Safety Manager (Westfield)

Safety Manager

About Us:

Peckham Industries Inc. (PII) has been a family-run business since 1924 and we believe our family by choice ethos delivers value as the trusted supplier of construction materials, products, and services in the communities we serve. Through our extensive network of hot mix asphalt and ready-mix concrete plants, quarries, and liquid asphalt terminals, PII delivers the highest quality materials and custom solutions to thousands of road construction and road maintenance customers. In addition, the companys construction operations include paving and road reclamation services, as well as precast/prestressed concrete production and erection of multi-level parking structures, specialty buildings, and bridge components.

Become part of our mission by realizing your purpose, serving our community interests, and delivering growth for our customers. Peckham Industries educates, innovates, and applies technology in a way that is safe, sustainable, inclusive, and profitable.

Job Summary:

The Safety Manager will help to create, develop, and implement company programs and policies to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses as well as ensure compliance with company/government/industry regulations and standards. It will be the priority of this position to work towards the companys goal to achieve Best in Class Status, while contributing to the continuous overall safety culture of Achieving Zero (zero injuries, zero accidents).

Essential Functions:

• Integrity. Ensure company, industry and regulatory policies are followed and adhered to. Work with management to identify gaps in compliance and implement solutions.

• Protect family and friends. Support members in nurturing the Peckham culture of keeping safety first and foremost in peoples minds.

• Dedicated. Lead and conduct safety assessments at all operations; work with management team to identify hazards and solutions.

• Communicate. Facilitate accident and good catch reports for all incidents using our internal accident reporting system.

• Obligated. Engage and hold members accountable to sustain and strengthen our safety culture. Develop relevant safety training content and conduct training (new hire, task & refresher).

• Transparency and Learning. Lead discussion in developing incident root cause analysis and facilitating implementation of solutions. Understanding Industrial Hygiene testing/monitoring/results specific to dust, noise and ergonomics is beneficial.

• Respect and engage. Actively participate in initiatives that support the Corporate Safety Strategic Plan, partnering with business lines on special projects and addressing emerging operational needs as they arise.

• Ownership and Caring. Help develop and support safety initiatives across multiple lines of business. Track and report on the status of insurance claims and accidents.

• Mastery. Network in national/regional safety & health associations and councils to bring best practices back for consideration at Peckham.

Requirements, Education and Experience:

• Associate or bachelors degree in safety or related field, preferred.

• 3 - 5+ years of experience in safety, construction and/or manufacturing industries OSHA, MSHA, IH or similar.

• Strong verbal & written English communication skills, ability to coach/teach all level of employees.

• Ability to take initiative and work through difficult situations independently balancing member safety, compliance, and productivity striving for best-in-class results.