Senior Director, Health and Safety

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

Responsibilities:

• Foster the success of programming through strong relationships with the President of the Midwest, Chief Operating Officer, Area Managers, facility/regional staffs, facility managers, and the facility safety managers.
• Develop, deploy, and support implementation of Health and safety regional strategy and associated policies, process, and procedure.
• Build H&S rigor with the facilities across the Midwest through culture change, leadership, and strong process implementation.
• Interface with Risk Control, Captive Insurance, and all Client/Disposal Partner ES&H Representatives.
• Drive continuous improvement to all current policies, regulations, and unique industrial process rules.
• Conduct and coordinate worker training in areas governed by OSHA, DOT, and other governing agencies.
• Collaborate with regional peers for best practice sharing, of safety programs, compliance, and improvement opportunity.

• Complete quarterly snapshot audits for assigned facilities in the region and track/report findings.
• Participate in the development and implementation of Corporate Safety Procedures and programs.
• Responsible for regional spend against corporate budget coordinating with regional leadership team and finance.
• Coach and support the facility safety leads with the following topics as needed:
  • Development of training materials and coordination of weekly and monthly safety themes. 
  • Fit testing.
  • Ergonomics evaluations and design changes.
  • Hazard control evaluation.
  • Evaluation of safety and health program implementation and maintenance at site level.
  • Evaluation of PPE selection.
  • Completion and tracking of industrial hygiene sampling and medical surveillance testing (blood lead levels, hearing testing, respiratory medical qualifications).
• Provide support for outage planning/participation and oversight/participation
• Facilitates and/or participates on Accident investigation/Root Cause Analyses for OSHA-recordable injuries and serious near misses.
• Lead lean problem solving, Kaizens, and continuous improvements for missed KPIs.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or related field or Equivalent industrial experience
• Preferred CSP or CIH
• 10+ years applicable experience (industrial safety & health, environment, OSHA, regulations, ANSI, NFPA, and NIOSH standards)
• Experience working at a regional level or in support of multiple sites
• 5+ years of in process and program experience
• 3+ years direct management experience

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.

Pay Transparency

Reworld is committed to paying its staff equitably, and we strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits packages. The range below reflects Reworld’s reasonable estimate of base pay for this role based on primary posting location. It is expected that most qualified candidates in this location will fall within the posting range. The final salary offe