Safety Manager

Safety Manager (R)

Location:

Dundalk, MD (Filling industrial), Alexandria, VA (Retail shop), Frederick, MD (Retail shop), Hagerstown, MD (Retail shop), Harrisonburg, VA (Retail shop), Hyattsville, MD (Retail shop), Linthicum Heights, MD (Filling industrial), Manassas, VA (Plant), Salisbury, MD (Branch)

The Safety Manager is responsible for managing and coordinating the area’s loss control initiatives. The role coordinates training for regulatory safety & compliance, claims management, and auditing to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures. The expected results are the development of a compliant team that meets regulatory requirements in all Airgas operating areas, thereby reducing financial exposure and supporting safe business growth.

• Champions and promotes a strong safety and compliance culture, implementing programs to ensure associate safety and company regulatory compliance.
• Manages, delivers, conducts training and performs audits on Airgas standard operating procedures (SOP) including the Safety Manual, Medical Gas Manual, and other relevant corporate compliance manuals and initiatives.
• Represents the company on regulatory issues with government entities.
• Provides leadership and guidance on Airgas’s incident review committee.
• Provides analysis of significant risk data to management by evaluating the effectiveness of initiatives through safety assessment, compiling and interpreting data to identify gaps.
• Develops and implements action plans as necessary to mitigate risks.
• Conducts incident investigations with Branch and/or Plant Management to partner with insurance carriers to manage claims.
• Participates in activities to empower employees to lead safety efforts within the organization.
• Participates in a leadership capacity on the AERO (Airgas Emergency Response Operations) Team.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.

Pay Range – $100k – $125k

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required. In lieu of a degree, consideration for up to 4 years of additional related experience may be accepted.
• CSP (Certified Safety Professional) certification preferred.

• A minimum of 5 years of related safety experience within a production and distribution environment.

• Excellent organizational, written and oral communication, listening and presentation skills; able to present and discuss technical information and respond to questions from employees, government agency representatives, and customers.
• Computer literate with intermediate knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
• Ability to define and solve problems involving abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume; apply basic algebra and geometry.

• Employee will regularly be required to remain stationary for extended periods of time.
• Employee will regularly traverse office and/or manufacturing locations.
• Employee will frequently actively listen and exchange information.
• Employee will observe and assess information.
• Requires use of computer, telephone and operation of a motor vehicle.
• Regularly move and/or transport up to 60 pounds and move up to 125 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment.

• Frequent regional travel (up to 60% of work time).
• Minimal overnight travel.
• Must have reliable transportation, current driver’s license, and minimum liability insurance as required by state of vehicle registration.
• Job requires visitation to various Airgas and customer sites with varying environments, conditions, layouts, and accessibility.

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