Safety Manager

Sight & Sound is an organization comprised of people with diverse talents coming together as one in Christ to tell His story through who we are and what we do.  We foster a culture of love for God and love for others, trust and teamwork, and a collaborative environment in which we get to do our best work every day. 

The Safety Manager will provide significant leadership to S&S personnel, safety development, and drive continuing safety culture improvements in order to create and sustain an excellent safety culture. This role is responsible for management and oversight of all organizational safety aspects including liability and workers’ compensation claims for the Branson location.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Oversee local safety requirements in Branson, aligning them with Sight & Sound’s Safety philosophy as led by the Lancaster Safety Manager.
• As part of the corporate Safety team, partner with the Lancaster Safety team to develop and support safety projects for implementation of safety protocols and standards across our organization.
• Identify best practices and lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce work process risks, raise safety awareness, and improve safe work practices.
• Provide technical advice, coaching, guidance, and mentoring to leaders and employees on safety initiatives as necessary.
• Make sure mandatory training requirements are consistently met.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable governmental regulations such as Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
• Investigate and support investigations for accidents, injuries, near-miss incidents and any other occurrences that have the ability to negatively impact operations in partnership with Safety Committee and Human Resources.
• Manage and resolve all workers’ comp and liability claims.

Prerequisites:

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to successfully interact with all levels of management and employees.
• Exhibit great presentation and training skills.
• Workers’ compensation claim management experience a plus
• Liability claim management experience a plus.
• Confident self-starter who is proactive and responsive with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to project a sense of calm and confident demeanor in high pressure situations. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Other Skills and / or Requirements:

• Thorough knowledge of applicable regulations such as (OSHA, ANSI, NFPA) a plus.
• Knowledge of risk management concepts and Occasional travel will be required.

Education and / or Experience: Minimum Bachelor's degree in Safety & Health, Theatre, Film or other related field and 2 - 5 years’ experience in Environmental, Health and Safety preferred.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Please visit www.sight-sound.com to view the full job description and complete an online application.