Director of Safety

Job Details

Job Location
SP Phoenix - Phoenix, AZ

Position Type
Full Time

Education Level
4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage
Road Warrior

Job Shift
Day

Job Category
Human Resources

Description

Job Summary

This position encompasses a comprehensive approach to safety management, with a focus on compliance with FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) regulations and standards. The Director of Safety plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety and well-being of employees, customers, and the public while promoting a culture of safety excellence across the organization.

WHAT YOU WILL DO...

Safety Program Leadership & Culture

• Develop and implement comprehensive health and safety programs along with related initiatives to ensure compliance with FMCSA and OSHA regulations to include but not limited to the following:
  • Hazardous Fuel Handling
  • DOT Driving
  • Fire Suppression
  • Other OSHA/MSHA requirements
  • Other Site-Specific Safety Requirements
  • Emergency Response Plans
• Provide strategic leadership and direction for safety management systems, policies, and procedures across the company.
• Promote a culture of safety excellence by fostering employee engagement, accountability, and ownership of safety responsibilities at all levels of the organization.
• Recognize and reward individuals and teams for exemplary safety performance and achievements.
• Drives efforts in creation of company safety committee activities.

Regulatory Compliance

• Stay current with FMCSA and OSHA regulations, guidelines, and enforcement trends to ensure ongoing compliance and adherence to safety standards.
• Interpret and communicate regulatory requirements to relevant stakeholders and departments within the organization.
• Develops and implements compliance training by leveraging principles of People Based Safety.
• Directs and implements safety training that promotes behavior-based safety, for all employees.
• Leads and ensures environmental compliance and reporting is complete and accurate.

Incident Investigation, Reporting, and Claim Management

• Oversees incident investigation processes to identify root causes, contributing factors, and corrective actions for safety-related incidents, accidents, or near misses.
• Ensures timely and accurate reporting of safety incidents to regulatory agencies and internal stakeholders as required.
• Works closely with operational leaders on incident prevention plans.
• Leads and directs our worker's compensation claims, medical management, and costs.

Inspections and Audits

• Oversees Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) site inspections and audits, prepares gap analysis and action plans and follows-up visit with support to ensure compliance with EHS regulations.
• Lead efforts related to injury reporting, incident analysis, and concerns regarding hazards in the workplace.
• Provides oversight and may complete site-specific safety audits and assessments, driver assessments and ride alongs, etc.
• Provides operational leadership with corrective action assignments and completion tracking.

Additional

• Frequent travel will be required to all Senergy facilities.

Supervision of Others

• Safety Manager(s), Safety Coordinator(s)

Work Environment

• Typically work is performed in an office setting and work sites.
• Frequent visits to customer sites of various work environments.
• Occasional work outdoors and in various weather conditions.
• Occasional work in dusty, wet, dirty environments
• Occasional work in hot or cold environments.

Physical Demands

• Able to sit for extended periods of time.
• Able to move freely around work sites.
• Able to climb stairs and ladders, kneel, bend, and stoop.
• Able to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Able to move about office setting to complete responsibilities.
• Frequent use of phone, computer, and office equipment.

Travel

• Road Warrior (Monthly Travel/All Assigned Locations)

WHAT YOU WILL BRING...

• Three or more years of leadership experience in Safety Management, Operations Management, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Five or more years' experience in Safety Management, Operations Management, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Thorough understanding of FMCSA and OSHA regulations, compliance requirements, and best practices.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence key stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Acceptable driving record.
• Strong computer skills and able to learn company systems and processes.
• Adheres to the company's values and ethical expectations.
• Able to effectively multitask.
• Excellent understanding of OSHA/MSHA regulations
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety and health or a related field.
• Five or more years' experience in safety management for an oil/gas/transportation or related industry.
• Strong understanding and background with third party management systems (ISNet, Avetta, Variform).
• Current CSP or CIH credential.
• Class A CDL with Hazmat/Tanker endorsement.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.