Safety Director jobs in Corona, CA

Job description

Position Title: Safety Director

Employment Terms: Exempt / Salary

Immediate Supervisor: Company Safety Officer

Mindset/Purpose: The Safety Director ensures that we navigate every project safely and prepares our teams to handle and respond to unsafe situations appropriately should they present themselves.

Role/Overview: The Safety Director’s leadership ability is vital to the success of all projects. Effective pre-planning, trade activity coordination, problem resolution, communication skills, and persuasion required. This is a field position with work occurring on one or multiple sites at a time. Working from the job site and/or visiting multiple job sites is required.

Performance Expectations:

The Safety Director is responsible for developing, implementing, and administering safety and environmental programs consistent with company objectives, as well as federal, state and local regulations and standards. The Safety Director is responsible for delivering each project safely. He/she is required to understand, organize, prioritize and monitor daily work activities, and develop an annual performance plan to provide superior results centered around Tilden-Coil’s project performance objectives relevant to, safety, team development and client satisfaction. This shall include:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintaining a Tilden-Coil Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of 0.69 or less
• Maintaining a Tilden-Coil LTWCR of .50 or less
• Maintaining a Tilden-Coil Recordable Injury Rate of 1.00 or less
• Maintain and improve upon Tilden-Coil’s Safety and Healthy Workplace Program to ensure mitigation of accidents and support the company’s safety culture.

• Develop and administer corporate accident and environmental programs and provide programs and guidance to employees in order to meet corporate goals. Update and revise programs as necessary.
• Work with risk management on the Workers Compensation program, to review claims, provide safety clinics and Return To Work programs, monitor the company’s EMR, and revise or create systems to reduce EMR.
• Provide direction and training in interpreting and implementing corporate safety policies and procedures.
• Direct and coordinate the preparation of routine safety performance reports, review accident performance and trends, and assist employees in implementing appropriate corrective action plans.
• Perform accident related investigations from date of occurrence through claim process and claim resolution.
• Visit jobsites on a regular basis to identify and mitigate safety hazards.
• Develop and conduct required safety training.
• Plan regular field safety meetings and present safety issues and education at quarterly production meetings.
• Liaison with local, state and federal environmental and safety regulatory agencies.

Minimum/Typical Responsibilities:

The Safety Director will manage daily safety activity which includes: reviewing project plans, identifying and abating exposures proactively, coordinating tasks to reduce risk and optimize production, and working closely with project management to enhance project wide safety efforts. These duties at a minimum include:

On-Going Project Support

· Review job site safety meeting minutes

· Manage new employee safety orientation

· Review site safety

· Procure and review subcontractor “Job Hazard Analysis” documents, IIPP, Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and their safety prequalification applications

· Review SDS for compliance

· Coordinate and review plans when subcontractors perform hazardous activities (trenches, scaffolding, crane operations and confined spaces etc…) Monitor to assure strict compliance with all governing agencies and participate in subcontractor’s safety briefs prior to any major activity.

· Code interpretation, help team interpret code

Specific Project Support

· Liaison for client relevant to safety

· Liaison with OSHA

· Investigate and report on all accidents, near misses and injuries while onsite

· Administer client safety program and ensure adherence to client Safety standards

Training

· Manage and develop in-house training and tracking of compliance cycle times

· Train employees in safety modules

Program Administration

· Procure job specific OSHA permits

· Review and update safety documents based upon in-field observations

· Create safety documents as required

Record and Report

· Document findings for onsite safety walks; direct and/or make corrections

· Maintain and update all safety records

· Maintain accurate recordable injury rates

· Maintain accurate lost time worker case rates

· Maintain record of leading indicators specific to each project

Documentation/Coordination

• Timely & Accurate

• Create and maintain audit records
• Annual OSHA reporting
• Manage root cause analysis
• Safety compliance and reports

· Develop standardized production and safety documents

· Keep documents updated, complete and relevant

· Mentor/Develop our teams to build safely

· Company Training

• Business Development

Company-Wide Safety and Risk Management

• Assist with disaster preparedness company wide
• Business continuity preparation
• Ensure compliance with state and local safety requirements

Recommended Computer Skills:

CMiC, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point

Recommended Education & Experience:

§ 8-10 years construction safety management

§ A college degree in occupational safety and health

§ Professional certificates (CHST, OHST, CSST) or able to achieve within 6 months of employment

§ Training and certification in the OSHA Construction Safety 30 hour

§ Qualified as a current trainer in the OSHA 500 Course

§ Current Safety and First Aid

§ Understanding of OCIP management

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities

Work Location: In person