard recognition and control.
• Skill in written and verbal communication (in English), critical thinking, data analysis.

MUST HAVE

• 5 years of experience in health and safety field, specific to underground mining required.
• Experience in leading the development of and maintaining a strong safety culture.
• Experience in training of techniques and systems of hazard recognition and control.