Senior Corporate Safety Leader — Manufacturing Excellence

Lapham Hickey; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lapham-Hickey Steel is seeking a Corporate Safety Manager to lead safety programs across all manufacturing facilities. You will develop, implement and continuously improve safety policies, ensuring alignment with regulations while partnering with operations leaders to minimize risks and injuries.

The role demands a proactive safety advocate, strong incident investigation skills, and the ability to coach production leadership on compliance and safety initiatives, driving a culture of safety first.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in safety management within a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 5 years managing workplace accidents, incidents, injuries or illness.
• In-depth knowledge of OSHA regulations and other relevant safety standards to include overall health and safety best practices.
• Proven experience conducting safety audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to train and influence employees at all organizational levels.
• Ability to provide detailed reports and develop safety protocols
• Good organizational, leadership and motivational skills
• Excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Appointed safety liaison between Corporate and all company locations, leading regular safety meetings, audits, site inspections, training record audits and monitoring OSHA compliance.
• Responsible for OSHA required reporting of injuries and assisting with OSHA responses inquiries and/or investigations.
• Collect and analyze safety data to identify injury/incidents trends and implement programs to reduce and/or eliminate future occurrences.
• Liaison to workers’ compensation carriers to manage claims activity
• Take lead on investigating all safety related incidents, reviews incident reports and completes necessary reports and communications.
• Collaborate with Human Resources on orientation and various employee safety training topics.
• Regularly inspects and reviews plant operations to assure compliance of all permits, operation and equipment with state and federal regulations. Reports any potential violations and recommends corrective action as needed.
• Responsible for tracking employee training in areas such as safety awareness, machine guarding, hand safety, material handling, pedestrian safety, overhead loads, hazard identification, lockout/tagout, personal protective equipment.
• Stay current with industry best practices, regulatory changes, and emerging safety technologies to enhance the company’s safety programs.

Skills

OSHA regulations

Leadership

Training

Mentoring

Communication skills

Audits

Education

Bachelor's degree (OHS/Environmental/Engineering)

Tools

ISO 45001 knowledge

Safety management software

Data analysis tools

Job description

Lapham-Hickey Steel is seeking a Corporate Safety Manager to lead safety programs across all manufacturing facilities. You will develop, implement and continuously improve safety policies, ensuring alignment with regulations while partnering with operations leaders to minimize risks and injuries.

The role demands a proactive safety advocate, strong incident investigation skills, and the ability to coach production leadership on compliance and safety initiatives, driving a culture of safety first.