Safety & Security Manager

Position Purpose

Identify, develop, and implement programs and activities necessary to prevent incidents likely to result in personal injuries or property damage. Maintain compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Direct loss control functions through sound security practices and effective claims management. Cultivate and grow the safety culture.

• Develop and implement safety management systems, which include written standards, training requirements, monitoring/auditing elements and corrective action steps. Systems shall meet or exceed compliance and create value added enhancement to plant operations whenever feasible.
• Represent the Company in loss prevention and claims management activities with workers compensation and general liability insurance carriers.
• Establish and maintain effective standardized tools to monitor the success of safety management systems and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provide personal leadership and professional guidance to operations in performance of safety management requirements including incident investigation, safety training and communications, inspection and auditing, hazard assessment/elimination, and implementation of site business safety plans.
• Manage compliance with the Contractor Safety Policy.
• Complete all regulatory requirements for annual reporting to governing bodies, such as OSHA, the Department of Labor, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
• Provide direct supervision to contract security service, to include overseeing EMS and rescue services.
• Administrate the following applications:
  Avetta, AMAG, Intelex, and Accuweather.
• Coordinate efforts regarding:
  • Uniform Services
  • USDA Wildlife Management Services
  • Support for daily operations and maintenance activities
  • Incident management
  • Emergency Management
• Liaise with insurance and worker’s compensation providers for case reporting and management.
• Identify, facilitate, and schedule training events to maintain regulatory training requirements.
• Oversee EHS program and area scoring.
• Maintain all aspects of the safety training program.
• Onsite presence required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Environmental Sciences, Engineering or related field.
• OSHA 511 certification.
• Experience working in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience with incident management and occupational health.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills; ability to effectively communicate with employees and management.
• Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Good computer skills including Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, professionalism and strong work ethic.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Regular and reliable attendance.

• 5+ years experience in the safety field.

This position supervises other safety professionals and the site Security and/or EMS vendor. This position reports directly to the SSAB Iowa General Manager and has a dotted line reporting structure to the SSAB Americas Safety Director.

• Sit, stand, walk, alternating up to 12 hours at a time.
• Use both hands for grasping, handling, gripping and feeling textures and temperatures.
• Lift and/or move up to 10 lbs.
• Balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or climb.
• Bend, twist at waist level, reach at and/or above shoulder level and below waist level.
• Push, pull, lift, and/or carry items weighing less than 50 pounds.
• Vision at near, mid and far range and peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Talking and hearing in person, on the phone, and/or in group settings.
• Desktop computer, control software and database/level 2, hand tools.
• Indoors, extreme heat and cold, wet and humid conditions, amid fumes, dust, dirt and smoke, confined areas, high places, equipment in motion, noise, electrical and chemical hazards and industrial magnets, wearing personal protective equipment.

• Full time, salaried exempt.
• Day shift, Monday – Friday – additional overtime as needed and on‑call possibility during after hours.
• Travel less than 5% of…