Safety Manager; Electrical Contractor

Feyen Zylstra is a team of hardworking doers and thinkers proud to use our brains and brawn to solve the complex problems associated with the design, installation, and maintenance of electrical and low voltage systems. We tend to work in industries like healthcare, industrial manufacturing, commercial, and data centers where our customer benefit most from our technical expertise and the experience we provide them.

We exist to have a positive impact on the lives of people. This starts with our FZers and a commitment to providing safe and energizing work environments, opportunities to learn and grow, and great pay and benefits. It then moves to our customers and a passion for helping them solve their most challenging problems. When we are successful in meeting the needs of our employees and our customers, we have the opportunity to have a positive impact well beyond ourselves in each of the communities where we live and work.

FZ is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is focused on serving customers throughout Michigan, Tennessee, and the Carolinas.

FZ is looking for a Safety Manager for the Nashville office. We re pleased to announce that we were selected for the Associated Builders and Contractors Greater Tennessee s Subcontractor of the Year award. This award celebrates excellence in craftsmanship, safety, and service in the construction industry. In addition, we were awarded ABC s STEP Gold status for our world-class safety program.

Learn more about it on our website.

Our Safety Manager is a member of the Safety Team and collaborates with project team leaders, field leaders, and front-line field workers to educate all on FZ’s best-in-class safety culture and standards and make sure those standards are adhered to by all. The Safety Manager will help build, maintain and improve safety programs, policies, processes and practices.

• A Relationship Builder. Whether it’s with an employee, manager, customer, supplier, or another contractor, you value- and know the importance of- relationships. You collaborate with others to resolve conflict. You treat others with respect. You appreciate differences. You communicate effectively and influence other s actions through your relationships.
• A Problem Solver. Your skills include educating, communicating and multi-tasking. You see risks that others might not and addresses those risks. You look for unique ways to solve tough problems that present themselves. Using your skills and experience, you are willing to roll up your sleeves to be part of the solution.
• An Information Seeker. Gathering information to understand the whole picture and contributing to the team s success is part of your workday. Although you are a Safety subject matter expert, you understand there are always areas to learn and grow, and you understand that seeking out knowledge and information to be impactful is part of that effort.
• Process Oriented. You recognize that problems can be mitigated through proper use of processes, standards, and early risk assessment. You hold other accountable to following safety policies and procedures. You have a continuous improvement mindset with regard to Safety and collaborate with Field Leadership and others to continually improve the safety of our employees.
• A Scorekeeper. You understand the importance of measuring progress and results. You document, you track data, establish metrics, and you keep reporting up-to-date. You communicate pertinent information to others. You hold yourself accountable for your work and you hold others accountable for driving safety culture and contributing to a safe workplace.

• 5+ years of experience in Construction or Industrial related Safety, including knowledge of and exposure to electrical related hazards.
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety or relevant degree strongly preferred; and/or Journeyman or Master Electrician licensing a plus.
• OSHA 10 required; OSHA 30 strongly preferred; OSHA 500 a big plus!
• Safety certifications (e.g., CSP, ASP, CHST) a plus.
• Extensive knowledge of OSHA and other safety regulations.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel,…