Market Area Safety Specialist

WM is known for not only a great place to work and build a career, but also for building a better tomorrow one step at a time.

If you have strong leadership skills, are committed to Safety First, and have operations experience in Waste, Transportation, or Logistics, this role is for you!

This position will be responsible for the development and execution of all Safety strategic goals and offers safety related budgetary guidance for the Area in accordance with WM Safety Services guidance. Encouraging others to implement better approaches to address problems and opportunities and leading the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace.

This role primarily supports parts of LA County, and Orange County down to San Diego County, but the Safety Specialist must be willing to travel throughout Market Area as needed. 

Work schedule will be based on operational needs. The safety specialist will work hours that are consistent with our employee's work schedules (early mornings or evenings, Saturdays); must be available to respond to calls after hours as needed.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Operations background in waste, transportation or logistics preferred.
• Have strong knowledge in Safety Rules & Regulations, DOT and OSHA preferred.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, and public speaking experience required. 
• Experience collaborating with site leadership using effective involvement and persuasion strategies to gain acceptance of ideas and commitment to actions that support specific work outcomes.
• Coaching, training, and mentoring experience.

I. Job Summary 
Responsible for the development and execution of all Safety strategic goals and offers safety related budgetary guidance for the Area in accordance with WM Safety Services guidance. (Market Areas of $400 Million or less in revenue.)  

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Essential Function 

• Corporate/Market Area Safety Strategy: Works closely with Corporate and Market Area Senior Leadership Teams to understand, support, and align safety strategy, goals, and objectives at both the Corporate and Market Area levels.
• Drive Cam System Management: Oversees, manages, and consults with Market Area and Site leaders on Drive Cam System Management. This includes, analysis, reporting, coaching, interventions and may include ride alongs with site managers and or front-line drivers. 
• Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) Prevention Program Management: Identify, reduce, and ultimately eliminate tasks that present a high risk for serious injury and or fatality. Apply SIF logic to identify job tasks, activities, and situations that present a high SIF risk. Conduct Protection Validation Studies on each SIF situation to identify and close protection gaps.
• Safety Communications: Works closely with EH&S team to ensure appropriate dissemination and implementation of EH&S policies, corporate safety communications, and initiatives. Assesses risks and monitors Market Area safety trends to create and deploy appropriate safety awareness messaging.
• Incident Management: Determines severity and initiates formal investigation as necessary. Ensures all relevant incident data is captured in the WM EH&S portal. Creates and disseminates both qualitative and quantitative reports on Site and or Market Area incidents analyses. Works closely with Third Party Risk Administrator to ensure all required information is documented and transferred appropriately. Determines level of Root Cause Analysis to be performed. Works with People Team as required. 
• District Specific Safety Plan: Analyzes incident trends and works close with both Market Area and Site Leadership to ensure DSSP is in place and operational. 
• Hazardous Energy Control Program: Has oversight of the WM Hazardous Energy Control Program and is able to direct, train and coach others on the relevant topics to ensure HECP protocols are being followed. 
• Regulation (DOT, OSHA, etc.) Management: Has knowledge of Federal, State/Provincial DOT/OSHA regulations as they pertain to WM operational requirements. Works closely with internal and external Subject Matter Experts to ensure WM is in adherence to all required standards and regulations. 
• WM / Customer Facilities Compliance Management: Management capabilities to oversee site/safety management systems (e.g., fire protection/detection/alarms (burglar, CNG, etc.)). Can conduct reviews of new equipment installs. Ensures inclement weather / natural disaster preparedness plans are in place. Conducts Safety Audits / Inspection