Senior Safety & Compliance Leader — OSHA & Risk

KMS Kenco Management Services, LLC; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance including HSA, HRA,F

Job summary

Kenco Logistics is seeking a Corporate Safety Manager to develop, implement, and oversee safety policies in line with our Safety Philosophy while ensuring compliance with OSHA, DOT and EPA regulations. The role partners with operations to drive safety initiatives, lead SSA development, audit facilities, and coordinate corporate EH&S reporting.

Successful candidates will hold a safety-related degree, have 5+ years in safety with warehousing experience, and possess STI certifications where

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in safety or related field.
• 5+ years of experience with at least 3 years in warehousing/distribution facilities preferred.
• CSP, CSHM or other certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state OSHA, and EPA laws/regulations.
• Power Industrial Truck Trainer (stand up, reach and sit down) required.
• Excellent written and communication skills, leadership skills, and ability to lead change.
• Understanding of OSHA, DOT and EPA regulatory requirements.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and identify possible solutions.
• Ability to lead others, motivate, coach, and identify development opportunities.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-tasking environment.
• Ability to work constructively under stress and pressure.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet specific goals and deadlines.
• Ability to make sound and timely decisions without compromising safety.
• Understand and execute Lean or Six Sigma concepts within a functional group or packaging site.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to recognize and make recommendations regarding ergonomics in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Partner with operations and other areas to build support for safety initiatives while setting clear expectations and time lines for all assigned facilities.
• Develop and implement tools to demonstrate safety performance and clearly show areas of deficiency.
• Drive accountability at all levels of management.
• Lead safety, security advocates (SSA) with varying skill levels toward common goal of improving safety.
• Provide overall safety support for assigned facilities.
• Audit and review assigned facilities to ensure compliance with OSHA and internal requirements.
• Facilitate implementation of corporate initiatives, strategic objectives and policies to ensure compliance, standardization and execution.
• Interface with local regulators (OSHA, DOT) on audits, inspections and support sites on follow up/resolution.
• Support the investigations into all accidents, environmental incidents, and near-misses, ensuring root-cause analysis is completed and corrective actions identified and closed.
• Coordinate safety training requirements and processes along with corporate to ensure regulatory requirements are met.
• Develop systems to support safety Best Practice sharing within assigned sites.
• Work with Corporate Risk Management in preparing applicable EH&S reports as necessary, including Tier II, Biennial Report and other applicable reports.
• Travel approximately 25% - 50%.

Job description

Kenco Logistics is seeking a Corporate Safety Manager to develop, implement, and oversee safety policies in line with our Safety Philosophy while ensuring compliance with OSHA, DOT and EPA regulations. The role partners with operations to drive safety initiatives, lead SSA development, audit facilities, and coordinate corporate EH&S reporting.

Successful candidates will hold a safety-related degree, have 5+ years in safety with warehousing experience, and possess STI certifications where