Safety Manager

Great Southern Wood Preserving; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation

401(k) plan

Profit sharing

Flexible spending accounts

Scholarship program

Job summary

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. is seeking a safety-focused professional to lead site safety, enforce policies, and coordinate audits under OSHA and state regulations.

You will maintain essential compliance documentation and engage with regulators to address citations and findings. The role requires strong communication skills and the ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment while supporting safety meetings, trainings, and incident investigations at assigned locations across the South

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial safety or related field is preferred.
• Experience conducting safety audits is required.
• OSHA 30, OSHA 511 and/or OSHA 501 certification preferred.
• Must read and analyze reports, data, and safety materials.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides proactive leadership to teammates and establishes safety culture.
• Assists with safety audits/inspections at assigned location; coordinates action plans.
• Maintains documentation to comply with Safety Management Plan, OSHA and regulations.
• Enforces safety policies and procedures to prevent accidents.
• Represents site in incident investigations and communicates with management to prevent recurrences.
• Interacts with OSHA and other regulatory agencies regarding citations and audits.
• Organizes and conducts safety meetings and training.
• Collaborates with Capital Expenditures/Project Management on safety for contractors.
• Adapts to a flexible, fast-paced environment.

Skills

Communication skills

Reading/analyzing reports

Oral and written reports

Safety policy enforcement

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial safety or related field

Job description

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Incorporated is well known for its flagship product, YellaWood brand pressure treated pine which it sells through Do-It-Yourself retail home centers, pro dealers and other retail building-related and industrial segments. Our distribution coverage stretches from the Florida Keys to Texas to Canada, an area that includes all or parts of 27 states and the District of Columbia, as well as much of the Caribbean and Latin America, and part of the European Union and Mediterranean region. From pressure treated fence products, columns, deck specialties, and KDAT products, YellaWood is the brand of choice for outdoor building.

Summary

Works with and through Management at assigned location(s) to ensure compliance with all Federal and State(s) safety and health regulations and promote the safety program to the highest level. Requires extensive knowledge of OSHA Standards and State and Local Regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Provides proactive leadership to teammates and established as safety culture
• Assists with Company safety audits/inspections at assigned location. Responsible for coordinating action plan to resolve any audit/inspection findings.
• Maintains documentation necessary to comply with the Safety Management Plan, OSHA and other applicable regulations.
• Works with plant management to enforce safety policies and procedures that help prevent accidents.
• Represents the site in incident investigations, complaints, and recommends measures to management to prevent reoccurrences.
• Interacts with OSHA and other regulatory agencies regarding citations, accidents, claims, site visits and audits.
• Organizes and conducts safety meetings and training.
• Interacts and communicates with Capital Expenditures/Project Management team to ensure contractor and subcontractor safety.
• Able to adapt to a flexible, fast-paced, and dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial safety or related field is preferred, and at least four (4) years of work experience in Environment health and/or industrial safety, or related field required.
• Experience conducting safety audits required.
• OSHA 30, OSHA 511 and/or OSHA 501 certification preferred.
• Must be able to read and analyze reports, periodicals, data, and other safety materials.
• Must have strong communication skills, both orally and written. Must be able to write reports, business correspondence, and safety procedure manuals.
• Must possess current valid license with safe driving record.

We Offer Competitive Pay and a Full Benefits Package Including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Profit sharing
• Flexible spending accounts
• Dependent scholarship program

About Great Southern Wood Preserving

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. is the industry's leading producer of pressure-treated lumber products for D-I-Y retail home centers, pro-dealers, and other retail building-related segments. Our YellaWood brand pressure-treated pine is widely known to consumers throughout the South who use it for various outdoor building projects. Great Southern also distributes a large volume of products from many of the best-known brands in the industry. Thanks to 15 full-service treating plants and several production facilities, Great Southern Wood is strategically located to provide prompt and efficient service to lumber yards and building supply stores throughout the South, Midwest, and Northeast.