Senior Safety & Compliance Operations Leader

WM; East Tawas (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Stock purchase plan

401(k) company match

Paid vacation, holidays, and personal/

Job summary

WM is seeking an experienced Safety Manager to implement and coordinate safety programs ensuring OSHA compliance and adherence to WM policies. You will work with market area and site leadership to drive safety initiatives, incident management, and CAPA actions.

The role includes leading risk assessments, PPE program updates, and training across districts, with a focus on Hazardous Energy Control, SIF prevention, and continuous improvement of safety practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; high school diploma or GED acceptable with experience.
• 4 years of relevant work experience required.
• 3 additional years of relevant work experience preferred beyond education requirement.

Responsibilities

• Implements and coordinates safety programs to ensure OSHA compliance and WM policies.
• Drive Safety initiatives with Market Area and Site leaders, including analysis, reporting, coaching, and interventions.
• Lead incident management activities with EH&S data collection, RCA, CAPA, and lessons learned dissemination.
• Maintain District Safety Plan alignment with leadership and incident trend analysis.
• Facilitate Hazardous Energy Control Program (HECP) compliance and training as needed.
• Coordinate with Safety, District leadership and regulators to ensure DOT/OSHA compliance.
• Oversee WM / Customer Facilities safety management, audits, reviews of new equipment, and weather/disaster planning.
• Monitor Contractor/Vendor safety programs and communicate regulatory changes impacting safety.
• Support Employee Health monitoring and Industrial Hygiene results interpretation with site leadership.
• Oversee PPE program updates based on risk assessments and training.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

WM is seeking an experienced Safety Manager to implement and coordinate safety programs ensuring OSHA compliance and adherence to WM policies. You will work with market area and site leadership to drive safety initiatives, incident management, and CAPA actions.

The role includes leading risk assessments, PPE program updates, and training across districts, with a focus on Hazardous Energy Control, SIF prevention, and continuous improvement of safety practices.