Director, Safety & Occ Health

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Come explore opportunities within Brunswick, a global marine leader committed to challenging conventions and innovating next-generation technologies that transform experiences on the water and beyond.  Brunswick believes “Next Never Rests™,” and we offer a variety of exciting careers and growth opportunities within united teams defining the future of marine recreation. 

Innovation is the heart of Brunswick.  See how your contributions will help transform vision into reality:

Position Overview:

Join Mercury Marine as the Director of Occupational Health and Safety and lead a culture of safety excellence in a dynamic and innovative environment. At Mercury Marine, we are committed to the highest standards of safety and well-being for our employees. As the Director of Occupational Health and Safety, you will have the unique opportunity to shape and implement safety strategies that protect our workforce and enhance our operational efficiency.

 Why Mercury Marine?

• Innovative Leadership: Be at the forefront of safety innovation, driving initiatives that improve workplace conditions and reduce risks.
• Impactful Role: Make a tangible difference in the lives of our employees by ensuring a safe and healthy work environment.
• Community Engagement: Engage with the local community and support initiatives that promote safety beyond our facilities.
• Professional Growth: Benefit from a culture that values continuous improvement and professional development.

At Brunswick, we have passion for our work and a distinct ability to deliver. 

Essential Functions:

• Overall responsibility for Mercury Marine's Global Safety & Occupational Health efforts by leading the strategy, programming, planning and brand development of safety, working with manufacturing, distribution, engineering and support teams to build a world class safety culture that engages every employee.
• Lead, direct and supervise Mercury’s safety and occupational health team of managers, safety leaders, ergonomist and professional staff covering 30 sites.
• Overall responsibility to organize and host Mercury’s annual Safety Summit, including best practice sharing, S.A.F.E. award and ERGO cup in support of annual safety planning.
• Ensure continuity of safety/occupational health programming by hosting and coordinating monthly HSE Council, quarterly business reviews, safety alerts and critical communications.
• Work with business partners to mitigate risks for foundry (aluminum and steel), machining, paint/coating, assembly, engineering and distribution operations, including compliance, incident investigation and corrective action.
• Provide subject matter expertise, including, but not limited to:  lockout, machine safety, confined space, powered industrial trucks, automation, hazardous chemicals/materials, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, vehicle/pedestrian and emergency planning/response. Working knowledge and oversight of occupational health processes, including injury/illness reporting, occ health/pre-employment screening, early intervention, substance abuse, return to work, safe for work/fit for duty, worker’s compensation, etc
• Develop policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols to ensure compliance, consistency and alignment of safety efforts and initiatives.
• Ensure a high level of visibility and engagement on safety/occ health issues with union leadership at Wisconsin locations.
• Ensure training development planning for compliance, risk mitigation and leadership to ensure knowledgeable and educated workforce.
• Responsible for reporting and refining leading and lagging metrics goals, reporting systems and dashboards to support objectives, accountability and engagement.
• Global leadership and support for international region operations located in Europe, Canada, Brazil, China and Australia.
• Oversight of Safety Management System (SMS) to ensure active site engagement in requisite areas of management participation, employee engagement, hazard control, inspection and audit.
• Evaluate & determine injury recording per OSHA, Mercury, and Brunswick protocols.
• Maintain strong working relationship with OSHA for primary operations in Wisconsin and in other states where company operations are located. 
• Provide compliance strategy guidance for emerging programs and standards (i.e. NEPs, REPs, etc.).
• Serve as the Mercury primary point of contact for all reporting, complaints, inspections, responses, negotiations and settlements.
• Working with leadership team to develop strategies