Manager of Health & Safety - Fall Protection, Rescue & Compliance

 

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Come work and play in the mountains!  Whether it’s your first-time seeing snow or you were born on the slopes, joining our team means discovering (or re-discovering!) a passion for the outdoors while building lifelong connections with teammates and guests from around the world.

With 40+ resorts across 3 continents, you can join our team for a season or stay to build a career. From day one, you'll receive some of the highest compensation rates in the industry, free Epic pass(es) along with free ski and snowboard lessons, 40% retail discounts, the chance to grow through Epic Service - our leading training and development experience, and wellness benefits to fuel your success.

Candidates for year-round positions are reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications will be accepted up to 90 days after the posting date, or until the position is filled (whichever is first).
 

Job Benefits

• Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family AND free ski lessons 
• MORE employee discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles
• 401(k) Retirement Plan 
• Employee Assistance Program
• Excellent training and professional development
• Referral Program
   

Full Time roles are eligible for the above, plus:

• Health Insurance; Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance plans (for eligible seasonal employees after working 500 hours)
• Free ski passes for dependents
• Critical Illness and Accident plans

 

Job Summary:

The Manager of H&S - Fall Protection, Rescue and Compliance will partner to set the strategy, lead, and plan all aspects of Fall Protection and Rescue programs at their regional resort locations. This position will work closely with Health and Safety leadership, resort operations, and corporate leadership to create, build, implement and sustain a Health and Safety culture that achieves world class safety performance. This position will collaborate cross functionally to ensure safety programs are properly vetted, dynamic, on schedule and in compliance with internal or external requirements. Additionally, this position will work and collaborate with external partners, community leaders, and regulators in supporting the resorts as well as the Company’s core value of Be Safe.

 

Responsibilities:

• Drive, influence, and support the Company’s Health and Safety strategy to achieve world class Health and Safety performance within the travel and leisure industry.
• Enhance, improve and scale the fall protection and rescue programs within the company.
• Serve as a compliance specialist in various needs of the department and business additional to the fall protection and rescue scope such as confined space, machine guarding, electrical, haz-com, etc.
• Be an unbiased leader and voice for resort leadership so they understand the risks and opportunities to drive, improve, and then maintain superior safety performance.
• Advise and support the resort GMs/COOs and all operations including but not limited to: Mountain Division, Hospitality and Vail Resorts Retail.
• Have a deep understanding of the core business needs and in doing so adjust the safety strategy to the business. 
  • Use past, current, and predictive safety metrics to inform adjustments/decisions.
• Proactively address compliance and regulatory safety as well as risk management trends and regulatory focus areas. 
• Engage with local, state and federal officials as necessary to support Health and Safety Compliance and best practices.
• Communicate across a variety of stakeholders in a matrix environment.
• Manage and execute projects according to plan within timeline and budget.
• Identify and