JOB SUMMARY: Provide leadership, guidance, mentoring, training and direction to the company. Manage a team of safety supervisors to help minimize and/or eliminate occupational injuries, illnesses, deaths and financial losses within the operational areas of Empire. Working with operations, identify and evaluate potential hazards, activities, and events for potential situations. Provide analysis and forecast for potential safety hazards and associated cost. Communicate Safety results, updates and recommendations to operations and team on a regular basis. Perform safety operational tasks as directed by Environmental Health Safety Manager.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Mentors Empire’s managers and employees in their work areas to develop safe habits by working with them on facility, tooling, equipment, service trucks, and work processes.
Assists EHS manager to plan and manage a comprehensive safety and occupational health program to eliminate or control risk of injury.
Plans, implements, directs, coordinates, and evaluates the industrial hygiene, occupational health, and safety management programs.
Working with Operational Managers, develop and lead EH&S facility strategies.
Collaborate with management to develop an Emergency Action Plan and serve as the primary contact for project site injury and incident notification, investigation, and case management. Maintains a written log of safety inspection activities, reports, and correspondence.
Identify, document, and monitor common safety/health/environmental hazards inherent in the organization's operations. Share these hazards with Operational leadership.
Perform self-assessments of safety/health/environmental programs for compliance with company standards, government regulations, and adequacy relative to local conditions and establish standards for protective equipment (PPE) for all operations.
Provides Operations Leaders and HR and Training Departments support in maintaining adherence with Empire Safety and Training Requirements, Corporate initiatives, Policies and Procedures
Lead and facilitate the development and performance evaluations of the Safety Supervisors within the Safety Department.
Cooperate with Risk Manager to establish an Incident Review Committee, collaborating as required in investigations related to incidents, losses and infractions, and associated workman’s comp claims and expenses.
Working with HR, Marketing, and Operations, develop frequent communications and materials to increase employee awareness of Empire’s Safety Culture through a formal annual safety communication plan.
Partner with Operations Management in understanding related environmental/health/safety requirements and their impact within operations.
Partner with Leadership and HR in developing job tasks, JHA’s, and work activities for the control and prevention of job hazards, whether they are regulated by Government Standards [OSHA and MSHA] or not.
Manage vendor/contractor on-site safety protocols, which includes chemical management.
Identify, document, and monitor common safety/health/environmental hazards inherent in the organization's operations. Share these hazards with operational leadership.
Create an environment of ownership and personal accountability where each person is responsible and accountable for their performance.
Work safely at all times. Adhere to all applicable safety policies. Comply with all company policies, procedures and standards.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and strong cross functional communication to assist in the education and reinforcement of the foundational principles of the Empire Safety Culture.
Work within and promote corporate values.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of a wide range of hazards, controls, and safety assessment methods.
Knowledge of physical, chemical, biological, and behavioral sciences, mathematics, business, training, and educational techniques, engineering concepts, and particular kinds of operations…