Manager - Field Safety & OSHA Manager
6 days ago
Tampa
Job Description Quality Carriers, Inc. (QC®) is a premier transportation solutions company in North America. QC and its subsidiaries provide expertise in bulk liquid chemical, intermodal and dry bulk transportation, logistics management, tractor and trailer repair and maintenance, commercial tank wash services, and more. QC has built a reputation for safety, reliability, honesty, quality, and industry expertise by providing top of the line transportation solutions for industry leading manufacturers. Job Summary: The Manager – Safety & OSHA Compliance shall demonstrate the ability to complete assignments in an efficient manner requiring full use and application of Occupational, Health and Safety knowledge. Scope of work includes problem solving skills for a variety of scenarios requiring originality and ingenuity. Position works with minimal supervision and may be assigned to special projects or tasks as needed. Position will be expected to provide coaching and guidance to chemical transportation, vehicle maintenance, transloading, depots, and tank cleaning operations. This position will be responsible for managing occupational, health and safety processes at all company owned facilities in the region as well as helping to protect the company’s interests at partner facilities as needed. Additionally the incumbent will work to support and drive the creation of a strong safety culture that engages employees in the achievement of reducing injuries and incidents at our facilities. Duties/Responsibilities: • Provide guidance and direction to local management and personnel on occupational safety, industrial hygiene, and other health & safety issues., • Participate in change management processes and process hazard analyses to identify health & safety issues and opportunities., • Identify action-based goals for local leadership team members to support achievement of targets and objectives., • Take the lead in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and action item completion. Complete/close out items as assigned., • Assist with implementation of the industrial hygiene program, including identification of job tasks requiring sampling as needed., • Develop and periodically review site procedures relating to vehicle maintenance, rail transfer, tank cleaning, depot services, and chemical transportation operations., • Conduct site inspections, compliance audits, and management systems audits., • Develop and update emergency action plans for all facilities in the assigned region., • Provide content for site-specific training programs and conduct training as necessary., • Provide content for safety meetings and tool-box topics. Conduct webinars with field leadership and personnel as required., • Assist in designing programs to control, eliminate and prevent disease or injury., • Develop and/or provide training on new regulations affecting operations., • Assist facilities with the preparation of annual management system audits and compliance inspections. Required Skills/Abilities: • Working knowledge in regulatory and technical aspects of Occupational Safety (General Industry), Industrial Hygiene & Management Systems, • Experience in vehicle maintenance, rail, and chemical safety is desired., • Working knowledge of cross-functional H&S disciplines, • Ability to lead and support cross-functional process improvement teams, • Ability to act as a change agent. Effective in enabling and driving change, • Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with clarity, impact and passion, • Ability to conduct behavior-based safety observations Education and Experience: • Must have 5 - 7 years of H&S experience, either as an H&S professional or in a role requiring detailed knowledge of H&S requirements., • Experience with incident investigation and root cause analysis and development of JSA/JHAS is required., • Experience understanding and applying regulations is highly desired, • The ability to speak and write in Spanish is desirable. Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time remote position, and days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Travel: 50% Work Environment: This job operates in a professional work environment – This position requires frequent travel to and from various work locations via multiple forms of transportation (automobile, air plane, rental vehicles). Will be required to wear personal protective equipment (excluding respiratory protection). Potential exposure to hazardous chemicals, odors, dirt, and dust is possible. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Walking/Standing/Sitting – Continuous sitting, walking, standing and movement about both inside and outside of office buildings, terminals, vehicle maintenance shops, rail yards, and tank wash facilities. Talking / Hearing - This position requires frequent communication with local and regional management, co-workers, and corporate safety teams. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. Seeing – Must be able to inspect and observe facilities to accurately assess needs, analyze surroundings of those areas, and recommend corrective action. Repetitive movement of hands and fingers – Writing, typing, and operating various office equipment such as laptop computers and tablets, copiers, phone equipment, etc. Climbing – This position may occasionally require climbing into and out of tractors and ascending/descending trailer ladders and elevated platforms. The employee will regularly and repetitively be required to talk, hear, sit, type, reach and grasp in a typical office environment. This position may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping or crouching. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Quality Carriers, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.