Regional Safety Manager

About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

 

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

 

Job Description:

Job Summary:

The Regional Safety Manager will work with project teams, the Corporate Safety Manager , and Directors of Construction.   As the Regional Safety Manager, you will direct, monitor, and assist with a wide range of analytical, technical, process, procedural, and administrative functions related to safety and regulatory compliance.   The Regional Safety Manager is responsible for providing subject-matter expertise while leading and supervising staffing to manage site safety on multiple active construction projects and client sites in all professional sectors and Design Group Practices.  Our Regional Safety Manager will interface with our fortune 500 clients, who are industry leaders, to provide safe project execution.  This position requires travel to various regional construction projects and site support.

Responsibilities:

• Visit active jobsites and conduct site safety audits on a periodic basis
• Work with project team during pre-construction to ensure safety is planned
• Investigate, Develop and Author reports based on observations from audits, walk throughs and after Observed Opportunities, incidents, or accidents
• Prepare hazards analysis plans in conjunction with execution team prior to start of each project.
• Prepare site specific safety plans in conjunction with the execution team
• Develop, Monitor, Lead and Track safety trainings including but not limited to: toolbox talks, JSA and safety stand downs to create an effective regional safety program
• Develop and Manage a program to make readily available all safety data sheets and notify affected parties of updates
• Provide regular updates and reports to Construction leaders and the Safety Manager as assigned 
• Train site mangers on technical and administrative protocols for reporting including but not limited to PFAS, scaffolding, LOTO, near misses, accidents, injuries, and incidents on their project
• Develop a master safety presentation for each site to be included as part of project proposals, updates, and presentations
• Prepare a regional site safety loss prevention plan based on a national template
• Effective interfacing with senior management and Client EHS Managers when required and contribute to the interface with other Design Group offices regarding safety issues
• Review subcontractor safety plans
• Monitor, inventory, use, maintenance, and availability of personal protective equipment for regional construction professionals
• Review Design Group design details for compliance with safety standards during all phases of construction
• Maintain and catalog jobsite Observed Opportunities, accident, and incident reports for management review.
• Serve as site safety representative for specific projects when required
• Act as liaison between Design Group and client when evaluating safety protocols

Requirements:

• Completion of OSHA 30-hour training.
• Ideal applicant will have a minimum of 7 years of experience performing onsite inspections or a role where safety inspection was a responsibility
• 2 years of experience in a safety related leadership role
• Highly desired is prior experience in a project safety role involving food, beverage, consumer products, pharmaceutical or related industries. Construction experience is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Project.

Relocation:

We are looking for candidates local to their region. Travel required for work will be paid by Design Group.