Safety Superintendent

Strategic Human Capital, LLC; Ohio; On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Annual bonus

Retirement plan

Job summary

Strategic Human Capital, LLC is seeking a Safety Superintendent to lead a site-wide Safety, Health, and Emergency Response program for a chemical manufacturing operation. The role drives process and behavioral safety, develops policies, and ensures compliance across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and contractors.

The position leads safety training, hazard assessments, incident prevention, and regulation adherence while partnering with plant leadership to strengthen safety culture and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Progressive safety leadership experience within an industrial manufacturing environment; chemical, petrochemical, refining, polymers, or other PSM-regulated process manufacturing experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading safety programs and influencing Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, contractors, and plant leadership.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations and Process Safety Management requirements for chemical manufacturing.
• Knowledge of industrial hygiene, hazardous-material evaluation, emergency response, workers' compensation, ergonomics, incident investigation, and job/task hazard analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and sustain Safety, Health, and Emergency Response policies and systems.
• Experience with safe-work practices including hazard assessments, PPE, respiratory protection, supplied-air systems, chemical protective clothing, and other industrial safety controls.
• Experience leading or supporting incident investigations, Root Cause Analysis, corrective-action management, audits, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for site Safety, Health, and Emergency Response programs.
• Champion the organization’s Safety Principles and Life Saving Rules and behavioral safety programs.
• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve safety policies, procedures, and safe-work practices.
• Ensure robust safe-work systems and hazard assessments are established and utilised across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and contractor activities.
• Support compliance with applicable OSHA and Process Safety Management requirements.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance on OSHA compliance, Process Safety Management, industrial hygiene, and emergency response.
• Analyze safety performance, incidents, trends, and indicators to identify risk and corrective actions.
• Participate in incident investigations and root cause analyses and ensure corrective actions are completed.
• Manage Safety, Health, and Emergency Response training for employees and contractors.
• Develop and coordinate emergency response drills and competency development.
• Maintain readiness of fire protection equipment and related safety systems.
• Lead safety personnel through performance management and career development.
• Balance department budgets including PPE and emergency resources.
• Serve as on-call safety leadership resource outside normal hours.

Skills

Safety Leadership

OSHA Regulations

Process Safety

Incident Investigation

Industrial Hygiene

Contractor Oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety/OSH

PSM training

Tools

Hazard Analysis Tools

Job description

The Safety Superintendent provides site leadership for occupational safety, process safety support, industrial hygiene, emergency preparedness, and the systems required to maintain a safe and compliant chemical manufacturing operation. This position develops and implements Safety, Health, and Emergency Response programs by analyzing performance trends, identifying risk, establishing procedures and safe-work systems, and providing leadership and technical guidance across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and contractor organizations.

The Superintendent serves as a visible safety leader throughout the facility and is responsible for strengthening both process and behavioral safety performance. The role leads safety training, hazard assessment, incident prevention, emergency preparedness, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring employees and contractors have the knowledge, systems, equipment, and resources required to perform work safely.

This position also provides leadership and development for the site safety organization, including staffing, coaching, performance management, succession planning, budgeting, and long-term capability development. The Safety Superintendent works closely with plant leadership and frontline organizations to drive accountability, improve safety culture, and integrate safety into day-to-day operating and maintenance decisions. This is a salaried, exempt, day‑shift position designated as Safety Critical.

• Provide leadership for site Safety, Health, and Emergency Response programs within a continuous chemical manufacturing environment.
• Champion the organization's Safety Principles, Life Saving Rules, process safety expectations, and behavioral safety programs.
• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve safety policies, procedures, systems, and safe‑work practices.
• Ensure robust safe‑work systems and hazard assessments are established and effectively utilized across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and contractor activities.
• Support compliance with applicable federal, state, and local occupational safety requirements and company standards.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance regarding OSHA compliance, Process Safety Management, industrial hygiene, hazardous materials, PPE, emergency response, ergonomics, and job/task hazard analysis.
• Analyze safety performance, incidents, trends, observations, and leading/lagging indicators to identify risk and establish corrective actions.
• Participate in incident investigations and Root Cause Analyses and ensure appropriate corrective actions are identified and driven to completion.
• Manage and coordinate required Safety, Health, and Emergency Response training for employees and resident/non‑resident contractors.
• Develop and coordinate emergency response drills, exercises, and competency development activities.
• Maintain readiness and compliance of fire protection equipment, breathing‑air systems, emergency response equipment, and related safety systems.
• Provide safety leadership and consultation to employees, contractors, supervisors, superintendents, and plant leadership.
• Maintain effective contractor safety expectations and provide oversight to ensure contractors comply with site safety requirements.
• Partner closely with Operations and Maintenance leadership to evaluate existing and planned activities and address potential safety risks.
• Interface with regulatory agencies, emergency responders, medical providers, workers' compensation providers, contractors, and other external safety resources as required.
• Lead, coach, and develop safety personnel through performance management, goal setting, training, feedback, and career development.
• Ensure the safety organization is appropriately staffed, trained, and equipped to support site requirements.
• Develop organizational capability through succession planning, employee development, and knowledge transfer.
• Establish and monitor safety performance indicators including incident rates, process safety events, audit results, training compliance, corrective‑action closure, and other leading and lagging metrics.
• Develop and manage departmental budgets, including PPE, safety services, emergency response resources, and applicable medical‑support costs.
• Balance cost management with the resources necessary to maintain strong safety, health, and emergency‑response performance.
• Serve as an on‑call safety leadership resource and provide support outside normal working hours when plant conditions or emergencies require it.

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Progressive safety leadership experience within an industrial manufacturing environment; chemical, petrochemical, refining, polymers, or other PSM‑regulated process manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading safety programs and influencing Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, contractors, and plant leadership.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations and Process Safety Management requirements applicable to chemical manufacturing operations.
• Knowledge of industrial hygiene practices, hazardous‑material evaluation and control, emergency response, workers' compensation, ergonomics, incident investigation, and job/task hazard analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and sustain Safety, Health, and Emergency Response policies, procedures, and management systems.
• Experience with safe‑work practices including hazard assessments, PPE, respiratory protection, supplied‑air systems, chemical protective clothing, and other industrial safety controls.
• Experience leading or supporting incident investigations, Root Cause Analysis, corrective‑action management, audits, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Ability to analyze safety data and performance trends, develop meaningful metrics, and communicate findings and recommendations to all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated leadership capability including coaching, employee development, performance management, organizational planning, and succession development.
• Strong decision‑making skills with the ability to assess risk, establish priorities, and take appropriate action in a continuous operating environment.
• Ability to influence organizational change and build a strong safety culture across salaried employees, hourly employees, contractors, and leadership.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to operate effectively across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Environmental, Medical, Training, and other plant functions.
• Ability to perform work in an operating chemical plant environment, including climbing ladders and multiple flights of stairs and working in hot, dusty, or other industrial conditions.
• Willingness to participate in an on‑call rotation and respond outside normal working hours when required.

• Day shift, salaried exempt position.
• Designated as a Safety Critical role.
• 20% annual bonus opportunity.
• 9% combined company retirement contribution.
• Relocation assistance available.