Safety Manager

Position: Safety Manager

Location: Detroit, MI

Job Type: On-site (100%)

Reports to: Facility Manager

Department: North American Operations

Position Purpose: To continually improve and manage health and safety responsibilities and provide office support for the site.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates the values and business principles of Leadec.
• Works safely at all times.
• Partner with regional safety management and facility management to advance the safety leadership skills among management and employee teams to assist them anticipate, identify, and evaluate hazardous behaviors, work practices and conditions.
• Periodically review, analyze, and report lead/lag safety data to site Operations leadership as it pertains to injury prevention efforts.
• Coordinate compliance programs/procedures with responsible facility personnel.
• Periodically perform safety management process and regulatory compliance audits.
• Develop, coordinate, and/or lead local safety training and education processes.
• Maintain safety training/medical records in accordance with legal requirements and company policy.
• Ensure all incident/injury reports are submitted properly in accordance with legal requirements and company policy.
• Coordinate and lead Site Safety Team activities.
• Train and educate employees about safety policies, programs, and regulatory requirements to ensure awareness of environmental hazards and workplace safety.
• Investigates accidents and team concerns to identify root causes, recommends processes and controls to correct issues and prevent recurrence/ reduce risks.
• Implements and manages programs to prevent environmental conditions causing injuries and illnesses.
• Assist with parts inventory, materials, special tools, and personnel requirements for the department.
• Assist with the planning activities for all maintenance work orders in CMMS (MAXIMO) as needed.
• Support management projects as required.
• Maintain safety performance charts and data.
• Coordinate site employee activities.
• Update standardized work and other schedules from operations group leaders.
• Complete division and site reporting as required.
• Organize all aspects of the office and ensure professionalism.
• Utilize strong computer skills through reporting and spreadsheets with Microsoft Office, Word and Excel.
• Adhering to and supporting all EHS and Quality objectives, in accordance with ISO 14001, 45001 and 9001 respectively.
• All other duties as assigned by Leadec manager.

Competencies:

• Managing Tasks
• Open Communication
• Driving Change
• Self-Management

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Communication Skills - Ability to communicate with all levels of Leadec and customer employees.
• Language Ability -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Customer Service Orientation - Satisfying customers.
• Adaptability - Willingness to deal with unexpected challenges or circumstances.
• Problem Solving - Defining problems and bring about viable solutions.
• Leadership -- Strives to delegate, balance workloads and achieve consensus; has a flexible yet effective management style.
• Proven multi-tasking capabilities, ability to plan, prioritize and manage projects under aggressive timelines.
• Effectively create and maintain records and documentation.
• Attention to detail
• Procedural Compliance
• Must be a highly organized, self-motivated individual who can work independently with minimum supervision.

Position Qualifications:

• Previous experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Excellent attention to detail and follow-through; a thorough understanding of federal, state, and local safety & health regulations; a full understanding of Leadec Safety Policy.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects/activities.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization as well as with customers and regulatory agencies.
• Good interpersonal, deductive reasoning and coaching skills.
• Must demonstrate competency level in personal computing skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office Suite.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the key actions of the job:

• Required to talk and/or hear in an industrial setting (noise level is moderate). Frequently required to stand and walk on concrete surfaces for 4 -12 hours. Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; lift; stoop, or crouch.
• Vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception and focus adjustment.
• Work is performed in an industrial-manufacturing environment with occasional time spent working on a computer or at a desk.

As outlined in the job description