Regional Safety Director

Richmond, TX.

Ready for a fast-paced job where you can provide the literal groundwork that connects communities together? Join Summit Materials – a construction materials company leading the industry – where we build the foundation for a better tomorrow.

Summit Materials consists of more than a dozen local companies that supply aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete, asphalt paving, and construction services in the United States and western Canada. At Summit Materials, we support our teammates who lay the groundwork for our communities and live by our core values: Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, and Inclusivity. We’re passionate about our teammates, our work, and our communities. Each of Summit’s companies celebrates their individual legacies, but together - we are Summit Materials.

Benefits

We care for you and your family: We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans to support the health of you and your family.

We prepare for the unexpected: We offer life insurance, long-term disability, and short-term disability coverage at no cost to you.

We invest in your career growth with Summit Materials and beyond: Get access to our Discover Learning catalog with thousands of available courses to support your professional and personal development. You can learn on-demand, at your own pace, and from any device.

We embrace your well-being: We know that your well-being is more than just physical. We’re here to provide teammates with the resources and tools they need to stay healthy and feel supported, including an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free counseling, financial resources, and more.

We support your personal goals: We provide a financial foundation as you plan for the future. Our programs, like our 401(k) plan where we match up to 4% of your annual income, are designed to help you prepare and reach your goals for you and your family.

We give you time to recharge: We offer our teammates Paid Time Off (PTO) so they can recharge and relax with family and friends.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Summit Materials is looking to hire a Regional Safety Director for its South Region (TX, OK, AR) businesses within Aggregates and Asphalt & Construction. The successful candidate will be an energetic, safety at all costs professional with a passion to lead, develop and continuously improve the company’s safety culture and values. You will manage and enforce corporate safety and health policies and procedures; establish and maintain compliance with all safety and health laws and regulations issued by federal, state, and local agencies. Develop and implement safety and health procedures to create and maintain a behavior-based safety culture to minimize the risk of injuries and incidents. This position reports directly to the Regional President with functional reporting to the Corporate Senior Vice President of Safety Performance.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Interacts and works with employees from all levels within the organization to build and maintain a safety culture based on employee engagement and a goal of zero incidents.
• Develops and ensures a robust behavior-based Safety Culture.
• Review safety programs and safety training at individual OPCO’s level to identify best practices, gaps, and opportunities for sharing.
• Work with Summit safety department and other regions to ensure a more consistent approach to implementing safety regulations, rules, and Summit level safety programs.
• Conduct site visits with OPCO safety and management teams to ensure compliance and identify opportunities to proactively reduce risks or hazards.
• Conduct regular regional safety team calls and in person meetings to discuss progress, strategy, and new trends.
• Provides leadership on incident investigation, root cause, and corrective actions.
• Ensure that safety incident data, alerts and other reports are fully distributed throughout the region.
• Collaborates with Summit safety to establish annual safety targets, and other projects as necessary.
• Ensures compliance with all OSHA, MSHA, and FMCSA rules, regulation and reporting requirements.
• Manages timely reporting and effective case management of the worker's compensation, general liability, auto liability claims as well as minor property damage claims handled in-house.
• Includes oversight of a robust light duty work program, and occupational medicine clinic relationships.
• Develops compliance policy and training and provides policy oversight and communication to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and internal company policy.
• Recommends policy changes.
• Develop, review, and enforce corporate and site-specific safety policies and procedures.
• Success achieved by active site visits; analyzing safety risks; championing a behavior-based safety system.
• Maintains confidentiality of financial information, insurance and litigation documents, employee information (e.g. wage information, discipline, health information) and other sensitive and confidential information.
• Ensures compliancy with all applicable Federal, State and Local Laws; and
• All other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety/Human Resources or related field required.
• Master's degree in strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in occupational safety/risk capacity required.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of previous supervisory experience required. Knowledge of OSHA, MSHA, FMCSA
• Individual must possess an intuitive mind and the ability to think independently. Ability to challenge situations in a constructive manner and present reasonable alternatives.
• Knowledge of LEAN or continuous improvement processes preferred.
• Must possess superior problem-solving skills; ability to identify and investigate potential problems with respect all safety issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization and with staff at remote locations essential
• Must possess superior problem solving skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
• Ability to build a strong team, both with direct reports, regional leadership, and field operations.
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.
• Experience in strategic planning and execution.
• Experience in formulating policy and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret the most complex documents, including financial data.
• Knowledge of public relations and principles and practices.
• Knowledge of communication and public relation techniques.
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations.
• Ability to identify and secure funding/revenue sources.
• Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate and interact with officials at all levels.
• Willingness to work a flexible work schedule and travel as necessary
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Must be 18 years in age or older
• Must possess a valid driver’s license
• Ability to safely drive and operate a vehicle
• Compliance with all OSHA ,MSHA, and FMCSA regulations.

Build a lasting career with us. Apply now!

At Summit Materials, we provide the foundation to connect our communities today and build a better tomorrow. We value all our communities – including our diverse internal community of teammates that make us stronger. No matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, or anything that makes you who you are…you belong.