Safety Manager at Beck & Pollitzer US Inc – De Soto, Kansas

Summary of Primary Functions: Our Safety Manager is responsible for ensuring compliance with Health & Safety legislation across the US, developing and implementing Health & Safety initiatives to improve safety across the Company, and managing the Quality Management System to meet the requirements of ISO 9001: 2015.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

All employees are required to follow all Safety and Quality rules and processes to ensure a safe working environment, and the production of high-quality products. Duties and responsibilities for our Safety Manager includes, but is not limited to:

• Making changes to working practices that are safe, practical and comply with legislation.
• Preparing Health and Safety strategies and developing internal policies.
• Outlining safe operational procedures which identify and take account of all relevant hazards.
• Carrying out regular site inspections and audits to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented, and documented review of the Asbestos Register on a yearly basis.

• Keeping records of inspection findings and producing reports that suggest improvements, incidents and accidents, and producing statistics for directors and managers.
• Keeping up to date with new legislation and maintaining a working knowledge of all the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) applicable legislation and any developments that affect our industry.
• Advising on a range of specialist H&S areas, ex. fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, etc.
• Maintaining the advisory link with the Directors and all other employees on matters relating to Health and Safety, including the issuing of USA data to complete a report to the Board on a monthly basis.
• Assist Business Units: in the investigation of accidents, dangerous occurrences or suspected health hazards, completion and issuances of any Health and Safety questionnaires received from clients, prepare Risk and Hazard Assessments, preparation and implementation of procedures to ensure safe working practices and compliance with Health and Safety legislation and ISO18001 Standard accreditation, all divisions in dealing with clients in regard to Health and Safety issues, and with preparation of documentation and development of project specific processes and procedures as necessary to meet the requirements of OSHA.
• Assess the impact of proposals for new state and federal legislation and standards; advise management and make any necessary recommendations. This includes site audit reports.
• Review and monitor through assessments and regular site visits the implementation of the Health and Safety Policy and the Health and Safety Management system.
• Organize and assist with training of employees at all levels in related aspects of Health and Safety.
• Issue USA Health and Safety report to be used to input to the Board, detailing all known accidents and incidents on a monthly basis.
• Issue safety bulletins to all employees and subcontractors where required.
• Prepare and maintain an accurate and up to date set of accident statistics for each division.
• Carry out internal audits in accordance with our ISO 18001 Standard management system.
• Manage external audit of companies ISO 18001 systems to ensure accreditation is maintained
• Maintain and adapt as required the ISO 18001 Standard management system.
• Carry out a documented review of all Health and Safety documentation and assist the divisions with the implementation of any updates on a yearly basis working with other Regional SHEQ Managers.
• Arrange and complete a yearly management review with the Managing Director, inclusive of the setting of health and safety objectives and reviewing of all health and safety related policies for the following year and agreed with the Senior Leadership Team.
• Ensure sub-contractor Health and Safety resources meet Company, project and legislative requirements.
• Liaising with enforcement authorities.
• Ensure Fire Risk Assessments are completed for all USA Business Units.
• Devising and establishing a company's quality procedures, standards and specifications.
• Reviewing customer requirements and making sure they are met.
• Working with purchasing staff to establish quality requirements from external suppliers.
• Setting standards for quality / setting objectives for continual improvement.
• Ensuring that QMS processes meet international and national standards.
• Defining quality procedures in conjunction with operating staff.
• Setting up and maintaining controls and documentation procedures.
• Monitoring performance by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports.
• Making suggestions for changes and improvements and how to implement them.
• Using relevant quality tools and making sure managers and other staff understand how to improve the business.
• Managing external audits of the Companies QMS system to maintain ISO 9001 accreditation.
• Other tasks as needed.

Work of Others: Safety Technicians.

Certifications:

• OSHA 30 Construction required.
• OSHA 510 required

Licenses:

• Valid driver’s license.

Experience & Qualifications:

• 5+years of Safety Manager experience in a similar environment required.
• Qualified in occupational Health and Safety to at least BS Degree or equivalent.
• Qualification as lead or internal auditor for ISO 18001: 2007.
• Qualification as lead or internal auditor for ISO 9001: 2015.
• Demonstrable training & experience in a variety of relevant engineering sectors.
• Demonstrable experience of developing and implementing safety programs throughout an organization.
• Has a proactive and practical attitude to Health and safety.
• Has a good practical knowledge of health and safety.
• Has a good working knowledge of site engineering, heavy lifting etc.
• Able to use Microsoft Office to a good level including Excel.
• Able to develop and implement H&S and QMS strategies for monitoring performance.
• Experience of root cause analysis techniques and development and implementation of corrective actions.
• Experience of the legal requirements of OSHA.
• Experience of developing and delivering H&S and QMS training.
• Experience of managing external H&S and QMS audits.

Key Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills -written and verbal at technical and professional level.
• Professional, and persuasive.
• Excellent written and verbal skills at technical and professional levels.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Work well in a team and independently.
• A flexible approach as this role involves extensive travel across the USA.
• Ability to work well and enjoy working in the constantly changing and challenging operations arena.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is continually required to sit, use hands, talk, and hear; will also be required to stand, walk; seldom required to drive, climb, stoop/kneel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; seldom 75 pounds or more with assistance.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is a traveling indoor/outdoor position and will continually face adverse working conditions in the field and will be exposed to dirt, noise, fumes, heat, cold, etc.

Travel Required: 100%. Site visits will sometimes require excessive walking, stair climbing, squatting or kneeling.