Athens Services Looking for Health & Safety Manager at City of Industry, CA Full Time

Overview & Essential Job Functions

Position Summary:

Provide safety and risk management leadership, teamwork, coordination, and expertise across divisional and/or regional operations to help ensure sharing of best practices and/or preferred procedures. Position helps to ensure the company maintains compliance with federal, state, and local laws/regulations and internal policies and procedures. Anticipate, identify, and evaluate hazardous conditions and practices; Develop hazard control designs, methods, procedures, and programs; Implement, administer, and advise others on hazard controls and related programs; Measure, audit, and evaluate the effectiveness of hazard controls and related processes.

Essential Job Functions:

• Leadership: Work in conjunction with the Director of Safety and liaise with management to develop and implement specific and measurable risk management objectives that support the division in achieving safety performance excellence. This includes, ensuring that assessments, audits, and inspections are carried out at regular intervals and appropriate key performance indicators are identified, measured, and maintained.
• Employee Training: Responsible to facilitate, document, and ensure management, supervisors, and other employees receive the company’s required safety training at their assigned location. Conduct safety meetings and/or safety training for employee development. Mentor other safety professionals in the areas of OSHA, DOT, EPA, and Hazardous Materials Transportation management. Conduct train-the trainer sessions for key employees.
• Inspections, Field Observations, Investigations, and Safety Processes: Conduct safety assessments, inspections and field observations within assigned area. Assist with routine updates to company safety training programs, policies, and procedures. Respond to general branch inquiries regarding safety processes and training materials. Investigate incidents and near miss/hits and perform root cause analysis, when necessary. Follow-up on remedial action item(s) to help ensure processes are refined and continual improvements are made and/or sustained.
• Transportation Safety Compliance: Work closely and take direction from fleet management professionals to provide information and data regarding DOT roadside inspections and related fleet maintenance matters. Is responsible to work with others to ensure driver qualification files are kept up to date and compliant. Routinely inspects and trains others on DOT hours of service, driver fitness, roadside inspections, and related DOT matters. Conduct driver ride-along and coaching; perform defensive driving training and implement follow-up actions as needed.
• Claims, Employee Injuries, and Medical Interface: Routinely interface with claims team, and third party administrators (TPA) on workers’ compensation matters or auto claims management. Work with claim professionals on a regular basis to ensure adherence with special TPA account procedures. Actively assist others to manage employee injuries working closely with claims team. Detect potential problems or trends that require additional research and refer to the Director of Safety for further assistance and/or direction.
• Administrative: Compile safety data and provide management reports on the safety activities and results accomplished by the division, region, and branch. Prepare reports for corporate and field management as requested. Assist with authoring and compiling information for the safety newsletter. Assist with the administration of the company’s safety awards/incentive programs. Maintain OSHA recordkeeping forms 301, 300 and 300A.
• Regulatory Interface: Advise management of non-compliance discoveries. Respond to initial inquiries from regulatory agencies as instructed by the Director of Safety. Assist the branch safety trainers with compliance matters at their assigned locations. Ensure compliance with governmental agencies’ recordkeeping requirements.

Qualifications & Environmental Demands

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Safety Management; Environmental Health & Safety or any other related field.
• Ability to identify trends and implement best practices in a manner that drives exceptional performance.
• Demonstrated experience with implementing H&S systems and processes across multiple facilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills and ability to lead through influence and networking.
• Ability to work in a matrix environment, creating partnerships at various levels of the organization.
• Ability to impact and effect change with a flexible, open-minded, positive approach.
• Strong business acumen and excellent decision-making skills.
• Must be able to articulate, build consensus for, and effectively implement solutions.
• Effective presentation and facilitation skills with experience presenting ideas and concepts to diverse audiences including senior executives.
• Strong ability to work in changing environment, see through complexity.
• Demonstrated successful experience working in a demanding, high performance work environment and team- oriented culture.
• Must be able to think and act strategically, but also be willing to “roll up sleeves” to handle activities within the function.
• Insightful understanding of behavior-based safety; grasps concepts and implications of emerging trends.
• Ability to manage personnel through strong leadership skills and to motivate/coach personnel.
• Superior knowledge of and experience with the OSHA and DOT regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of DOT, OSHA and other applicable health and safety standards.
• Required to drive to different locations to promote, inspect, coach and train others on safety and risk management systems, policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Excellent computer skills with the ability to proficiently use the Microsoft Office.
• Excellent time management skills and team orientated.
• Valid driver’s license and good driving history with reliable transportation and the ability to travel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual – English/Spanish
• Certified Occupational Health & Safety Technologist (OHST), Certified Safety Professional (CSP
• Minimum of two years of safety leadership experience in the waste management industry or transportation industry.
• Prior experience in the solid waste or transportation industry.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• A professional safety certification through a nationally recognized safety organization, such as the National Safety Council.
• Ability to perform physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

Physical/Environmental Demands:

• Physical:
  • Sitting, seeing, hearing, speaking & smelling continuously.
  • Problem solving, oral/written communication, analytical ability, calculating, concentration, & interpersonal abilities continuously.
  • Eye/hand coordination, fingering (typing), handling, & wrist motion continuously.
  • Standing, & walking frequently.
  • Bending, reaching, & stretching occasionally.
• Environmental:
  • Exposure to dust, smoke, fumes, odors, & noise occasionally.
  • Exposure to grease, oil, chemicals, & wet slippery surfaces, hot/cold conditions occasionally.
  • Works inside and outside.

Benefits

Benefits:

• Competitive wages
• Comprehensive benefit package Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401K
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time
• Career plan
• Recognition programs
• Professional development learning
• An exceptional work environment

Athens will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and any other applicable state, federal or local laws.

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