North American Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager

Kee Safety, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a North American Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager to lead safety initiatives across its operations. In this dynamic role, you will develop and implement health, safety, and environmental policies while providing expert guidance to management and staff. You will conduct audits, facilitate training, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards, all while fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture. If you are passionate about safety and eager to make a significant impact in a growing company, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a team that values your contributions and supports your professional growth!

Benefits

401k plan with excellent match

Comprehensive medical plans

Vision and dental coverage

Life and disability coverage

Paid holiday, vacation, and sick time

Qualifications

• 5+ years of health, safety, and environmental experience at a management level.
• Extensive knowledge of OSHA and Canadian OHS regulations required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain HSE policies and procedures in compliance with regulations.
• Conduct audits and provide HSE training to ensure safety compliance.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Quality Auditing

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Compliance with OSHA Regulations

Education

Associate/Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Excel BI

Job description

All Jobs > North American Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager

North American Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager
Houston, TX

Full-time

Join Our Team! Do you have a passion for safety? Do you love helping people solve problems? Do you want to be part of a company that is growing and excited about change? Join the Kee Safety team as our North American Health and Safety Manager!

Who is Kee Safety, Inc.

Kee Safety is a leading global supplier of fall protection and safe access products, services and training with a world-class reputation. From our beginnings in agriculture to our global expansion and our continually improving product offerings, we work tirelessly to separate people from hazards, and this starts in our own facilities and our field operations where our employees' safety is number one.

What Can We Offer You?

We are most proud of our employees and our culture. We believe in our employees and understand that when they are engaged and happy, they will thrive and our business will grow.

Our corporate culture includes:

1. A strong, collaborative work environment
2. Training and development opportunities for personal and professional growth
3. Life-long friendships
4. Our Kee Giving Sponsorship Program: Kee Safety will donate to community initiatives that employees support outside of work

Kee Safety provides some of the best benefits around:

1. 401k plan with excellent match and bonus contribution
2. A comprehensive benefits program that includes medical plans starting at $0, vision and dental coverage, life and disability coverage paid 100% by the Company
3. Paid holiday, vacation, and sick time

Job Specification

To ensure that the Division of North America operates effective Health, Safety & Environmental policies and procedures by providing expert advice and support to all the Division’s Business Units.

Scope

A new and exciting varied role has been developed within the group risk management and quality department. Provide guidance and advice to all colleagues, offering health, safety, and environmental advice to general managers, site/location, and field operatives to assist them in achieving business HSE objectives. This role involves both on-site auditing and office work, including training of fall protection installers and recertification technicians. Conduct audits of our business units, installers, subcontractors, and recertification technicians both on-site and off-site. The role involves up to 60% travel within the USA and Canada and is a mobile role involving work away from home.

This is an extremely varied role and requires a dedicated, articulate individual with sound industry knowledge, good communication skills, and excellent computer skills.

Key Responsibilities

1. Developing, implementing, updating, and maintaining health, safety, environmental (HSE) policies and procedures in line with legislative requirements, best management practice, and Group directives.
2. Providing expert HSE advice and information to management on the requirements of health, safety, and environmental legislation and best practices.
3. Ensuring full compliance with the Global Regulations covering heating, lighting, ventilation at work, safe use of computer screens and keyboards, handling heavy or awkward loads, rest periods, and personal protective equipment.
4. Facilitating HSE training to all employees, including HSE Induction Training.
5. Completing, under the direction of the Group HSE Director, an annual program of HSE safety audits covering all sites within North America.
6. Measuring, monitoring, and reporting on HSE performance across all sites.
7. Assisting others in investigating accidents, environmental incidents, and serious near misses, and taking necessary steps to prevent recurrence.
8. Facilitating reporting to the given authority any reporting requirements of the Company’s operations.
9. Ensuring OSHA/Can OSH/CCOHS compliance.
10. Liaising with external health, safety, and environmental regulators and public emergency services in both routine and emergency situations.
11. Consulting with BU employees on EHS issues and supporting and developing the role of the BUs’ EHS Committees.
12. Working with Managers and staff to ensure risk assessments and safe operating procedures are prepared and reviewed as necessary.
13. Conducting installer and subcontractor installation team audits, inspections, and monitoring.
14. Performing PPE inspections as required.
15. Completing any other project-related duties as required by the NA President.

Requirements

Education, Experience, and Skills

1. Must have at least five years of health, safety, and environmental experience at a management level with quality auditing experience.
2. Extensive knowledge of current OSHA / Canadian OHS regulations is required.
3. Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Excel BI.
4. Associate/Bachelor level education required; however, 5 years of direct management experience will be considered.
5. Experience in maintaining a Health, Safety and Environment Management System, e.g., ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
6. Certifications such as Associate Safety Professional (ASP) to move onto Certified Safety Professionals (CSP) are preferred.
7. Advanced knowledge of fall protection standards in both the general and construction industries.
8. Experience with the implementation and monitoring of safety in the field as well as facility experience.
9. Valid driver’s license with an acceptable record.

Individual Characteristics

1. Exceptional communication skills and initiative.
2. Able to work independently or collaboratively towards producing top-quality work within tight deadlines.
3. Capable of fostering strong connections with individuals from diverse backgrounds across the organization.
4. Willing to travel regularly throughout North America.
5. Competent in ensuring compliance with Group company and North America Divisional requirements.
6. Ability to identify and correct unsafe or hazardous conditions through investigation and corrective action implementation.
7. Able to influence others, including senior-level coworkers, on safe work practices.
8. A steward of culture change and continuous improvement.
9. Ability to proactively prevent accidents through understanding of leading indicators.
10. Track safety KPIs and conduct/document safety training as needed.
11. Ability to hold and document regular safety meetings.
12. Attention to detail with good written and verbal skills.
13. A team player willing to work with the entire organization to improve.
14. Able to delegate safety responsibilities to supervisors and managers.

Join our team and grow with us; there is a world of possibilities out there!

Kee Safety Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.