Safety Program Leadership
• Independently manage assigned site safety and occupational health programs and ensure compliance with regulatory, corporate, and site requirements.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for critical safety programs, which may include Lockout/Tagout, Confined Space Entry, Work Permitting, Respiratory Protection, PPE, Fall Protection, Electrical Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and other life-critical safety systems.
• Develop, implement, review, and continuously improve site safety standards, procedures, safe work practices, and supporting documentation.
• Evaluate regulatory and company-standard changes and lead implementation of necessary site improvements.
• Provide technical guidance to site leadership, supervisors, employees, contractors, engineering, and maintenance personnel.
Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Serve as the site lead for the Emergency Response Team (ERT) program and provide overall leadership, coordination, and program management for site emergency preparedness and response.
• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the site's emergency response organization, capabilities, and readiness.
• Maintain and periodically update the Facility Emergency Preparedness Plan (FEPP) and associated emergency response procedures.
• Establish ERT staffing, qualification, training, drill, and competency requirements and ensure the team maintains appropriate readiness to respond to credible site emergencies.
• Coordinate and oversee ERT training, drills, exercises, and response evaluations, including development and tracking of corrective actions and lessons learned.
• Provide leadership and direction to ERT members and team leaders and ensure clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations are established.
• Coordinate emergency preparedness activities with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Occupational Health, Security, Site Leadership, and other applicable functions.
• Serve as the primary site liaison with local fire departments, EMS, emergency management agencies, hospitals, and other external emergency-response organizations.
• Coordinate periodic joint exercises and planning activities with external response agencies when appropriate.
• Evaluate site emergency-response risks, equipment, resources, and capabilities and recommend improvements necessary to maintain effective response readiness.
• Manage inspection, testing, maintenance, and readiness requirements for emergency-response equipment and associated resources.
• Develop and manage the ERT/emergency preparedness budget and identify resource and capital needs.
• Participate in emergency incidents as a member of the site's emergency management structure and provide safety and technical support to incident leadership.
• Lead post-drill and post-incident reviews to identify lessons learned and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Monitor applicable emergency preparedness and response requirements and ensure site programs remain aligned with regulatory, company, and site expectations.
Risk Management and Incident Prevention
• Lead and participate in workplace hazard assessments, field safety evaluations, audits, inspections, and risk assessments.
• Identify systemic safety risks and recommend practical engineering, administrative, and procedural controls.
• Participate in Process Safety Reviews, PSSRs, Management of Change activities, project reviews, and other risk-management processes as applicable.
• Evaluate work practices and operating conditions to identify opportunities for risk reduction and improved safety performance.
• Support development and tracking of corrective actions and verify effective completion.
Incident Investigation and Performance Improvement
• Lead or participate in investigations of injuries, near misses, safety events, and significant potential incidents.
• Apply structured root-cause analysis techniques to identify immediate, contributing, and systemic causes.
• Develop and track corrective and preventive actions resulting from investigations.
• Analyze safety data and trends to identify emerging risks and recommend targeted improvement initiatives.
• Communicate significant findings, trends, and recommendations to site leadership.
Regulatory Compliance and Auditing
• Interpret applicable OSHA regulations, consensus standards, corporate EHS requirements, and site procedures.
• Conduct and support regulatory and internal compliance audits.
• Assist with regulatory inspections and development of responses and corrective actions.
• Maintain documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance with assigned safety programs.
• Stay current on regulatory developments and industry best practices affecting site operations.
Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health
• Coordinate and/or conduct occupational exposure assessments, including air and noise monitoring, as appropriate.
• Evaluate exposure data and recommend appropriate engineering controls, work practices, PPE, and additional monitoring.
• Support administration of the site's respiratory protection program, including fit testing, training, documentation, and equipment selection.
• Partner with occupational health resources to address workplace exposure and employee health-protection requirements.
Training and Safety Culture
• Develop and deliver safety training for employees, contractors, supervisors, and site leadership.
• Coach employees and leaders on application of safety requirements and effective risk-management practices.
• Promote employee engagement in hazard identification, incident prevention, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a visible field safety resource and build effective working relationships across site functions.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations and occupational safety principles.
• Knowledge of heavy manufacturing and industrial work environments.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage safety programs and compliance activities.
• Strong hazard-recognition and risk-assessment capabilities.
• Experience conducting or leading incident investigations and root-cause analyses.
• Ability to interpret regulations, technical standards, and corporate requirements and translate them into practical site expectations.
• Knowledge of industrial hygiene principles and exposure-assessment practices.
• Understanding of life-critical safety programs and controls.
• Knowledge of industrial emergency response principles, incident command systems, emergency planning, drills and exercises, and coordination with external response agencies.
• Strong written and verbal communication, training, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to influence employees and leaders without direct supervisory authority and manage multiple priorities.
