What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Safety Manager position at L&F Distributors?
Job Details
Job Location
Corporate - McAllen, TX
Job Summary
The Corporate Safety Manager will report to the Director of Human Resources. This position will champion the company's safety, risk, loss control policies and procedures of the organization, ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations (including D.O.T. and OSHA). The responsibilities include demonstrating, executing, and effectively communicating the company's vision of Safety for all the employees. This position requires a team member who is dedicated to ensuring employees operate in a safe work environment at all company facilities and field operations.
Responsibilities :
- Monitors and evaluates the workplace to ensure compliance with governmental regulatory agencies.
- Designs and directs safety training programs to reduce accidents, occupational illnesses, and exposure to long-term health hazards.
- Develops worker plans and policies for new employee safety orientation including skill training, emergency preparedness, proper job instruction, hazardous materials disposal procedures, and the use of protective equipment.
- Conducts locations visits to assess OSHA and DOT compliance and reports findings and recommendations.
- Studies, identifies, and reports root-causes of past accidents and develops recommendations and follow-up to prevent accident recurrences in all company sites.
- Provides oversight and guidance to company locations to ensure compliance with all safety policies and practices.
- Establishes high quality relationships with locations and corporate leadership.
- Delivers safety training with staff at all levels (from warehouse workers to C-suite).
- Conducts locations visits performing safety audits, reports findings and action plans to close safety gaps.
- Develops meaningful safety related KPIs and implements efforts to drive continuous improvement, reducing accidents, and workers compensation claims.
- Conducts risk assessments, job hazard analysis, investigations, providing effective documentation of findings and recommendations.
- Ensures that project / department goals / milestones are met and adhering to approved budgets.
- Responsible for the safety records management as it relates to standard operating procedures, employee driving records, drug, and alcohol testing per D.O.T. standards and protocols, H.O.S. (Hours of Service), OSHA (300 and 301 form preparation) and accident investigations.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by your supervisor.
Skills and Abilities :
Education and Experience :
The Safety Manager will play a crucial role in ensuring the well-being of our employees by implementing effective safety programs. The successful candidate will have a strong background in occupational health and safety, with the ability to identify potential hazards, develop preventive measures, and investigate incidents. This position requires excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to collaborate with employees at all levels of the organization.
If you are passionate about creating a safe work environment and have the necessary experience and qualifications, we encourage you to apply. We offer competitive compensation packages, including benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and opportunities for professional development.
This company is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.