Safety Program Manager I

Who we are

For more than 40 years, Reworld has been a leader in sustainable waste solutions, providing our customers with innovative solutions that help them achieve carbon-negative outcomes.

Our Vision

Reworld is leading the charge to a carbon-negative future through revolutionary sustainable materials management solutions that reduce, reuse, recycle and reimagine waste for the benefit of society and the environment.

Our Business

Reworld partners with businesses by offering cutting-edge engineering and innovative solutions, to help customers reduce, reuse, recycle and recover value from waste streams and meet or exceed their sustainability goals.

Our Value

Reworld's differentiator comes from our ecosystem of technology, facilities and partnerships, trusted by the world’s largest organizations to reimagine waste management for a smarter, more sustainable world.

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About the role

Reporting to the Facility Manager and the Regional Safety Manager, the Safety Manager role will span strategic, tactical, and transformational safety and health management activities.  In addition to managing the facility’s safety program, the Safety Manager will oversee the employee training program and assist with the daily execution of the facility's safety and health activities. The Safety Manager will also be called upon to contribute to the broader facility management team and provide leadership for process improvement and best-practice deployment, demonstrating the right values and behaviors, with high emotional intelligence, when working with a dispersed stakeholder base, often on critical schedule projects. 

Key Responsibilities

• Actively lead in the management of the facility’s health and safety programs, processes, and policies. 

• Monitor regulatory compliance, maintain facility safety records, ensure compliance with Reworld safety program requirements, and OSHA VPP efforts. 

• Implement, motivate, educate, and enforce Reworld safety and health policies. 

• Manage the safety training program and ensure training is completed on applicable safety bulletins, memos, Safety Alerts, safety, and health procedures/programs, etc. 

• With facility management, oversee contractor safety and health performance.  Ensure contractors are properly trained, use appropriate tools and equipment. 

• Continually monitor the performance and effectiveness of the facility safety program and implement adjustments and improvements as needed. 

• Actively monitor work safety in the field on a very frequent basis.  Conduct formal and informal safety reviews and follow-up reporting.  When necessary, stop potential unsafe behaviors in the field when observed and coach employees on the proper method.  Also, provide positive recognition for safe behaviors. 

• Work with plant personnel to secure accident scenes when appropriate, ensure the medical treatment of affected employee and/or contract employee, and investigate near miss, first aid, recordable injuries, on site vehicle incidents or incidents related to plant vehicles, and general safety concerns.  Assist/Coordinate recommendations for corrective actions and track to completion.  Manage accident investigations, root cause analyses, and related reporting. 

• Work with plant personnel and contractors to ensure fire system inspection, testing, and functionality. 

• Primary contact with the plant’s health clinic.  Schedule annual physical exams, hearing tests, and/or respirator evaluations. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (ideally in a safety and health or science-related area) 

• Working knowledge of OSHA 1910 and 1926, or related state safety and health regulations in a Power Plant, Waste to Energy, Industrial, or related field. 

• 3 to 5 years of Safety Experience as a leader 

• 5 years of Occupational Health and Safety experience in a Power Plant or related field, including knowledge of operations and maintenance in an industrial/power plant environment. 

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) preferred. 

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, and kneel 

• Use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard 

• Climb Ladders and structures 

• Tolerate heights, high temperatures, and work outside 

• Lift to 50 pounds 

• Have the ability to don and wear a negative pressure respirator in accordance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.134 

• Ability to wear the required PPE for the job and the assigned task 

Shift

• Monday through Friday

Total Rewards & Compensation

• Best of Class Health Care Benefits - Start on Day One

• Performance-based Annual Incentive Plan

• 401 (k) - Match up to 7%

• Wellness Program Incentives & Rewards

• Paid Time Off (Vacation & Holiday)

• Paid Perental Leave

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Referral Bonus

All Reworld positions require a candidate's ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the role while upholding Reworld's Values, including (but not limited to) contributing to a safe and inclusive workplace, delivering results through trust, and building breakthrough capabilities.

Please note that Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

Our DEI Commitment

Reworld is an Equal Opportunity Employer, has developed an Affirmative Action Program (AAP), and will not discriminate against any qualified applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability (including perceived disability, physical, mental, and/or intellectual disabilities), veteran status, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or any other characteristic protected by law.  

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