Job Summary
A Safety and Compliance Manager supervises staff and manages a program of inspections,
training, and consultation in a particular safety specialty to ensure that research projects
and/or campus facilities comply with applicable laws, rules, policies and procedures. This
position is the highest level technical expert in an environmental health, research
compliance, or safety program.
Job duties include but not limited too:
§ Make sure that the entire workplace (including employees) is in compliance with industry, state, and other company-related safety guidelines or rules
§ Conduct routine safety audits on site when due
§ Carry out safety training programs for company employees on regular basis
§ Develop processes via which collection of data on the causes of industrial accidents can be done with ease
§ Implement initiatives to reduce the level of work-related accidents and/or occupational hazards
§ Direct and supervise the general safety guidelines and procedures in the particular organization
§ Investigate accidents to find out their causes; and ways to correct issue.
§ Inspect and/or monitor the daily operations of employees to make sure they are in compliance with safety policies and laws
§ Inspect and check organization’s equipment and machinery to make sure they are not in conditions that are not safe
§ Report back to company’s top management team as regards safety adjustments that may be required to be made within the organization.
§ Assist HR with personnel issues such as new hire forms, safety training, conflict resolution., Personnel inspections and employee retention.
§ Travel Between all job sites to ensure proper safety procedures/ and HR procedures are being followed.
Qualifications:
§ Possession of excellent communication skills on all fronts. This is needed so as to be able to explain safety guidelines clearly to employees of the organization
§ Must be a good team player/member
§ Must have good interpersonal skills
§ Excellent leadership qualities are needed
§ Possess excellent organizational and motivational skills
§ Must be someone that is very observant and pays keen attention to details at all times
§ Ability to conduct data analysis via the use of computer applications
§ A Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management/ HR Management or any other related field of study would be a plus.
§ Relevant safety certification/ HR Certifications or willing to obtain
§ Must be willing and able to travel at least 90 percent of the time.
