Safety Manager

AutoReqId: 19181BR

Pay Class: Salaried Exempt

Minimum Pay Rate: $102,300.00

Department: Health, Safety and Environment

Line of Business: Cement Operations

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Posting:

Heidelberg Materials is seeking a Safety Manager to join our team in Mason City, IA.

Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes beyond cement, aggregates, and ready-mixed concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America, previously known as Lehigh Hanson, operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.

The Safety Manager role is based in Mason City, IA and reports directly to the Region Director of Health and Safety.

What you’ll get to do

• Develops, implements and supports safety programs, safety training, provides technical support, interfacing with regulatory agencies, and ensures adequate recordkeeping at the area and plant level. Reviews employee safety programs to determine adequacy and effectiveness. Coordinate, administer and ensure plant safety programs are in line with corporate safety policies and practices.

• Develops and implements processes and product safety features that will reduce employees’ exposure to chemical, physical, and/or biological work hazards.

• Conducts compliance inspections. Manages the participation in Federal and State Safety and Health inspections, providing inspectors with appropriate documents, and identifying safety measures. Coordinates loss prevention inspections.

• Conducts regular safety audits. Inspects facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, safety-related regulatory required documentation, to ensure safety regulation compliance. Recommends safety devices on machinery, or direct device installation. Evaluates adequacy of actions taken to correct health inspection violations.

• Investigates industrial incidents, injuries, and occupational diseases to determine primary and root causes and preventive/preventative measures. Reports or reviews findings from accident investigations, facilities inspections.

• Interviews management and employees to obtain information about workplace incidents.

• Works with site management to assure that all employees, visitors, and contractors are properly trained in job hazards and safe work practices.

• Assists in developing and administering plant safety training programs. Ensures that site management maintains accurate record keeping of safety compliance and employee training records.

• Maintain knowledge of current best practices and changes in regulations/policies.

• Provide input into the purchase of safety-related equipment

• Ensures safety systems are maintained and data is accurate. Completes required reporting for Corporate or Group analysis of safety statistics in a timely and accurate manner.

• Reviews plans and specifications for the construction of new machinery or equipment to determine whether all safety requirements have been met.

• Works with area management to effectively implement company and area safety programs and requirements.

Essential Experience and Skills

• Education and/or experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree and 5 or more years of experience directly related to the job. Professional certification such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and/or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or work towards such certification preferred.

• Requires thorough knowledge of all applicable laws, MSHA/OSHA/Marine regulations, safe work practices, accident prevention programs. Basic understanding of applicable state workers' compensation, company GL, and vehicular insurance requirements/standards.

• Requires knowledge of materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacturing and distribution of goods.

• Requires thorough knowledge of applicable tools and technologies to be used on the job including Word, Excel, and company database programs.

• High level of written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills.

• Able to conduct effective training meetings.

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or notable progress toward such certifications

• Cement or mining industry experience

• Master's degree or relevant continuing education and training

Work Environment

• Role operates primarily a professional office environment, but requires conducting business at manufacturing locations and job sites where the conditions include moving mechanical equipment, inclement weather, heat, humidity, and elevated noise levels.

What we have to offer

• Competitive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan

• Highly competitive benefits programs

• 401k retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions

Employer Statement :

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled

Employer Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled