Safety Director in Nashville, Tennessee at Bonded Filter Company

BFC Solutions is seeking a Safety Director to lead safety programs across nationwide field operations, manufacturing facilities, and corporate teams. This position offers the opportunity to shape the company’s safety strategy and work directly with operational leaders to put practical, effective programs into place.

The Safety Director will lead incident prevention, regulatory compliance, employee training, and continuous improvement. The role requires a leader who understands frontline operations, builds productive relationships with managers and technicians, and turns safety data into actions that reduce injuries and improve performance.

This position is well-suited to an experienced safety professional who values time in the field, takes ownership of results, and can establish consistent standards across a geographically dispersed workforce.

BFC Solutions' employees are eligible to enroll in full benefits such as medical, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance and more. The compensation for this position is negotiable.

Responsibilities

Safety Leadership and Program Development

• Develop and lead the company’s safety strategy, annual plan, and performance goals.
• Establish safety policies, responsibilities, reporting procedures, and accountability standards.
• Manage the safety budget, vendors, PPE resources, training platforms, and inspection tools.
• Lead the Safety team and provide guidance to regional and facility leaders.

Field and Manufacturing Safety

• Develop practical safety programs for route-based technicians, including driving safety, ladder use, fall prevention, tools and equipment, and jobsite hazard identification.
• Partner with Regional Service and Operations Managers to incorporate safety into route planning, employee meetings, and daily supervisory practices.
• Lead facility safety programs addressing machine guarding, lockout/tagout, ergonomics, chemical safety, PPE, and powered industrial trucks, as applicable.
• Ensure inspections, job hazard analyses, and corrective actions are completed consistently and on schedule.
• Strengthen near-miss and hazard reporting, with clear follow-up and timely resolution.

Regulatory Compliance

• Oversee compliance with OSHA and applicable federal, state, and local safety requirements.
• Maintain inspection readiness and lead responses to regulatory inspections and inquiries.
• Oversee OSHA recordkeeping, incident classification, and required reporting.
• Maintain safety policies, procedures, and training requirements appropriate to company operations.

Incident Investigations and Workers’ Compensation

• Lead incident investigations, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Partner with HR and workers’ compensation partners to improve claim outcomes, manage claim exposure, and support timely return to work.
• Identify incident trends across regions, facilities, job types, and employee groups, and develop targeted prevention measures.

Training and Employee Engagement

• Develop safety training for new hires, current employees, and supervisors.
• Prepare clear, relevant safety communications that address the conditions employees encounter in their work.
• Coach managers on safety expectations, accountability, and consistent application of company standards.
• Build trust with frontline employees and encourage active participation in injury prevention.

Reporting and Operational Partnership

• Monitor incident rates, severity, near-miss reporting, audit results, driving events, training completion, and corrective action progress.
• Present findings and prioritized recommendations to executive and operational leadership.
• Partner with Operations, HR, Fleet, and Training to incorporate safety into onboarding, equipment standards, performance management, and employee recognition.
• Standardize effective practices across regions and facilities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least eight years of progressive safety leadership experience in multi-site operations.
• Demonstrated success reducing incidents and improving safety performance through collaboration with operational leaders.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations and recordkeeping, with experience managing inspections and investigations.
• Experience developing and implementing safety programs, training, audits, and performance reporting across complex operations.
• Strong communication, investigation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel approximately 30–50% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• CSP, ASP, CHST, or an equivalent safety certification.
• Experience supporting geographically dispersed field employees.
• Background in route-based services, facilities maintenance, construction trades, logistics, transportation, or manufacturing.
• Experience with near-miss reporting, safety observations, and safety technology platforms.
• Familiarity with telematics, driver safety programs, and fleet risk management.

Travel and Work Environment

Travel is expected approximately 30–50% of the time to support field operations and facilities. The position requires access to customer sites, jobsites, warehouses, and manufacturing environments; use of required PPE; participation in field observations and inspections; and travel by air and car.

BFC Solutions' employees are eligible to enroll in full benefits such as medical, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance and more. The compensation for this position is negotiable.

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