Safety Manager

Ash Grove Cement Company; Branford (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family culture

Generous paid time off

11 paid holidays per year

Internal mobility opportunities

Professional development opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Ash Grove Cement Company is seeking a Safety Manager to lead the plant safety program, ensuring compliance with federal and state laws while promoting a proactive safety culture across the Americas cement operations.

The role includes coordinating inspections, training, and incident investigations, and working with corporate safety on programs to reduce injuries and improve overall safety performance.

Qualifications

• 4 year/bachelors degree in industrial hygiene, safety management, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the safety and health field in a cement, mining, or related industry.
• Proficient with written and spoken English; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state and local safety laws and regulations.
• Coordinate safety inspections and maintain safety records.
• Serve as liaison with safety regulatory agencies and corporate safety personnel.
• Administer safety training to prevent injuries and promote safe work practices.
• Develop and implement plant safety procedures with supervisors.

Skills

Safety management

Industrial hygiene

Technical compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial hygiene or safety management

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Career Opportunities: Safety Manager (529325)

Requisition ID529325-Posted09/28/2026-Americas Cement-Ash Grove Cement Company-Full Time-Environmental, Health, & Safety-United States-Florida

Ash Grove family of companies is one of North America’s leading cement manufacturers, with a legacy of innovation and excellence dating back to 1882. The company operates 12 world-class cement plants and a vast network of 41 terminals across the United States and Canada. Renowned for its forward-thinking approach, Ash Grove combines technical expertise, robust safety standards, and empowered talent to deliver high performance and better serve our customers. At Ash Grove, we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built.

At Ash Grove Cement, people are ourfirst priority. We offer a complete benefits packageto include:

Family Culture – We treat our team like family

Generous Paid Time Off

11 Paid Holidays per year

Opportunities for Internal Mobility

Professional Development Opportunities

Training Provided

Tuition Reimbursement Program - We'llassistwith continuing education that aligns with your career goals

Employee Assistance Program

Company Paid Life Insurance

Short- & Long-Term Disability

CompanyDiscounts onproducts, goods, services, electronics, automotive, travel & more!

Opportunities for Community Engagement

Potential Relocation Packages

Summary:

The Safety Manager assists in the administration of the safety program intended to reduce or eliminateindustrial injuries or illnesses or losses from equipment or property damage, and promotes plantoperation in accordance with federal and state safety laws and regulations. This position promotes afavorable safety and health image to the community.

What you’ll be contributing:

• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines
• Works toward compliance with federal, state and local safety laws and regulations.
• Accompanies inspectors during inspections and maintains all required records regarding safetyactivities.
• Serves as the liaison between the plant and safety regulatory agencies in coordination withcorporate safety personnel.
• Administers safety training and awareness programs for employees in an effort to preventoccupational injuries, illnesses, equipment, and property damage, increase awareness of safetyrisks, and promote compliance with safety regulations and programs.
• Assists corporate safety personnel in the development of plant training and awareness programsas appropriate.
• Works with supervisors to develop plant safety procedures for their work areas and assists in ensuring that they are consistently followed.
• Administers the fire protection program. Coordinates the inspection and maintenance of fireprotection systems.
• Makes recommendations for the purchase of safety equipment including safety shoes/boots,glasses, and first-aid supplies.
• Oversees the activities of Safety Committee meetings at the plant and provides recommendationsas needed.
• Conducts monthly mass safety meetings at the plant.
• Conducts or coordinates annual MSHA 8-hour refresher training for all plant personnel.
• Assists plant supervisors in the performance of weekly tailgate safety meetings, providingguidance on topics and attending when schedule allows.
• Administers Safety Training Observation Program (STOP) at the plant, provides monthly plantmanagement updates and conducts mentored observations with trained observers.
• Conducts in-house inspections to recognize and eliminate at-risk conditions and practices.
• Conducts industrial hygiene testing, including noise and dust surveys, and enters data into thecompany database.
• Investigates occupational injuries, illnesses, equipment, and property damage in cooperation withthe workers' compensation insurance carrier. When needed, conducts root-cause incident investigations using Taproot methodologies.
• Maintains all proper records regarding plant injuries, illnesses, and property and equipmentdamage.
• Ensures plant responsiveness to emergencies ranging in severity from minor first-aid to lifethreateningemergency procedures.
• Conducts or coordinates MSHA Part 46 (which can include New Miner, Experienced Miner, Task,Refresher, and Site-Specific Hazard Awareness), first-aid, and CPR training for plant employeeson a regular basis.
• Trains employees in the use of Safety in Motion High Five Techniques to help preventmusculoskeletal disorders.
• Responsible for implementation and maintaining plant personnel health and safety trainingrecords.
• Human Performance – support the human performance initiative to improve safety andoperational performance
• Risk Assessment – ensure that each task that involves a Risk that Kills has a risk assessmentcompleted; ensure that employees have tools for completing field-level risk assessments (e.g. useof Hazard Recognition Plus or HRP) for daily tasks and job assignments.
• Risk Tolerance – ensure that existing and newly hired employees receive training in risk toleranceand apply those principles in the performance of daily work
• Life-Saving Rules – know, understand and ensure adherence by employees, contractors,vendors, and visitors to the Life-Saving Rules
• Additional duties as assigned by supervisor

To succeed in this position, you will need:

• 4 year/bachelors degree in industrial hygiene, safety management, or relatedfield is required
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the safety and health field in a cement, mining, orrelated industry.
• Ability to read, write, and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
• Proficient in effective written English, verbal communication, and listening skills
• Ability to develop and deliver effective presentations
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Ability to use and maintain databases used to store MSHA citation records as well as industrialhygiene data, injury and incident investigation data, and behavioral safety observations.
• Must promote the use of The Health Bridge (nurse case management firm) and the company’searly return-to-work program, including the use of Bridge Assignments.
• Must maintain personal proficiency level by attending appropriate professional developmentcourses.
• Ability to make sound independent judgments regularly.
• Ability to work with company and plant policies and objectives.
• Ability to refer to manager or corporate director of health and safety when clarification orinterpretation of organization policy is needed.

What’s next for you?

We provide stability and advancement opportunities across North America. Use our tuition reimbursement program to help you meet your career goals.

The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive. The physical demands, working environment, and other conditions of employment listed in this document are representative of but are not intended to provide an exhaustive list of the requirements for positions in this classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

Ash Grove Cement, a CRH Company, is an Affluent Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

EOE/Vet/Disability

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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