Area Safety Manager

Position Value Proposition

Management-level environmental, health and safety, and sustainability leaders are the environmental stewards of the corporate world, working behind the scenes at many of the country's largest companies to comply with regulations, advocate for progressive environmental policies, and protect workers' safety. Engineers or scientists by training, Area Safety Managers bring a highly specialized skill set to their work, marrying technical expertise with management skills to translate corporate policy into practice.

Core Responsibilities

• Developing and leading a formal sustainability program
• Creating successful internal partnerships to integrate safety values and practices across the business
• Communicating enterprise risks associated with environmental, health, or safety failures
• Establishing global corporate EHS standards and practices
• Publicly reporting progress on a full spectrum of EHS and sustainability initiatives
• Responding to stakeholder inquires about their companys EHS and sustainability performance
• Working with supply chain
• Global auditing
• Ensuring safe and healthy workplaces around the world

(This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job responsibilities and functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform. Above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed. Duties and responsibilities can be changed, expanded, reduced or delegated by management to meet the business needs of the company)

Required qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) to perform essential functions of this position:

Core Competencies :

• Problem Solving Skills
• Critical and Analytical Thinking
• Conflict Resolution
• Teamwork/Collaboration
• Understanding of OSHA standards, in particular; power tools, lockout/tagout, confined space, electrical, fall protection, cranes, and heavy industrial
• Knowledge of JHAs, PPE, Hazcom, LOTO, Confined Space, and Fall Protection procedures
• Proven ability to train large multiple groups of employees
• Knowledge of OSHA, ADOSH, Cal OSHA, and EPA rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of all other applicable federal, state, and local safety and health regulations

Education/Training - Work Experience

Minimum of five (5) years of proven safety management experience within a fabrication/shop environment

Specialized Knowledge Certificates & Licenses

As outlined in the Core Competencies, an individual must have thorough knowledge and an advanced understanding of each competency outlined above in order to carry out the essential functions of this position. Specialized Knowledge is also required in the following areas:

• PPE, HAZCOM, Confined Space, and Lockout/Tagout
• Electrical, NFPA 70E procedures
• Production line procedures
• Heavy machine equipment as they relate to appropriate machine guarding

Software & Technology

Position will require the frequent use of MS Windows 7 and/or MS Windows 10, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, and MS Outlook. Blue Beam PDF Software; Concur Software for expenses or applicable software.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

Position requires as many hours needed to fulfill the daily and weekly obligations required to carry out the functions. Working long days including evenings and weekends can be required for this position. Position requires frequent out of state air/road travel as needed and required. A clean driving record will be required due to required road travel. Current and valid drivers license and proof of acceptable insurance is required. This position is generally indoors in a climate controlled office. However, frequent visitations to the outdoor plant facilities will be required. Travel time is 50-75%. Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request for those who have disabilities that qualify under the American with Disabilities Act.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Inside and outside environment, at times dusty, cold, hot, dirty, and noisy. Working with and around small and large equipment and materials. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to:

• Fumes or airborne particles and extreme heat.
• Frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.
• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Occasionally climbing ladders/scaffolding and carrying heights in precarious places

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required:

• Regularly required to stand and/or sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach outward and above shoulders with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Frequently is required to walk and stoop, bend, kneel, squat, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance.
• Must occasionally lift, carry and/or move up to 75 lbs.
• Occasionally push and/or pull a maximum force of 200 ft-lb.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Mental and visual application required to interpret drawings, layout, and plan work.
• Good judgment in determining best method and procedure to be followed.
• Work on jobs while applying safety rules at all times. SAFETY is priority one at all times!!!
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Hard Hat, Steel toed boots, Safety glasses, gloves, ear plugs, long pants, long sleeved shirt, respirator etc.. per requirements for position)

Schuff Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer with and Affirmative Action Plan.