Senior Safety Specialist

About Us 

OmniMax International is a leading North American building products manufacturer, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We have 12 manufacturing facilities across the United States and Canada. As the top supplier in the residential roof drainage and roofing accessories markets, OmniMax has extensive scale, top brands such as Amerimax, Berger, Verde, and Flamco, and longstanding relationships with the nation's largest home center retailers and building product distributors. OmniMax International is owned by funds managed by SVPGlobal, a global investment firm with more than $18 billion in assets under management, established by Victor Khosla in 2001. Learn more at www.omnimax.com and www.svpglobal.com.

 

Elevate Your Safety Career!

 

We are seeking a skilled Senior Safety Specialist to join our team responsible for developing, organizing, implementing, administering, and monitoring all safety programs and improvements. The Safety Manager is responsible for: ensuring thorough implementation and execution of Omnimax's related programs and processes, ensuring all safety programs comply with company and regulatory requirements, identifying safety hazards and establishing controls to mitigate risks, and developing and maintaining safety and environmental programs, policies, and procedures.

 

Benefits of Working with Us 

• Competitive compensation including paid time off and holidays.
• Medical insurance (HDHP with HSA and PPO options)
• Prescription drug coverage
• Dental and vision insurance
• Pre-tax flexible spending account
• 401(k) retirement savings with employer match
• Basic and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Pre-tax dependent care flexible spending account
• Wellness program with diabetes prevention, condition care, preventive care, and annual flu shot
• Employee Assistance Program

 

Requirements 

We are searching for a candidate with: 

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, Environmental Management, Engineering, or  related field
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
• 3 - 5 years of Safety Management experience in a manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of safety codes, OSHA regulations, and other regulatory agencies (Lockout-Tagout, Electrical Safety, Ergonomics, Energy Management, etc.)
• Experience with Lean Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis
• Experience with behavior-based safety preferred 

 

Duties and Responsibilities 

A typical day may include:    

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight to ensure ongoing compliance, including all training and record keeping activities in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal rules and regulations
• Establish, implement, and sustain Omnimax' Safety Management System
• Main point of contact for third party management systems audits performed with responsibility for responding to audit findings including determination of root cause, development and implementation of corrective action, and providing the audit response
• Conduct regular site audits and inspections, and assist with corporate Safety Internal Audits
• Identify and interpret all relevant legislation; advise on requirements to ensure compliance
• Interface between local, state, and federal regulatory agencies, corporate and insurance carrier representatives to ensure compliance with appropriate requirements
• Identify, develop, perform, and track safety training requirements
• Develop an Emergency Response Plan to all potential emergency situations, conducting regular drills and ensuring corrective actions are identified and implemented
• Create and manage budgets for safety activities, and quantify the cost of safety incidents with cost justification
• Lead investigations on safety incidents including near misses, injuries, releases, and non-compliance; ensure that root causes are identified, and effective corrective actions are implemented
• Drive efforts to reduce the environmental impact of manufacturing processes including hazardous/solid waste minimization and reduced water/energy consumption
• Responsible for managing all requirements related to hazard communication management including chemical approvals, GHS compliant labeling, employee training, and proper disposal
• Responsible for establishing specific objectives and targets that address safety risk reduction, injury prevention, waste elimination, and energy elimination based on risk
• Communicating with staff and employees to drive alignment and consistency to goals and compan