Description
Purpose
Through collaboration with SMUD's organizational leaders, this Health and Safety Manager is responsible to provide vision, leadership and expertise for the success and sustainability of the SMUD's health and safety programs and services that proactively protect employees and the public. This position provides overall leadership and direction to plan, integrate and evaluate SMUD's occupational health, safety, workers' compensation, disability management, injury and accident prevention and wellness programs. This position provides overall leadership and direction to plan, integrate and evaluate SMUD's occupational health & safety program and development, injury and accident prevention program, strategy and metrics.
The purpose of the Safety Manager role is to provide strategic and managerial oversight, direction, and accountability for SMUD-wide safety services that include, providing corporate guidance and recommendations for development of best in class safety program improvements, metrics, public and contractor safety communication programs, and incident investigation programs/results.
NOTE: This position is posted until a sufficient number of qualified applications are received. For immediate consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply early.
Through collaboration with SMUD's organizational leaders, this Health and Safety Manager is responsible to provide vision, leadership and expertise for the success and sustainability of the SMUD's health and safety programs and services that proactively protect employees and the public. This position provides overall leadership and direction to plan, integrate and evaluate SMUD's occupational health, safety, workers' compensation, disability management, injury and accident prevention and wellness programs. This position provides overall leadership and direction to plan, integrate and evaluate SMUD's occupational health & safety program and development, injury and accident prevention program, strategy and metrics.
The purpose of the Safety Manager role is to provide strategic and managerial oversight, direction, and accountability for SMUD-wide safety services that include, providing corporate guidance and recommendations for development of best in class safety program improvements, metrics, public and contractor safety communication programs, and incident investigation programs/results.
NOTE: This position is posted until a sufficient number of qualified applications are received. For immediate consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply early.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
- Develops enterprise-wide strategy, work plans and goals for SMUD to meet the organizations' health and safety objectives through a collaborative approach with senior management and supervisors and all levels of employees to support and deliver on SMUD's core values and strategic directives related to employee health and safety.
- Lead and oversee multi-disciplinary teams in incident reviews and problems solving to support SMUD's occupational health and safety programs including safe operations practices and loss control/prevention programs.
- Provides leadership and direction to support operations of the Occupational Health and Safety function including budget administration, resource allocation and operational support of occupational health and safety programs and services.
- Responsible for maintaining oversight of OSHA compliance including reporting and record keeping; developing and implementing work plans through partnerships with business segments and teams to sustain compliance.
- Develops and maintains occupational health & safety measures and metrics to identify most help needed operations and potential occupational safety hazards and implements and integrates measurable strategies based on data, research and trends.
- Ensures that employee health and safety risks are identified, characterized and understood by all stakeholders. Develops and implements effective strategies for managing the risks.
- Develops and implements strategies for achieving and maintaining a healthy and productive workforce, ensuring that the most effective injury prevention tools and practices are implemented and utilized.
- Conducts process and practice evaluations and site audits to evaluate operations' compliance with safety regulations and identify areas of improvement resulting in action plans that are monitored for fulfillment.
- Acts as subject matter expert on the topics of occupational safety, electrical safety, OSHA and CalOSHA compliance, injury and accident prevention, advises SMUD leaders on health and safety policy matters and recommends necessary changes.
- Oversees the prompt reporting of injuries, health and/or safety concerns without fear of reprisal, and informing employees of the availability of medical programs to assist them in the case of potentially hazardous exposures or injuries.
- Leads investigations on safety incidents and near-misses, accidents and injuries and ensures prompt corrective action and response to operational issues are in place and sustained.
- Researches industry trends and best practices in occupational health and safety applicable to SMUD; benchmark and implement best practices.
- Measures and monitors the performance and results of core workforce health and safety processes and drives process improvement.
- Oversight of development and delivery of training of health and safety compliance programs and preventative programs, including training programs that expand awareness and ownership for a safe work environment in electrical utility.
- Serves as SMUD's professional expert in litigation, arbitration, etc. for Health and Safety standards and practices. Serves on committees and task forces with other utilities, government agencies, industrial representatives and the public as SMUD's program representative.
- Reviews and analyzes rule changes to determine impact on work procedures and/or construction methods; appraises staff, legal, senior management and key stakeholders.
- Other duties as assigned.
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Contact
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
6201 S St
Sacramento
California United States
www.smud.org
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