Safety Manager - Watertown, Wisconsin

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Safety Manager ensures safe working conditions and practices that meet all applicable health, safety, and environmental regulations and company policies are being followed at site locations. The Safety Manager also coaches site manager and personnel on the recognition, elimination, and control of occupational hazards and environmental risks. This position is responsible for the development of HSE improvement plans, metrics, and strategies as it applies to job site locations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide safety leadership for the facility in Watertown, WI.
• Assist the plant with the required training and training logistics
• Implement and manage Management System processes: ISO 14001, OSHAS 18001
• Conduct periodic safety meetings, safety training, safety audits, risk assessments and other safety related assistance at the facility and occasionally job site or branch locations
• Create effective safety partnerships with all employees
• Ensure the effectiveness of day to day safety compliance and procedures.
• Lead or take part in the investigation and conduct Root Cause Analysis on all injury/illness and/or near hit incidents to include corrective action plans
• Assist, advise, follow-up and/or lead implementation with local management on corrective actions with all incidents and near hits.
• Implement and follow-up on Konecranes safety policies and procedures
• Assist or act as backup resource to other Safety Managers (all business units) and the Region Americas Safety Director
• Assist Safety Director, as needed, with client meetings and presentations to demonstrate Konecranes safety commitment and history
• Represent company with safety and health regulatory agencies including OSHA, EPA and DOT
• Other tasks as required

Function: Other
Experience Level: Not Applicable