Job Description
Position Title: Area Safety Manager
Position Reports To: Safety Director
Position Summary
The Area Safety Managerwill provide safety leadership for all project sites in an entire area. This role is responsible for ensuring facility compliance with corporate safety standards, implementing safety directives, improving safety performance through training and craft engagement in our safety philosophy.
Essential Functions
Works closely with Apache site-management and client safety and operations to ensure that expectations and activities remain in alignment.
Maintains communication with area and site leadership about all aspects of safety compliance and share appropriate details with your direct supervisor.
Ensures that all safety related incidents are reported immediately to your supervisor and appropriatemanagement.
Maintains and handles highly confidential information.
Conducts or coordinates worker training in areas such as safety rules and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment.
Supports the area management and their team by being involved in planning, scheduling, customer, and executive meetings.
Performs safety audits and inspect facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety regulation compliance.
Investigates industrial accidents, near-miss incidents, and occupational injuries to determine causes and work with project leadership to implement preventive measures and manage return-to-work activities.
Provides technical advice, coaching, guidance, and mentoring to employees on safety initiatives and necessary changes.
Orders and maintains facility safety inventory including supplies and equipment.
Manages other safety staff and hold them accountable for daily, weekly, and monthly tasks.
Other duties as assigned.
Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree preferred.
3-5 years of experience in a related field.
7 years of proven aptitude if bachelor’s degree is not provided.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Ability to multi-task, managing multiple projects and competing priorities.
Ability to work effectively in cross-functional team initiatives.
Must be highly motivated with strong problem-solving skills and strong interpersonal skills.
A team player with the ability to effectively communicate and interact with customers, subcontractors, HR, accounting, legal, site management and others as needed.
Strong written and verbal skills.
Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and time management.
Ability to demonstrate self-motivation and ownership of assigned work.
Ability to work independently as well as with a team in a fast-paced environment.
Strong leadership and motivational skills.
Work Conditions/Physical Demands
Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods.
Light work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds.
Working in hazardous conditions within our customers facilities.
Travel may be required
