What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety Manager position at Sirmax North America, Inc.?
Job Summary:
The Safety Manager works with the Operations Manager to ensure that each employee in the company complies with health and safety laws of OSHA , IDEM, EPA and the State of Indiana. The goal is to ensure the workplace meets all legal expectations and actively supports occupational health and safety. The Safety Manager is responsible for establishing policies that will create and maintain a safe workplace. The Safety Manager will identify opportunities for improving conditions and execute various safety programs. The ability to communicate guidelines to a multidisciplinary workforce is essential.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal guidelines
- Prepare and enforcing policies to establish a culture of health and safety
- Evaluate practices, procedures and facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law
- Conduct training and presentations for health and safety matters and accident prevention
- Monitor compliance to policies and laws by inspecting employees and operations
- Inspect equipment and machinery to observe possible unsafe conditions
- Investigate accidents or incidents to discover causes and handle worker’s compensation claims
- Recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures
- Report on health and safety awareness, issues and statistics
- Ensure the personal protective equipment (PPE) is adequate for the assessed risks and evaluate possible and additional sources of risk represented by the PPE itself.
- Update the choice of PPE whenever a significant variable in the risk assessment arises and ensures that PPE is available to all workers and worn properly.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Proven experience as safety manager
- Deep understanding of legal health and safety guidelines
- Ability in producing reports and developing relevant policies
- Good knowledge of data analysis and risk assessment
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities
- Valid qualification in occupational health and safety
- Certification to conduct confined space training, forklift training and certification, and Log Out Tag Out training
Education and Experience:
- College or Technical Degree (or equivalent gained from 5 years of experience)
- High school diploma.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of standing, walking or sitting
- Occasional need to climb stairs in production area
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid jury duty
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
