What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety Manager position at Plimpton & Hills?
Job Details
Job Location: 20 Distribution Center - Manchester, CT
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 Salary/year
Description
Safety Manager
Reports To: Chief Operations Officer
Work Hours: Full Time
FLSA Status: Exempt
Branch: Manchester Distribution Center
Position Purpose:
Effectively handles the safety management coordination for the company. Ensure workers are in a safe working environment through safety compliance, training, monitoring, workers compensation, and creating/administering new safety programs as needed.
Essential Functions:
- Continuously identifies opportunities to minimize workplace injuries, accidents, and health problems.
- Conducts employee safety training on applicable safety standards, maintains records including forklift training, safety review, video trainings, monthly safety bulletins, and branch one-on-one training.
- Reviews safety training and recommends revisions, improvements, and updates.
- Conducts safety inspections/audits to assess compliance.
- Inspects vehicles, warehouse and safety equipment; recommends repair or replacements.
- Updates and implements internal safety standards and policies, as approved by COO.
- Reviews workplace accidents/incidents reported by employees
- Files workers comp cases and tracks through resolution; reviews incident reports, schedules medical evaluations.
- Investigate accidents; files necessary reports on time and accurately, follow up to completion.
- Truck GPS monitoring to ensure safe operations of drivers, follow up on system alerts with managers to address timely.
- Risk assessment reviews
- Branch safety evaluations
- Annual OSHA filings
- Handle PPE requests, stock and place orders as needed
- Perform other duties as needed.
- Maintain a clean and professional work environment.
Experience and Education:
- 2 year or 4 year degree along with or safety certification preferred
- Three to five years experience in safety management required
- Valid drivers license and DOT med card required
- Extensive knowledge of company safety policies and applicable OSHA standards
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to conduct trainings
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Proficient with current used hardware and software
Physical Requirements:
- While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
- Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Qualifications
Salary : $75,000 - $85,000
