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Build Your Career at Evergreen Roadworks!
The Safety Director plans and implements the company\'s safety program
by partnering with all areas of the business to ensure a safe,
productive, healthy, and accident-free work environment across all of
our locations and jobsites in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.
This position will manage a team of safety professionals that assist in
carrying out the company\'s safety program.
Essential Functions
- Coordinates Safety Representatives in all areas
- Provides safety leadership
- Mentors safety staff and ensures their professional development
- Supports employee involvement, assumes leadership role in developing
positive work environment
- Collaborates with other leaders to develop safety solutions
- Monitors and maintains compliance
- Coordinates all safety/regulatory compliance measures throughout all
of our office and construction sites in Illinois, Indiana, and
Michigan and ensures all requirements are implemented.
- Develops current and comprehensive knowledge of all applicable
state, federal and local health and safety
regulations/laws/requirements affecting the business including
environmental, health, and safety.
- Creates and files all required reports
- Prepares necessary monthly stats reports
- Conducts job site internal audits
- Identifies and evaluates risk hazards and develops proper measures
of control
- Develops and coordinates health and safety training
- Identifies safety training needs
- Ensures required training is conducted; develops an annual schedule
- Assists in development of safety training curriculum
- Audits older safety training materials for updating
- Develops / coordinates annual refresher training for all sites
- Drives workplace safety
- Assists with the development of strategies, policies and programs to
instill a safe culture
- Collaborate with Heritage Construction & Materials and related
companies on required safety initiatives
- Determines the appropriateness of introducing targeted safety
initiatives
- Assist with development of metrics for measuring the effectiveness
of corporate safety initiatives
- Conducts / coordinates noise and dust monitoring
- Maintains hearing conservation program
- Stays current on safety programs and developments by maintaining
contact with others in the field (e.g., OSHA, professional
association and educational groups, and professional development
efforts)
- Leads and serves on necessary safety committees and serves on other
Heritage safety teams/committees as appropriate
- Promotes safety and health awareness through internal company
memoranda, newsletters and specific training program
- Promotes personal safety
- Wears all prescribed PPE
- Investigates incidents
- Partners with onsite/plant managers to conduct investigations and
analysis of property damage/injury/illness/near miss reports
- Assist to identify root cause of incident and implements corrective
action
- Completes required reporting
- Acts as a liaison with medical personnel/insurance claims adjusters
- Maintains highest levels of confidentiality
- Communicates effectively with internal/external customers.
- Answers inquiries via phone, email or in-person
- Steward effective relationships with employees, peers, managers,
regulators, and vendors
- Demonstrates high levels of integrity and credibility through
effective communication
Education Qualifications
- Bachelor\'s Degree in Safety Management, Construction Management or
related discipline, or equivalent work experience; required
Experience Qualifications
- 5+ years work exper ence in corporate safety department/safety
management required
- Experience in development of safety processes and training of
individuals on process required
- Experience in heavy highway or industrial setting preferred
Skills and Abilities
Safety Expert
Strong computer / technological skills; Proficiency in Microsoft Suite
programs
Strong communication skills
Accountability
Attention to detail
Ability to work a flexible schedule as business needs require
Ability to work in extreme weather conditions on heavy highway
construction sites
Ability to travel
Participate in safety briefings, job briefings, and other meetings -
pass on information from team members, management or customer
Must be able to work with a team, take direction, follow work rules, and
take on additional job responsibilities as needed or assigned
Perform all work in compliance with company standards, procedures, and
regulatory requirements
Must possess and exhibit excellent communication skills and the ability
to work inde
