xPL Manufacturing Safety Manager

Environmental Health and Safety Manager

Partner with Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and the manufacturing team to enforce facility compliance with company, EH&S programs, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements at our manufacturing facility in Decatur, AL. Lead training of safe work practices to educate and inform and the manufacturing team on management of environmental and hazardous materials reports and conditions.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, direct, and enforce Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) at the manufacturing facility, based on safety staffing requirements as defined by Headquarters (HQ) EH&S policy.
• Manage time and resource allocation and provide safety leadership.
• Assess Safety practices and known and potential safety related exposures, develop and implement action plans to mitigate risks, and drive changes to improve team safety awareness and activities.
• Communicate requirements for improving performance to leadership and team for adoption and adherence to changes, using specific-safety standards, best management practices, and EH&S policies and procedures.
• Understand facility safety trends and participate in reducing Incident Rates by meeting or exceeding established Business Unit (BU) goals and manage regulatory exposures to zero citations.
• Develop training for the manufacturing needs to educate management, employees, and Trade employees on Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs, policies, and procedures and provide training on safe work practices to encourage and enforce adoption and adherence.
• Promote safe work practices and safe working conditions in accordance with company and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and owner contractual requirements.
• Maintain and enhance working relationships with staff and Safety Representatives.
• Develop and enforce Safety Program and related policies and procedures.
• Identify unsafe actions and conditions and engage with the team to implement immediate corrective actions in accordance with xPL Offsite, Federal, State and Local regulations and owner requirements.
• Develop accountability model for the manufacturing team to ensure pre-planning for activities and tasks.
• Review safety programs for completeness and compliance with company and EH&S policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and owner contractual requirements.
• Review quality of Pre-Task Plans (PTPs).
• Hold planning meetings with the team to review site safety program and job hazard analysis for their scope of work and to establish and review risk mitigation plans.
• Develop safety action items for manufacturing meetings and verify conduct training as per OSHA standards.
• Conduct effective worker orientation program for new employees; administer and record participation.
• Collaborate with leadership to create specific safety reports, assess metrics, and make recommendations for improvement over baseline.
• Ensure timely log of safety meetings.
• Conduct and review team's safety audits, assess recommended corrective actions, and issue reports of violations and/or unsafe practices for immediate resolution.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited degree program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or related field of study, and minimum of 4 years of related manufacturing safety experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Environmental Health Safety Technician (EHST) certification required or within 2 years of appointment
• Completed OSHA 30-hour training and maintain current First Aid/CPR/BBP and AED certifications
• Knowledgeable of Federal, State, and local Environmental Health & Safety regulations
• Working knowledge and consistent application of safety and environmental principles and techniques
• Ability to identify known and potential safety related exposures and lead implementation of corrective actions
• Familiar with general construction operations
• Demonstrate elements of leadership from within, teamwork, and interpersonal skills to build teams and professional relationships
• Professional verbal and written communication skills and effective presentation delivery skills
• Exceptional organizational skills with high attention to detail
• Analytical thinking, good judgment, and complex problem-solving skills
• Travel required, access to reliable transportation required

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee occasionally travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works at construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in an office setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.