Safety director job description

We are seeking an experienced leader to oversee the Life Safety business and portfolio. Reporting directly to a senior leadership team member, this leader will work cross-functionally with the Commercial, Commercial Operations, Technology, and Product Management organizations and leaders to develop and grow the emergency lighting portfolio, and assume control of the Life Safety P&L. This business leader will drive all aspects of its sales, product portfolio, and go to market strategy to position the business for success. Candidate must have previous Life Safety experience and expertise, a demonstrated ability to work effectively within a matrixed organizational environment, and prior P&L ownership are core requirements of this role. The location for this role is at the Greenville SC Headquarters, with up to 25% travel as required to perform Customer visits.

The position plays a critical role on the Leadership team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing an effective Life Safety sales strategy that increases top-line sales growth, while increasing overall profitability. The sales strategy includes a New Product Development roadmap, which will outline NPD opportunities and timing, as well as effective go-to-market strategies in partnership with other members of your team. You will lead a cross-functional team responsible for the success of our overall Life Safety strategy, enabling them to adapt and execute quickly to deliver strong commercial results.
Responsibilities:

Define and develop strong multi-year sales and product roadmap strategies, leveraging prior industry and market experience

Collaborate with marketing leaders and Life Safety marketers to ensure strategy alignment and provide insights for furthering our market reach

Partner with commercial leaders to ensure a deep understanding of their key customers' needs and key drivers of value; drive and execute pipeline opportunities to create industry leading Life Safety business

Leverage your experience and knowledge to provide excellent leadership to build, motivate, educate & activate a high performing team

As an employer of choice, it is imperative that our employees return home safely to their loved ones. Safety is our first goal. To this end, we have invested significant resources and effort into our Occupational Safety Program with excellent results. Ideally, your passion for work safety and experience with leading work safety at a large Warehouse facility will enable you to take ownership of our mature safety program, and partner with business leaders to elevate it to the next level.

As the Safety Manager, you will use your knowledge, energy, sense of urgency, and relational skills to lead efforts with internal business leaders to grow the safety culture at the Four Seasons Family of Companies. You will lead and facilitate continuous improvement efforts on occupational safety standards and practices including the identification, elimination, and control of hazardous conditions. You will be responsible for managing the workers compensation claims process and work with our insurance provider to effectively defend the business against frivolous claims. We value data driven insights, so your ability to analyze data captured in our OHS system and present it to the leadership team in a way that helps drive the appropriate work safety strategies is important.

The ideal candidate must have a partnership and team-oriented mindset, manage effective internal relationships, keep the business at the forefront of occupational safety, and deliver results.

Collaborate with and influence leadership to develop initiatives with a focus on safety behaviors, continuous improvement, and injury prevention.

Develop safety policies, programs, and processes aimed at growing the safety culture, that engages leaders and associates at all levels.
Identify and influence occupational safety education, and training needs. Support and hold senior leaders accountable for managing the safety process on reporting, investigation, completing corrective actions and reporting out key learnings. Partner with insurance provider to manage workers compensation claims through restrictions, return to work, wage statements, mediation, and litigation. Utilize safety and injury data to proactively develop strategies for improvement and report safety metrics to the leadership team. Conduct industrial hygiene sampling (i.e. noise, air, etc.) Responsible for emergency response plan, medical emergencies, and emergency response teams.
Required Skills and Education, Training, or Certification(s):
5+ years of experience in occupational safety and workers compensation experience. A bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and environmental health or related technical field or equivalent experience. Knowledge and experience with OSHA, DOT, ANSI standard rules, regulations, and guidelines Experience in industries such as distribution, logistics, and/or manufacturing Willingness to be on call 24/7 and provide onsite coverage for PM shifts regularly Track record of career growth driven by results in injury reduction, safety culture development and risk reduction. Experience in Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Laws, Claim Management and Litigation Effective coaching, training, and motivational skills; ability to lead Fluently speak and write English at a professional level Skilled at prioritizing conflicting demands and reprioritize based on emerging risk
Preferred Experience and Skills:
Fluently speak and write Spanish at a professional level CSP, ASP, GSP or equivalent preferred First aid, AED, and CPR certification OSHA 10- or 30-hour certification
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage Earned Wage Access - flexible access to wages before payday Paid time off and holidays Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan Retirement 401(k) with employer match Company life insurance & voluntary life insurance Short-term and long-term disability Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, wellness program, employee assistance program, Success Coach, and more!
Who We Are

We are a family of companies that focus on wholesale produce distribution and logistics across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. We partner with local growers to bring fresh organic and conventional produce to our Lancaster County, PA facility. We grade and package fruits and vegetables, sending only the best with our Drivers to deliver to independent retailers, natural food stores, and food co-ops.

We care about our associates and are committed to a healthy, diverse, and inclusive work environment.

All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis, and without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, pregnancy or maternity, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status under federal, state and local laws.

Are you inspired by “what's next”? So are we.

When you join the Albemarle team, you contribute to a better tomorrow. You will play a role in powering many of the world's largest and most critical industries, from energy and communications to transportation and electronics. We are putting innovation to work to improve people's lives and we want YOU to be a part of it.

Job Description

Albemarle Corporation is seeking a Contractor Safety Director to support domestic and international capital projects. This position will be based in Charlotte, NC or Houston, TX.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Manages and coordinates company's safety functions for Capital Projects to ensure we have effective programs to protect the safety and security of employees and comply with or exceed environmental regulations.Responsible for oversight and coordination of the Corporate global Contractor Management program, inclusive of both capital construction contractors and site-based contractors.Key member of the leadership team for the Chief Capital Projects Officer.Working within corporate strategies and policy frameworks set by the organization, designs, proposes and implements health and safety strategies, guidelines, and procedures to meet HSE requirements for capital execution needs.Liaises with capital groups (sustaining and large projects) to provide first point of contact on safety related matters.Key member of the Corporate Safety staff, advising the Safety Director, VP HSE and Chief Capital Projects Officer on trends and issues.Timely reporting of Capital Project-related HSE KPIs

Responsibilities include:
Safety oversight for capital project work at all Albemarle global sites (both large and small) Safety oversight for the global Contractor Management program at all Albemarle sites Conduct site visits to assist with in-the-field support of various activities and program implementations Assist projects with root cause investigations and the development of corrective actions resulting from audits, incident investigations, regulatory inspections, etc. Champion the sharing of best practices and incident lessons learned

Requirements
15+ year experience in the mining or capital construction (chemical/manufacturing) industry in an Occupational Safety or Plant leadership role.Extensive working expertise in capital construction projects and associated safety standards.Excellent verbal and written communication skills Language -- fluent in English (Mandarin, Spanish, or German beneficial) Travel Required, including international: ~50% of time
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