Safety Manager

Safety Manager
Three Forks, MT

Onsite, Permanent, Direct Hire
Will Relocate
110,000- 125,000, plus bonus

Qualifications

 Bachelors degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university preferred and at least 5 years related
experience managing the safety program for an organization; or equivalent combination of education
and experience.
 Minimum 3 years MSHA experience strongly desired.
 Certified training for dust/silica noise sampling strongly desired.
 Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical
procedures, or governmental regulations.
 Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and training presentations.
 Experience with Microsoft Office programs.
 Ability to effectively develop presentations, deliver the information, and respond to questions from all
levels of employees – executives through the hourly workforce, including, clients, customers, and the
general public.
 Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
 Ability to focus on details and understand the overall impact of events and decisions.
 Travel Requirements
 Very little travel is anticipated; however, there may be times when travel to one of the other plants is
required based on organizational needs.
 Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical
procedures, or governmental regulations.
 Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and training presentations.
 Ability to effectively develop presentations, deliver the information, and respond to questions from all
levels of employees – executives through the hourly workforce, including, clients, customers, and the
general public.

Very little travel is anticipated; however, there may be times when travel to one of the other plants is
required based on organizational needs.

What you will do:
Position reports directly to the Safety Director, with a strong dotted line to the Plant Manager. To serve as
the staff specialist in safety by carrying out procedures with the line organization that effectively control
accident and health exposures in the company and minimize regulatory violations. Responsible for
providing guidance, awareness and solutions to ensure safe and reliable operations while acting as a
change leader, educator, advocate, consultant and mentor for their location’s safety culture. Strong
organizational and communication skills as well as the ability to multitask are a must. Interacts with
the workforce in the field on a daily basis, building relationships and providing safety
expertise.

Main Responsibilities

 Support internal customers by serving as subject matter expert in assigned areas, interpreting
regulations and providing guidance in the development of programs, policies, and procedures.
 Effectively motivate others to enlist needed cooperation in implementing effective safety programs;
ability to manage multiple priorities and work with personnel at all organizational levels required.
 Administer, direct and manage compliance with the safety program, including focus on the
performance and coaching of the Field Verification of Critical Controls to reduce Serious Injury
Fatality exposure, as well as local incident prevention efforts.
 Implement procedures and programs necessary to improve the effectiveness of the safety program.
 Deliver new hire employee safety orientations and safety training, monthly safety meetings, and
annual safety updates to employees, supervisors, and plant management.
 Monitor adherence to safety program policies and procedures in the plant and report discrepancies to
plant management and safety director.
 Coordinate communication of safety information.
 Collaborate with senior management and the safety team to establish and manage goals, metrics,
and priorities for safety across the organization.
 Lead continuous improvement efforts in safety performance and support the implementation and
maintenance of the safety guidelines.
 Work with the divisional safety team and all levels of plant management to prevent employee injuries
and regulatory violations.
 Coordinate and participate in plant Safety Committee.
 Interact with the workforce in the field on a daily basis, building relationships and providing safety
expertise.