Safety Manager

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of the organization's strategic plans and objectives.
• Drive division H&S strategy by creating an H&S plan to meet organization's objectives.
• Act as a strategic business partner, change agent, and member of the line management staff.
• Oversee company, division-wide H&S programs and initiatives
• Develop, implement, and maintain all written H&S programs and policies in accordance with OSHA, Cal-OSHA, USEPA and/or corporate standards and in compliance with applicable laws.
• Monitor effectiveness of all H&S policies, practices, and processes to determine efficiency and effectiveness. Recommend improvements to achieve and deliver improved results.
• Facilitate organization and leadership development efforts to address root causes of H&S related issues. Coach Managers and employees at all levels within client groups on a variety of health and safety topics.
• Influence senior management across the company to clarify and to resolve divisional H&S issues and improve overall H&S program effectiveness.
• Provide leadership in the development and implementation of HS strategic plans to support the company's objectives.
• Participate with other senior division / client group management staff to establish corporate policy. Work with our senior H&S staff to set priorities and direction of H&S initiatives that link to business objectives.
• Develop, implement, coordinate and perform H&S training.
• Provide technical H&S support and information to required personnel.
• Participate in process reviews (such job hazard analyses, etc.)
• Support corporate/plant engineering to implement engineering controls to minimize safety and occupational health hazards.
• Manage and maintain PPE (personal protective equipment) requirements.
• Promote safety and health awareness through internal company memoranda, newsletters, and/or specific training programs.
• Lead and serve on various H&S related committees.
• Develop, implement, and manage OSHA, CAL OSHA required reports (OSHA logs etc)
• Understand Federal and State (California) occupational safety, and health regulations and monitor regulatory changes as they occur. Advise manufacturing plants and corporate staff of regulatory changes to ensure compliance in a timely manner.
• Periodically audit practices and records of facilities to ensure compliance with company programs and Federal/State occupational safety and health regulations.
• Manage near-miss incidents, lost-time injuries or illnesses, and work with injured workers, TPA, and clinic to manage Worker's Compensation Claims.
• Review injury/illness and non-injury incident investigation reports and follow-up as necessary.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree required (Masters preferred) in safety science, industrial engineering, or industrial hygiene, or Bachelor's degree in related field
• 8+ years of progressively complex H&S experience required preferably in an industrial environment.
• 5+ years of experience in management level role.
• Understands general business metrics and how each metric influences each department and its employees.
• Experience fostering employee communication and team work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Extensive knowledge of H&S policies and practices, compensation and benefits, organization change and effectiveness
• Strong leadership skills and experience influencing at senior levels in an organization.
• Ability to work as and be viewed as a trusted business partner to the organization.
• Clear and concise interpersonal communication.
• Ability to work at both strategic and tactical levels, within managerial/leadership and non-managerial employee groups.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Skill in auditing/inspecting operations and company procedures.

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.