Safety Manager

City of Stockton, CA; Vallejo (CA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District seeks a Safety Manager to oversee its comprehensive safety program. The role includes ensuring regulatory compliance, developing safety training, and conducting risk assessments. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in safety management, particularly within government or similar sectors.

Qualifications

• Experience in workplace safety and compliance.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA and Cal/OSHA regulations.
• Skills in safety training and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement safety programs and training.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Manage safety audits and inspections.

Skills

Compliance Management

Safety Training

Risk Assessment

Incident Investigation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Safety Management or related field

Job description

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The Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District is accepting applications for a Safety Manager to fill a current vacancy. The recruitment is open until filled and may close at anytime. The first review of applications is scheduled for Monday, June 30, 2025.

For more information on this position, please see our brochure here.

The Safety Manager performs a variety of professional, moderate to complex duties in support of the District’s comprehensive safety program; recommends actions to ensure compliance with safety regulations and requirements and implements as directed; conducts complex analyses and studies resulting in recommendations and implementation of new and changes to program elements; interprets and ensures compliance with applicable federal, state and local environmental health and safety laws, codes, regulations and standards, while fostering a culture of safety; provides consultation and expertise to management and staff.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives general direction from the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management. May provide daily supervision and direction to support staff.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

The Safety Manager classification is a management position and incumbents are expected to work independently and exercise independent judgment and initiative. The work requires the interpretation and application of laws and regulations related to workplace safety and involves frequent contact with staff and the ability to seek compliance and gain cooperation from staff as it relates to work methods. The position provides analytical, technical and operational support to all departments in the District related to occupational health and safety program and activities. The position requires discretion to work with confidential and sensitive issues on a regular basis. This class is distinguished from the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management in that the latter has complete oversight and overall management responsibility for the Human Resources Department and Risk/Safety Management programs.

EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL JOB FUNCTIONS (Illustrative Only)

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Develops, coordinates, implements and maintains a comprehensive District-wide Safety Program designed to prevent injury, occupational illness, and damage to property.
• Plans and manages comprehensive District-wide programs to ensure compliance with OSHA regulations governing workplace safety standards.
• Implement federal and state regulations including OSHA standards
• Develop safety training tailgates for wastewater operations including confined space procedures, lock out – tag out (LOTO), HAZMAT and contractor safety.
• Drafts and recommends District-wide health and safety directives and maintains District safety-related manuals, including the preparation and distribution of appropriate updates.
• Determines applicability of administrative and regulatory requirements and other health and safety laws and implements applicable regulations and standards; maintains current knowledge of legislation, regulations, and practices in health and safety and advises District management regarding the impact on District operations.
• Represents the District in inspections and hearings conducted by Cal/OSHA and other regulatory agencies and is responsible for Cal/OSHA reporting compliance.
• Establishes and implements safety training objectives; plans, schedules or conducts health and safety training; maintains records and a database of employee training, medical examinations, licenses, and certifications.
• Conducts facility and site inspections, job hazards analyses, and other evaluations to identify hazards and potential risks; makes recommendations to managers as required and implements appropriate corrective actions; conducts audits of corrective actions to ensure compliance with regulations and corrective action plan.
• Coordinates various safety-related programs including, but not limited to, the District’s personal protective equipment, respiratory protection, excavation and shoring, protective eyewear, and facility safety programs.
• Investigates workplace incidents and near misses; recommends corrective action plans to appropriate District staff; evaluates and analyzes trends, barriers to performance of safe work and root causes or incidents and near misses; develops action plans to control or eliminate organizational barriers and/or hazards in the workplace.
• Performs permit required confined space assessments, and conducts job safety assessments under a wide-variety or working conditions both in industrial and construction settings.
• Assists with elements of managing the District’s DOT safety program as assigned; work with pre- and post-employment testing and monitoring programs, including non-DOT and DOT alcohol and drug testing, fitness for duty, DMV screening and monitoring, and related testing and notification programs as appropriate per District policies.
• Manage health screening activities including COVID or other pandemic-like virus infections, and the coordination of public health-related screening including employee testing requirements.
• Develop policies and procedures related to infected employees returning to work.
• Maintain the District’s exposure control plan to identify job related risks and to mitigate health-related exposures.
• Assists with management of hazardous waste generated from District operations; maintains records on hazardous waste disposal; accompanies hazardous waste disposal contactors in the pick-up of hazardous waste, and ensures that proper procedures are followed including inspection or transport vehicles, proper signing of hazardous waste manifests, and proper accounting of hazardous waste materials.
• Conducts post-accident investigations; makes recommendations for changes in equipment and or processes to correct unsafe conditions; assesses incident statistics to determine requirements for new or modified training.
• Chairs the District Safety Committee and serves on industry-based safety committees.
• Participates in and provides guidance on regulations and legislation related to workplace safety and hazard management, mitigation, and emergency response.
• Provides consultation and expertise to and exercises functional authority over District staff in essential matters of safety and health.
• Maintains awareness of new developments in the field of environmental, health, and safety; incorporate new developments/regulations as appropriate; attend training, as necessary.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Government Administration

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