Head of Health and Safety

Safety Manager

CRH is the leading vertically integrated supplier of asphalt, aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete, and paving and construction services in North America. Our 24,100 employees at 1,300 operating locations provide our customers with top-quality, innovative products and services. Your Position Overview As the Safety Manager, you will be responsible for supporting and promoting our safety culture, Life Saving Rules, safety programs, and strategy. The primary function of the position is to manage health and safety programs and provide technical support to all the lines of business: Aggregates, Asphalt, Construction, Ready-mix Concrete, and Transportations. You will conduct audits and inspections to ensure programmatic compliance and provide solutions to audit findings. You will provide service, technical support and compliance guidance to supervisors and employees, as well as act as a liaison with regulatory agencies. Your Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions) Assist in maintaining a high level of safety compliance and awareness at company fixed locations (asphalt plants, construction sites, offices, shops, ready-mix plants, and quarry locations) through site visits and documentation of deficiencies. Work directly with site safety teams, line of business leaders, and field crews on a regular basis to promote company safety philosophies, expectations, and personal responsibility. Perform audits and inspections to identify and correct potential hazards or provide solutions to ensure that sites can consistently maintain regulatory compliance; monitor, interpret and analyze safety data to support business needs. Influence our teams and provide coaching on safe work actions and conditions. Develop, coordinate, and/or present training and/or initiatives to small and large groups. Human Performance, MSHA New Miner Training, Smith Driving, MSHA/OSHA compliance programs, Safety Days, and other training as required. Promote and facilitate safety innovations. Recommend process and product safety features that will reduce employees' exposure to chemical, and physical work hazards. Including risk assessment, proactive identification of potential loss sources and workplace assessments. Participate in the development or review of job hazard analyses and risk assessments with the goal of providing perspective, feedback, and proactively identifying potential risks. Maintains professional demeanor in dealing with critical/confidential information; Assist in environmental compliance and other duties as needed. Education/Experience A bachelor's level degree in safety sciences, safety management, EHS applied sciences, or related health and safety degree, or a bachelor's degree in an engineering or scientific field with health and safety work experience and at least 2 4 years of related work experience, or an equivalent of education and experience. Proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Ability coach, influence, present, and train others Excellent Computer skills, including MS Office programs and database management. Strong written and presentation communication skills General Requirements Mobility to attend various meetings and events at offsite locations with some overnight stays required. Hours are extended throughout the year to include nights and weekends when necessary. 50% Travel locally to our various sites daily. Preferred Competencies Experience in Human Performance Implementation Strong knowledge and experience with safety compliance management programs. Experience with EHS management systems such as ISO 14001, ISO 45001, OSHAS 18000, ANSI Z10 What CRH Offers You Highly competitive base pay Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs Group retirement savings program Health and wellness programs A diverse and inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion About CRH CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of large international organization. Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. EOE/Vet/Disability