Job Summary

• • Provide leadership and direction around all safety and health regulations, policies, and procedures, and assure continuity and consistency of safety policies and procedures.
  • Assist in controlling hazardous working conditions and unsafe employee activities through interfacing with supervisory personnel.
  • Participate in developing and conducting safety and health training programs that are specific to the work environment and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Lead the investigation and root cause analysis process for safety and health incidents in a timely manner.
  • Work with Operations Management to drive the needs for safety and health awareness and safe work practices by implementing safety programs and procedures.
  • Review and recommend the requirements necessary for safety and health practices during the implementation or modification of equipment or processes.
  • Conduct data analysis, communicate safety performance metrics and goals for operations, and regularly track and report progress against safety goals.
  • Evaluate and analyze injuries and related trends at plants, and work directly with those operations to establish root causes and corrective actions.
  • Develop and implement action plans to improve site safety performance, tracking and measuring corrective actions and improvement.
  • Proactively identify and interpret new and existing laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Company and work with the Director – Health, Safety and Security on program development and implementation.
  • Proactively address Employee safety and health issues in a positive manner that builds trust with employees.
  • Spend time in the Foundry working with Employees, Supervisors and Managers to identify and correct safety concerns or issues.
  • Serves various leadership and support roles on Safety Committees and multiple cross-functional teams. 
  • Serve as a resource for safety and health questions and concerns for Employees, Supervisors and Managers.
  • Lead the industrial hygiene process to identify, measure, analyze and manage workplace hazards or stressors from chemical, biological, ergonomic, and physical exposures.

• • Self-motivated with a positive, results-focused attitude.
  • Knowledge of the regulatory compliance required for the Federal, State and local governments related to Occupational Safety and Health.
  • Well-developed logic and reasoning skills to recognize potential problems, draw conclusions and identify solutions.
  • Ability to communicate strengths and weaknesses of proposed solutions and propose alternative solutions.

• • Knowledge of production processes, quality control, and operational procedures related to manufacturing.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Strong presentation skills.
  • Ability to access, analyze, enter and otherwise work with information stored in or obtained through the company's computer system
  • Effectively communicate with co-workers and third parties who have business dealings with the Company's Operations

• • Bachelor’s Degree required, strongly prefer Master’s Degree in Occupational Safety and Health or related field. 
  • Knowledge and experience working with OSHA regulations required.
  • Will consider candidates with at least (10) years safety experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment in lieu of education.
  • Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) certification a strong plus.

• Ability to walk, stand, interact with employees and equipment on Plant floor for most of shift

• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.