Safety Manager

Ash Grove Cement Company; Branford (FL); Vor Ort; USD 85.000 - 115.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Family culture

Paid time off

Holidays

Internal mobility

Professional development

Training provided

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Company paid life insurance

Disability (short & long-term)

Employee discounts

Community engagement

Relocation packages

Zusammenfassung

Ash Grove Cement Company is seeking a Safety Manager to lead and promote our plant safety program. You will drive compliance with federal, state, and local safety laws, administer safety training, and coordinate with regulatory agencies to protect employees and assets.

The role requires 4-year degree in safety-related field and at least 3 years in cement/mining safety. Strong presentation, investigation, and data management skills are essential, with a focus on proactive risk reduction.

Qualifikationen

• 4 year/bachelors degree in industrial hygiene, safety management, or related field is required
• Minimum 3 years of experience in safety and health in cement, mining, or related industry
• Ability to read and understand labels, signs, etc.
• Proficient in written English, verbal communication and listening
• Ability to develop and deliver effective presentations
• Ability to make decisions with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficient with Office suite and safety record databases
• Must promote health program and training initiatives
• Ability to perform root-cause investigations and use recognized methodologies

Aufgaben

• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines
• Ensure compliance with federal, state and local safety laws
• Attend inspections and maintain required safety records
• Serve as liaison with safety regulatory agencies
• Administer safety training and awareness programs
• Collaborate on development of plant safety procedures
• Coordinate fire protection program inspections and maintenance
• Recommend safety equipment purchases
• Lead safety committee meetings and plant-wide safety meetings
• Conduct MSHA refresher training and tailgate meetings
• Oversee STOP program and safety observations
• Conduct in-house inspections to identify risks
• Perform industrial hygiene testing and data entry
• Investigate injuries and incidents with workers' comp carrier
• Maintain records of injuries, illnesses, and equipment damage
• Ensure emergency readiness and response
• Deliver MSHA Part 46 trainings and CPR/First Aid
• Promote Life-Saving Rules adherence
• Support human performance and risk assessment initiatives
• Assist management in risk-based decisions

Kenntnisse

Safety management

Regulatory compliance

Incident investigation

Training delivery

Communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in industrial hygiene, safety management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Jobbeschreibung

At Ash Grove Cement, people are our first priority. We offer a complete benefits package to 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'll assist with continuing education that aligns with your career goals
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Company Discounts on products, 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 eliminate industrial injuries or illnesses or losses from equipment or property damage, and promotes plant operation in accordance with federal and state safety laws and regulations. This position promotes a favorable 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 safety activities.
• Serves as the liaison between the plant and safety regulatory agencies in coordination with corporate safety personnel.
• Administers safety training and awareness programs for employees in an effort to prevent occupational injuries, illnesses, equipment, and property damage, increase awareness of safety risks, and promote compliance with safety regulations and programs.
• Assists corporate safety personnel in the development of plant training and awareness programs as 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 fire protection 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 recommendations as 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, providing guidance on topics and attending when schedule allows.
• Administers Safety Training Observation Program (STOP) at the plant, provides monthly plant management 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 the company database.
• Investigates occupational injuries, illnesses, equipment, and property damage in cooperation with the 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 equipment damage.
• Ensures plant responsiveness to emergencies ranging in severity from minor first-aid to lifethreatening emergency 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 employees on a regular basis.
• Trains employees in the use of Safety in Motion High Five Techniques to help prevent musculoskeletal disorders.
• Responsible for implementation and maintaining plant personnel health and safety training records.
• Human Performance – support the human performance initiative to improve safety and operational performance
• Risk Assessment – ensure that each task that involves a Risk that Kills has a risk assessment completed; ensure that employees have tools for completing field-level risk assessments (e.g. use of Hazard Recognition Plus or HRP) for daily tasks and job assignments.
• Risk Tolerance – ensure that existing and newly hired employees receive training in risk tolerance and 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 related field is required
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the safety and health field in a cement, mining, or related 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 industrial hygiene 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’s early return-to-work program, including the use of Bridge Assignments.
• Must maintain personal proficiency level by attending appropriate professional development courses.
• 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 or interpretation 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.